Planning application
DC/26/0917/CLE
Site Of Former Seaforth House Front Street Orford Suffolk
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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12 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/25/2702/FUL Withdrawn
110 Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LN
Replacement windows
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DC/26/0667/FUL Awaiting decision
The Kings Head Inn Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LW
Installation of an external oil tank on a concrete above-ground base and wooden screening.
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DC/26/2022/FUL Awaiting decision
The Kings Head Inn Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LW
Restoration works to the Stables and Hayloft buildings and change of use of the Stables to provide 4 flexible retail units
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DC/26/2023/LBC Awaiting decision
The Kings Head Inn Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LW
Listed Building Consent - Restoration works to the Stables and Hayloft buildings and change of use of the Stables to provide 4 flexible retail units.
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DC/26/1374/FUL Granted
Orford General Store Front Street Orford Suffolk IP12 2LN
To convert the oriel window to a bay window
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DC/26/2585/LBC Awaiting decision
The Kings Head Inn Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LW
Listed Building Consent - Structural repair works to the beams in the bar area and removal of the (later) fireplace damaging the wall structure.
Other lawful development applications
In East Suffolk
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DC/26/2553/CLP Awaiting decision
10 Waveney Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9NW
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Garden room. This will be to the rear left of the garden as you look from the front of the house. It is 6870mm wide, 3150mm deep an 2465mm high. It will be used as an office/bar. No new access is required. Ground screws will be used for the base.
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DC/26/2507/CLP Awaiting decision
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.
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DC/26/2502/CLE Awaiting decision
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Commencement of Planning Application DC/21/4745/FUL, as amended by DC/25/4252/AME and DC/26/0312/AME, which granted permission for: Phased development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces.
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DC/26/2490/CLP Awaiting decision
Elmhurst 76 Thoroughfare Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1AL
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse
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DC/26/2489/CLE Awaiting decision
7 - 9 America House Base Business Park Rendlesham Suffolk IP12 2TZ
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - These units 7/9 America House were leased by the Cake Shop Bakery from January 2017 to July 2021 . Then it was taken over by Harvey and Co ( SRH Allen LTD ) from August 2021 to the 13th of May 2026. Both leases were done by Solicitors. Both baked bread and sold there products and had a cafe . Honey and Harvey ( Grentian LTD ) are taking a ten year lease on the property , to also use this as a cafe and a bakery .