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54 High Street Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1JA

Refused East Suffolk DC/25/3878/FUL Full Application

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
Refused As published: 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

  1. 9 Oct 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 31 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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