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197 Normanston Drive Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 2PY

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/0710/PNH Prior Approval Larger Home Extension

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

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Proposal

Prior Notification (House Holder) - Single storey rear extension for open plan kitchen diner. No more than 4 metres high, 4.6 metres out from back of house and spanning the width of the existing property. Duel pitched roof with roof lights.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0710/PNH

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0710/PNH
Type
Prior Approval Larger Home Extension
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Oulton Broad
Parish
Oulton Broad
Postcode
NR32 2PY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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.

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 prior approval applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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