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139 High Street Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1HR

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/2165/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use from disused retail storage to residential.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/2165/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/2165/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Postcode
NR32 1HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 September 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

Jon Boon Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Norwich

Active · incorporated 2019 · Norwich

66 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 87% granted

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Documents

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

13 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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