Planning application
14 Laxfield Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HQ
Works: Windows or glazing Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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.
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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
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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)
Granted Full applications 20 docs -
151 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HP
Single storey side extension
Granted Full applications Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
124 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HX
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
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 docsSmall domestic -
213 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HS
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 docsSmall domestic -
143 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HP
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
Other lawful development applications
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.