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Africa Alive Whites Lane Kessingland Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7TF

Granted East Suffolk DC/26/0785/FUL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the south car park for the storage of energy generated by adjacent solar canopies.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0785/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0785/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Ward
Kessingland
Parish
Kessingland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NR33 7TF

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/4754/P14OA Granted

    Africa Alive Whites Lane Kessingland Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7TF

    Prior-Notification - Installation of a 125 kWp solar canopy for onsite renewable electricity generation and self-consumption. The 125 kWp capacity is subject to solar PV module availability at time of installation.

    Decided 28 Jan 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/25/4685/P14OA Granted

    Africa Alive Whites Lane Kessingland Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7TF

    Prior-Notification - Installation of a 95 kWp solar canopy at Africa Alive's workshop for onsite renewable electricity generation and self-consumption. The 95 kWp capacity is subject to solar PV module availability at time of installation.

    Decided 28 Jan 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

REN Energy Ltd Agent

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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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What this grant of permission means

East Suffolk granted permission on 13 May 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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