Planning application
20 Lansdowne Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7EP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - To use my existing residential garage for a small-scale, home-based vehicle maintenance business
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1442/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1442/CLP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Kirkley And Pakefield
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR33 7EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
East Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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