Planning application
54 High Street Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1JA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of Use - Part of retail shop to be converted into a 2 bedroom flat.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/3878/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/3878/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR32 1JA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
East Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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