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20 Gunton Church Lane Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 4LE

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/25/4277/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Domestic

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Proposal

Construction of a new dwelling

As published by the council, reference DC/25/4277/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/25/4277/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Gunton And St Margarets
Parish
Lowestoft
Postcode
NR32 4LE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 January 2026, 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ian Garrett Building Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Lowestoft

Active · incorporated 2010 · Lowestoft

71 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 94% granted

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Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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.

About full applications

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