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Boat Avail Saxon Reach New Quay Lane Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BJ

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/0901/CLP Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - This application relates to the continuation of that established lawful use. The proposal is for the siting of a replacement residential houseboat occupying the same lawful mooring location historically used for that purpose. No alterations are proposed to the existing mooring, jetty, slipway or pontoon structures, and no operational development is proposed.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0901/CLP

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0901/CLP
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Melton
Parish
Melton
Postcode
IP12 1BJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 May 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

9 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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