Planning application
Shaftesbury Court Rectory Road Lowestoft Suffolk
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 20, 21 & 23 of DC/18/2641/FUL (Appeal Decision: APP/T3535/W19/3220502) - Demolition of former care home building and the construction of 30 retirement apartments with associated car parking. - 211380-C-C01 - External Works Layout.pdf, 211380-C-500-C01 - Construction Details Sht 1.pdf, 211380-C-500-C01 - Construction Details Sht 2.pdf, 211380-C-500-C01 - Construction Details Sht 3.pdf Condition 21: Document S106 Agreement - Shaftesbury Court - GWLG 21_11_2019 ENGROSSMENT.pdf Condition 23: Document 1541_R03_VAL v1.1 (2).pdf documents submitted
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4820/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4820/DRC
- Type
- Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kirkley And Pakefield
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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11 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Barefoot & Gilles Limited Agent, registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2010 · Ipswich
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East Suffolk granted permission on 11 March 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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