Planning application
216 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BB
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Approval Commercial to Mixed Use - Conversion of upper floors to 2 No. self-contained flats
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2174/P3G
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2174/P3G
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Mixed Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kirkley And Pakefield
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Postcode
- NR33 0BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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
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GP Architectural Services Limited Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided prior approval applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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