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18 Tower Hill Beccles Suffolk NR34 9YN

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/0211/CLE Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)

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Proposal

Certificate of lawful Use (Existing) - Change of use from Class C3(a) (dwellinghouse) to Class C3(b) to allow the property to be used as a small-scale dwellinghouse with care. The property will operate in a domestic home environment. No external alterations are proposed and no material changes to the internal layout are required. Fire doors added.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0211/CLE

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0211/CLE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Postcode
NR34 9YN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 April 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

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SES Kite Ltd Agent, registered in Norwich

Active · incorporated 2020 · Norwich

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Documents

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

6 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 lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

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.

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