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Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/1474/DRC Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Discharge of Condition Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - details of materials, any means of frontage enclosure shall be set back 2.4 metres from the edge of the carriageway of the adjacent highway, No other part of the development hereby permitted shall commence until the new access has been laid out and completed in all respects in accordance with drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B and Suffolk County Council's Preliminary Access Drawing DM-00-03, details of the means to prevent the discharge of surface water from the development onto the highway and area(s) within the site shown on drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B for the purposes of loading, unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles has / have been provided and thereafter the area(s) shall be retained, maintained and used for no other purposes.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1474/DRC

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1474/DRC
Type
Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Postcode
NR32 1XD

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/26/2223/AME Refused

    Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

    Non-Material Amendment on DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - Widen the door for the ambulant disabled access into the Parish Office. This door is also a means of escape from the church. Building Control need it to be widened.

    Decided 24 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DC/26/2202/FUL Awaiting decision

    Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

    Replacement external south doorway and replacement/widen door to west elevation for ambulant disabled access to Parish Office

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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.

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John Quinlan Architect Agent, an architecture practice

10 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

    DC/26/2223/AME Submitted 15 Jun 2026 2m away

    Non-Material Amendment on DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - Widen the door for the ambulant disabled access into the Parish Office. This door is also a means of escape from the church. Building Control need it to be widened.

    Refused Amendments Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic
  • Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

    DC/26/2202/FUL Submitted 12 Jun 2026 8m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~12 Aug

    Replacement external south doorway and replacement/widen door to west elevation for ambulant disabled access to Parish Office

    Awaiting decision Full applications 16 docs
  • 2 Christ Church Square Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk

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    93% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jan

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