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Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/2115/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Installation of a water storage tank and pump room as part of an automatic sprinkler system for fire suppression in the Denes 1 factory on the Birds Eye site in Lowestoft.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/2115/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/2115/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Postcode
NR32 1XQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/2507/CLP Granted

    Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

    Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Building of a new extension to the existing Denes 3 factory. This building is to house a new goods lift only.

    Decided 18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/21/4664/FUL Granted

    Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

    Re-roof part of our production building (Denes 2). This will require the removal of asbestos roofing system & replace with composite roofing

    Decided 23 Dec 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 August 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Birds Eye Ltd Agent, registered in Woking

Active · incorporated 1938 · Woking

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 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 full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

    DC/26/2507/CLP Submitted 14 Jul 2026 0m away

    Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Building of a new extension to the existing Denes 3 factory. This building is to house a new goods lift only.

    Granted Lawful development Extension 7 docs

  • Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

    DC/21/4664/FUL Submitted 8 Oct 2021 31m away

    Re-roof part of our production building (Denes 2). This will require the removal of asbestos roofing system & replace with composite roofing

    Granted Full applications Roofing 10 docs

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