Planning application
117 Higher Drive Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 3DD
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Single storey front and rear extensions
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1089/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1089/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Oulton Broad
- Parish
- Oulton Broad
- Postcode
- NR32 3DD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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27 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
Decision expected by 22 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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