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Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

Refused East Suffolk DC/26/2223/AME Non-material Amendment

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/2223/AME

Application record

Reference
DC/26/2223/AME
Type
Non-material Amendment
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Decided
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Decision by
Delegated Decision
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.

  • DC/26/2202/FUL Awaiting decision

    Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

    Replacement external south doorway and replacement/widen door to west elevation for ambulant disabled access to Parish Office

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Submitted 20 Apr 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 10 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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John Quinlan Architect Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

East Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    99% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun

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