Common Cottage The Common Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QJ

1. 23 Oct 2025

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Part Land Fronting The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk

  DC/26/1306/DRC Submitted 7 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jun

  Discharge of Condition Nos 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 & 44 of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - external materials, hard & soft landscaping, proposed accesses, surface water discharge (highways), estate roads and footpaths, electric car charging, construction management plan, cycle storage, surface water discharge, surface water implementation, maintenance and management, construction surface water management plan, lighting strategy, ecological enhancement strategy, archaeological investigation, tree protection scheme, sustainability and energy statement, completed sustainability measures, refuse and recycling storage, contamination investigation, contamination remediation, completion of contamination remediation, contamination remediation validation, foul drainage, fire hydrants and phasing

  Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 9 docs

• Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL

  DC/26/1571/VLA Submitted 24 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Variation of Legal Agreement of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL

  DC/25/4252/AME Submitted 4 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Non-material Amendment to DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - to amend the description to include the word 'phased' at the start of the description

  Granted Amendments 4 docs

• Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL

  DC/26/0312/AME Submitted 27 Jan 2026 150 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~24 Mar

  Non Material Amendment of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - This Non-Material Amendment (NMA) seeks to amend the planning conditions to allow for a phased discharge of conditions and a phased implementation of the development.

  Awaiting decision Amendments 3 docs

• Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL

  DC/26/2502/CLE Submitted 13 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Commencement of Planning Application DC/21/4745/FUL, as amended by DC/25/4252/AME and DC/26/0312/AME, which granted permission for: Phased development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 12 docs

• North East Corner Of Somerleyton Playing Field Adjacent To Cricket Ground Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk

  DC/25/2791/FUL Submitted 15 Jul 2025 250 yards away

  Placement of 6 repurposed beach huts for the use of Somerleyton Men's Shed headquarters.

  Granted Full applications 15 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/3494/FUL Awaiting decision

  11 Whitton Close Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 9RG

  Demolition and rebuild of existing side kitchen extension

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/3466/FUL Awaiting decision

  40 Wingfield Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1EZ

  Single storey rear extension and detached Garden Studio

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/2645/FUL Granted

  37 The Copse Martlesham Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4UR

  Construction of detached garden room

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/3435/FUL Awaiting decision

  Abbey Farm Huntingfield Road Linstead Parva Halesworth Suffolk IP19 0LQ

  Single storey extension and demolition of outbuilding.

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/3437/FUL Awaiting decision

  Martins Glebe 3 Rectory Lane Kirton Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0PY

  Extension to provide space for physiotherapy clinic

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications