The Crows Nest North End Avenue Thorpeness Aldringham Cum Thorpe Leiston Suffolk IP16 4PD

1. 15 Dec 2025

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 29 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

East Suffolk granted permission on 29 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.

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.

• Cliff Top North End Avenue Thorpeness Suffolk IP16 4PD

  DC/25/4580/CON Submitted 25 Nov 2025 95m away

  Consultation - Notice of Caravan Temporary Site Notification under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960

  Granted Outline 3 docs

• East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm Suffolk

  DC/25/2155/DRR Submitted 26 May 2025 223m away

  Discharge of Requirement 21 (2) (EcoMP) and Requirement 26 (1) (OPWMP) for the SI surveys 2025 for East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm Development Consent Order

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• Disused Garages Beacon Hill Lane Thorpeness Aldringham Cum Thorpe Suffolk

  DC/26/2936/VOC Submitted 18 Aug 2026 227m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Variation of Condition Nos. 12 and 13 of DC/22/4460/FUL - New single family house on the site of existing - This application seeks to amend the trigger points associated with Conditions 12 and 13 so that the construction of the garage foundations does not constitute commencement of development for the purposes of those conditions.

  Awaiting decision Amendments 4 docs

• 1 Beach Farm Cottages Beach Farm Road Thorpeness Aldringham Cum Thorpe Leiston Suffolk IP16 4PA

  DC/25/2071/FUL Submitted 23 May 2025 262m away

  Various extensions

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs

• Black Timbers 6 Old Homes Road Thorpeness Aldringham Cum Thorpe Leiston Suffolk IP16 4NZ

  DC/25/3565/TCA Submitted 17 Sep 2025 279m away

  3no. Ash (T1, T2 and T3 on plan) - Reduce crowns by 1 metre, crown raise on garden side to 2 metres, and crown raise on road sides to 5.2 metres 1no. Ash (T4 on plan) - Reduce to 2 metres in height

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 1 Oaks Court Thorpeness Aldringham Cum Thorpe Leiston Suffolk IP16 4FF

  DC/25/2065/FUL Submitted 23 May 2025 316m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~5 Sep

  Conversion of single family dwellinghouse (C3) to a 5 bedroom-5 person HMO; together with the construction of a sun room and associated external works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 20 docs
  Domestic

• 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

  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.

  19 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development