Planning application
17 The Esplanade Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0QG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective Application - Change of use of ground floor storage (previously used in connection with adjoining fish and chip shop) to residential flat.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0068/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0068/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 8 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Kirkley And Pakefield
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR33 0QG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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14 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Suffolk granted permission on 27 February 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.
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