18 Tower Hill Beccles Suffolk NR34 9YN

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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with East Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 14 Tower Hill Beccles Suffolk NR34 9YN

  DC/26/2164/CLP Submitted 11 Jun 2026 12m away

  Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - The property would be used as their home, with support provided to help residents develop independent living skills. Support may include guidance with daily routines, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, appointments, education/training/employment, health and wellbeing, and general tenancy/life skills.

  Granted Lawful development 8 docs

• 8 St Matthews Avenue Beccles Suffolk NR34 9PS

  DC/24/2605/FUL Submitted 17 Jul 2024 245m away

  Retrospective Application - Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Alexander Close Beccles Suffolk NR34 9EN

  DC/26/2432/FUL Submitted 6 Jul 2026 252m away

  Flat roof porch

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 102 Banham Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9JW

  DC/26/2042/FUL Submitted 3 Jun 2026 319m away

  Two storey extension to side including creation of vehicular access

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs

• 1 Meadowvale Close Beccles NR34 9EP

  DC/03/1250/FUL Submitted 9 May 2003 358m away

  Construction of rear conservatory

  Granted Full applications Extension 1 doc

• 1 St Andrews Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9PU

  DC/25/4514/FUL Submitted 21 Nov 2025 379m away

  Change of Use from scrub land to residential garden, including reinstatement of grass verge and erection of new boundary wall

  Granted Full applications 13 docs
  Small 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