26 Cavendish Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AR

1. 28 Oct 2025

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 3 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 26 Cavendish Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AR

  DC/26/2677/TCA Submitted 29 Jul 2026 14m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct

  2no. Japanese Spindle Trees (Euonymus Japonica) (marked 1 & 8 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Red Robin tree/shrub (marked 2 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Elderberry (marked 3 on plan) - Fell 3no. Buddleia (marked 4, 5 & 6 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Rowan (marked 7 on submitted plan) - Fell

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• 4 Undercliff Road West Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AW

  DC/26/0781/FUL Submitted 26 Feb 2026 40m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

  Change of use of former shop to a hot food takeaway restaurant with new shop front and flue to rear

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 7 Manning Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AS

  DC/25/1863/FUL Submitted 7 May 2025 62m away

  Upgrade of existing dwelling with internal alterations, new windows and two new rooflights

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 16 docs
  Domestic

• 19 Manning Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AY

  DC/25/4422/CLE Submitted 17 Nov 2025 84m away

  Certificate of lawful Use (Existing) - Carrying out of building works to determine that works were commenced prior to expiry of the planning approval. Planning approved under appeal decision reference APP/X3540/W/21/3275958: Demolition of workshop and replacement with 1no detached dwelling, alterations and extension to existing building to retain shop/office and provide 2no one bedroom first floor flats and 1no two bedroom dwelling. Demolition of existing single storey element has been undertaken with site clearance and piled foundations completed prior to expiry of the approval as documented within the application submission.

  Granted Lawful development New dwelling Extension +1 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Undercliff Road West Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AN

  DC/26/1754/TCA Submitted 12 May 2026 88m away

  1no. Unknown broadleaf (3 on plan) - Reduce back to boundary line

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 7 Undercliff Road West Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AN

  DC/26/1752/TCA Submitted 12 May 2026 97m away

  1no. Group of mixed species (G1 on plan) - Crown lift to 4 metres and reduce away from building back to the boundary line

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• DC/26/3032/CLP Awaiting decision

  Melford House 24 Waveney Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9NW

  Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - single-storey rear extension to an existing dwellinghouse. The property is in lawful use as a single private dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). The existing building was lawfully constructed and occupied as a dwellinghouse and benefits from planning permission/permitted development

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2252/CLE Granted

  57 High Street Wickham Market Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 0HE

  Certificate of lawful Use (Existing) - We installed replacement windows to the side and rear of the property in 2021. We are now selling the property and our buyers mortgage lender and solicitor are insisting on a Lawful Development Certificate. Replacement white UPVC windows include: bathroom at rear upstairs Bedrooms 3x at rear upstairs utility room at rear downstairs overlooks the alley behind the house Lobby x2 at side of property overlooks our own courtyard area kitchen overlooks private courtyard All previous windows were white but wooden so like for like apart from material.

  19 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2939/CLP Awaiting decision

  220 Carlton Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0ND

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - The proposed use is as Ofsted-regulated shared supported accommodation for a maximum of three looked-after children or care leavers aged 16 or 17, placed by a local authority. The young people will occupy the property as their main home, each having a private bedroom and sharing the kitchen, bathroom and living areas as one household. Staff will attend on a shift basis to provide day-to-day support with independent-living skills, including cooking, budgeting, cleaning, education, appointments and community participation. Staff will not occupy the property as their sole or main residence. Personal care is not the primary service, but may be provided where specifically identified through an individual assessment and agreed care plan. The property will not operate as a residential care home. The residential use will operate continuously because it is the young peoples home. The premises will not be open to the public and will have no commercial opening hours. No industrial or commercial processes or machinery are proposed, other than normal domestic appliances and equipment. No building works, extension, conversion or external alterations are proposed. The application seeks confirmation that this proposed use remains lawful within Class C3.

  19 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2132/CLP Granted

  Glovers 9 St Pauls Close Aldeburgh Suffolk IP15 5BQ

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Erection of a garden building for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, including storage, in the rear garden of the existing dwelling

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2507/CLP Granted

  Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Building of a new extension to the existing Denes 3 factory. This building is to house a new goods lift only.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development