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Site Of Former Seaforth House Front Street Orford Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/0917/CLE Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - This application seeks confirmation that development authorised by planning permission DC/22/3527/FUL has been lawfully commenced by the completion of the approved access in accordance with Condition 11 of that permission and that the permission therefore remains extant and it will be 'live' after its potential expiry on 24 April 2026

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0917/CLE

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0917/CLE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Rendlesham And Orford
Parish
Orford

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 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.

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Artisan PPS Ltd Agent

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Documents

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

5 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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