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14 Laxfield Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HQ

Granted East Suffolk DC/25/4163/CLP Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)

Works: Windows or glazing Small domestic

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Detached oak frame garden room building, flat roof, (200mm x 200mm oak frame beams), 7 metres long by 5 metres wide, 2.5 metres high. 1.1 metres from property boundary. Oak frame with glass bi-fold doors to south facing exterior, brick north facing rear wall. Cladded west facing wall with bi-fold doors to east facing exterior. Flat roof with two lantern style skylights. In rear garden less that 50% of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/4163/CLP

Application record

Reference
DC/25/4163/CLP
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Decided
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Kirkley And Pakefield
Parish
Lowestoft
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NR33 7HQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/1847/FUL Granted

    14 Laxfield Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HQ

    Convert existing double garage into dining room with fire place/chimney. Extend kitchen/utility room onto existing garage. Kitchen/utility room roof height to remain same as existing height of utility room (2.4 metres)

    Decided 23 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Oct 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 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 8 January 2026, 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 14 Laxfield Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HQ

    DC/25/1847/FUL Submitted 6 May 2025 0m away

    Convert existing double garage into dining room with fire place/chimney. Extend kitchen/utility room onto existing garage. Kitchen/utility room roof height to remain same as existing height of utility room (2.4 metres)

    Granted Full applications 20 docs
  • 151 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HP

    DC/24/2349/FUL Submitted 28 Jun 2024 182m away

    Single storey side extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 124 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HX

    DC/26/0753/FUL Submitted 24 Feb 2026 184m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~27 Apr

    Rear and side extension. Internal alterations

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 7 docs
  • 213 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HS

    DC/25/4523/VOC Submitted 21 Nov 2025 211m away

    Variation of Condition No.2 of DC/25/2061/FUL - Single storey rear extension and porch extension - Change the colour of the face brickwork used in the proposed extension and porch. The buff colour will match the colour of the pebble dash render applied to the original dwelling. The applicant considers this to be a complimenting rather than a contrasting finish to the render existing render. To be in accordance with the amended plan 1987/1 Rev.A

    Refused Amendments Extension 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • 213 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HS

    DC/25/3757/AME Submitted 1 Oct 2025 211m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov

    Non-Material Amendment of DC/25/2061/FUL - Single storey rear extension and porch extension. - Bricks were stated as being red face brickwork, these are now in Ibstock Ivanhoe Cream bricks

    Awaiting decision Amendments Extension 2 docs
    Small domestic
  • 143 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HP

    DC/25/4177/AME Submitted 29 Oct 2025 223m away

    Non-Material Amendment of DC/25/0599/FUL - Construction of a detached annexe - Change external finish from cream cladding to cream render

    Granted Amendments 5 docs

In East Suffolk

  • 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

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    19 Aug 2026 Lawful development
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    10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
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    14 Jul 2026 Lawful development