Planning application
Whitehouse Farm Barn Rackhams Corner Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5LB
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Proposal
Prior Approval (Change of Use from Agricultural to Class C3 Dwellinghouse) - Conversion of Barn 2 to 4 dwellings
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1194/P3Q
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1194/P3Q
- Type
- Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwellings
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lothingland
- Parish
- Blundeston
- Postcode
- NR32 5LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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9 Apr 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 4 June 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MDPC Ltd Agent, registered in Lowestoft
Active · incorporated 2009 · Lowestoft
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 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 prior approval applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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