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Former East Suffolk Housing Department Rotterdam Road Depot Rotterdam Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 2EX

Granted East Suffolk DC/25/3750/DEM Prior Notification Demolition

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Notification Demolition - Single storey obsolete and vacant office block and workshop of brick construction - approximate GIA = 1124m2. Building is obsolete and additional site car parking is required for the implementation of the better recycling scheme. Demolition will be down to ground level and a hardstanding area to go over the existing footprint to be used as car parking

As published by the council, reference DC/25/3750/DEM

Application record

Reference
DC/25/3750/DEM
Type
Prior Notification Demolition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Decided
10 Nov 2025
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NR32 2EX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Suffolk granted permission on 10 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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