Planning application
DC/26/1138/DRC
Post Office 51 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1AA
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 7, 17, and 22 of DC/23/0792/FUL - Adaptive reuse of grade II listed post office and auxiliary buildings for multifunctional art based centre. Development comprising: Conversion of listed post office building to provide 4no. artist studios, art gallery and associated facilities; Gallery use at connecting hall (former sorting hall) between post office and gault building; Conversion of Gault Building to provide gallery use, 4no. studios / residential provision, and associated facilities; New build lift, stair core and store & loading area; New build Cafe with covered outdoor seating and associated facilities; New build Artist Studio and associated facilities connecting to the open flexible space at the rear of the site; and New build ground level DDA compliant accommodation in bedroom annex. - Condition 7. Hard Landscaping details; Condition 17. Details of bin storgage & collection; Condition 22. Surface water drainage details.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1138/DRC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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25 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 conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
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DC/26/1928/DRC Granted
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DC/25/2755/DRC Split decision
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