Planning application
Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Replacement external south doorway and replacement/widen door to west elevation for ambulant disabled access to Parish Office
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2202/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2202/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Postcode
- NR32 1XD
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/26/2223/AME Refused
Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD
Non-Material Amendment on DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - Widen the door for the ambulant disabled access into the Parish Office. This door is also a means of escape from the church. Building Control need it to be widened.
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DC/26/1474/DRC Awaiting decision
Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD
Discharge of Condition Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - details of materials, any means of frontage enclosure shall be set back 2.4 metres from the edge of the carriageway of the adjacent highway, No other part of the development hereby permitted shall commence until the new access has been laid out and completed in all respects in accordance with drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B and Suffolk County Council's Preliminary Access Drawing DM-00-03, details of the means to prevent the discharge of surface water from the development onto the highway and area(s) within the site shown on drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B for the purposes of loading, unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles has / have been provided and thereafter the area(s) shall be retained, maintained and used for no other purposes.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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
John Quinlan Architect Agent, an architecture practice
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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16 documents on file for this application
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Non-Material Amendment on DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - Widen the door for the ambulant disabled access into the Parish Office. This door is also a means of escape from the church. Building Control need it to be widened.
Refused Amendments Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
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99% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun
Discharge of Condition Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - details of materials, any means of frontage enclosure shall be set back 2.4 metres from the edge of the carriageway of the adjacent highway, No other part of the development hereby permitted shall commence until the new access has been laid out and completed in all respects in accordance with drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B and Suffolk County Council's Preliminary Access Drawing DM-00-03, details of the means to prevent the discharge of surface water from the development onto the highway and area(s) within the site shown on drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B for the purposes of loading, unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles has / have been provided and thereafter the area(s) shall be retained, maintained and used for no other purposes.
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