DC/26/2481/CLP

1. 9 Jul 2026

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with East Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• DC/25/2575/DRR28 Granted

  Proposed Sizewell C Yoxford A12 Roundabout Yoxford Suffolk

  Bespoke Mitigation Plan (Noise and Vibration) Yoxford Roundabout (AD BMP 13) secured by the Noise Monitoring and Management Plan under Requirement 2 (Code of Construction Practice) of the Sizewell C Development Consent Order

  27 Jun 2025 293m away Conditions
• DC/26/0535/DRR28 Granted

  Sizewell C And Associated Development Sites

  Bespoke Mitigation Plan (Noise and Vibration) Yoxford Roundabout (AD BMP 13 Rev 7), secured by the Noise Monitoring and Management Plan under Requirement 2 (Code of Construction Practice) of the Sizewell C Development Consent Order.

  6 Feb 2026 299m away Conditions

• DC/26/2553/CLP Awaiting decision

  10 Waveney Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9NW

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Garden room. This will be to the rear left of the garden as you look from the front of the house. It is 6870mm wide, 3150mm deep an 2465mm high. It will be used as an office/bar. No new access is required. Ground screws will be used for the base.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2507/CLP Awaiting decision

  Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Building of a new extension to the existing Denes 3 factory. This building is to house a new goods lift only.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2502/CLE Awaiting decision

  Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Commencement of Planning Application DC/21/4745/FUL, as amended by DC/25/4252/AME and DC/26/0312/AME, which granted permission for: Phased development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces.

  13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2490/CLP Awaiting decision

  Elmhurst 76 Thoroughfare Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1AL

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2489/CLE Awaiting decision

  7 - 9 America House Base Business Park Rendlesham Suffolk IP12 2TZ

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - These units 7/9 America House were leased by the Cake Shop Bakery from January 2017 to July 2021 . Then it was taken over by Harvey and Co ( SRH Allen LTD ) from August 2021 to the 13th of May 2026. Both leases were done by Solicitors. Both baked bread and sold there products and had a cafe . Honey and Harvey ( Grentian LTD ) are taking a ten year lease on the property , to also use this as a cafe and a bakery .

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development