Planning application
Post Office 51 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition No.5 of DC/23/0792/FUL - Adaptive reuse of Grade II listed post office & auxiliary buildings for multifunctional art based centre, Development comprising: Conversion of listed post office building to provide 4no. artist studios, art gallery and associated facilities; Gallery use at connecting hall (former sorting hall) between post office and gault building; Conversion of Gault Building to provide gallery use, 4no. studios / residential provision, and associated facilities; New build lift, stair core and store & loading area; New build Cafe with covered outdoor seating and associated facilities; New build Artist Studio and associated facilities connecting to the open flexible space at the rear of the site; and New build ground level DDA compliant accommodation in bedroom annex. - Details of the materials and design of the gates fronting Surrey Street
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1928/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1928/DRC
- Type
- Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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24 Jul 2026
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Chaplin Farrant Ltd Agent, registered in Norwich
Active · incorporated 1990 · Norwich
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East Suffolk granted permission on 11 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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