Planning application
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) Aira 8kW outdoor unit and internal 250 litre cylinder
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1440/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1440/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Lothingland
- Parish
- Ashby, Herringfleet And Somerleyton
- Postcode
- NR32 5QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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13 May 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 8 July 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
18 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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
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