20 - 21 Commercial Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 2TD

1. 30 Mar 2026

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 20 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 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.

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.

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• 7 - 9 Commercial Road Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/24/3238/CLE Submitted 9 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - 14 individual one-bedroom flats with offices on the ground floor

  Granted Lawful development New dwelling 8 docs

• Land Fronting 5 To 32 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/25/3977/FUL Submitted 16 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones

  Refused Full applications 16 docs

• Land Fronting 5 To 32 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/25/3978/ADI Submitted 16 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Illuminated Advertisement Consent - 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit

  Refused Advertising 20 docs

• Joseph Conrad Unit 2 18 - 32 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1BA

  DC/26/2670/CON Submitted 28 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Consultation - Use of the furniture by other persons for the purpose of consuming food or drink supplied from, or in connection with relevant use of, the premises e.g. table and chairs

  Granted Outline 5 docs

• 34 - 36 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EW

  DC/26/1611/FUL Submitted 29 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  Replacement of principal entrance door, on a like-for-like basis

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• 118/119 Bevan Street East Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 2AG

  DC/25/1498/FUL Submitted 7 Apr 2025 200 yards away

  Change of Use of 1st Floor (118 & 119 Bevan Street) to 4 x Flats. Sub-Division of existing ground floor (119 Bevan Street) from 1 to 2 no smaller shops.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 19 docs

• DC/26/2060/FUL Granted

  50 Rodber Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 4WJ

  Multi use room at the bottom of the garden, single storey, wood frame, single door, no wc or cooking facilities. no glazing as use of building will be used as golf simulator

  Received 4 Jun, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/2605/FUL Granted

  48 Haugh Lane Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1JG

  Enclosing rear garden in 1.8m wooden fence with concrete posts

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/2606/FUL Granted

  2 Hertfords Place Chillesford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 3SD

  Construction of a detached, timber-framed garden studio to the side/rear of house for use as home office

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/2575/FUL Granted

  4 Pine Bank Martlesham Heath Martlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP5 3UP

  Construction of a single storey rear extension

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/2503/FUL Granted

  4 Lucerne Close Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8RB

  Single storey side extension to house

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications