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243 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0DS

Refused East Suffolk DC/25/4316/FUL Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from full commercial to mixed use: commercial (barbershop) at ground floor and self-contained residential accommodation at first floor.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/4316/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/25/4316/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Decided
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Kirkley And Pakefield
Parish
Lowestoft
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NR33 0DS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 13 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

East Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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