Planning application
Butchers Barn The Street Rushmere Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8ET
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Application - Change of use of agricultural barn to a single dwelling house (note this application was previously approved under permission DC/21/2122/FUL & the conversion has been completed)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2172/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2172/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
- Parish
- Rushmere
- Postcode
- NR33 8ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/2229/AME Granted
Butchers Barn The Street Rushmere Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8ET
Non-material amendment of DC/25/4082/FUL - Proposed Cart Shed - Array of solar panels on roof - 8kw - Change of roofing materials from tile to galvanised steel roofing.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About full applications
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Butchers Barn Adjacent Sunnyside The Street Rushmere Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8ET
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Butchers Barn The Street Rushmere Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8ET
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Granted Amendments 4 docsSmall domestic
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