39 Kirkley Cliff Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0DB

1. 3 Aug 2026

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 September 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 316 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BG

  DC/20/0654/FUL Submitted 17 Feb 2020 55m away

  Change Front Windows

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 12 docs

• 312 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/25/4706/FUL Submitted 4 Dec 2025 66m away

  Retrospective Application - Replace timber framed windows on west elevation with UPVC

  Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 312 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/25/2751/CLE Submitted 11 Jul 2025 66m away

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - 5 self-contained C3 dwellinghouses as shown on the plans submitted

  Granted Lawful development 7 docs

• 1, 2, 3 And 4 Lancing Court Rectory Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BU

  DC/20/0102/FUL Submitted 13 Jan 2020 81m away

  Change the windows of all flats in lancing court to double glazed and to replace existing single glazed porch double glazed on flat 4.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 18 docs
  Small domestic

• 42A Kirkley Cliff Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0DF

  DC/26/2291/TCA Submitted 23 Jun 2026 102m away

  1no. Beech (T1 on submitted plan) - Fell

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Shaftesbury Court Rectory Road Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/25/4820/DRC Submitted 12 Dec 2025 107m away

  Discharge of Conditions 20, 21 & 23 of DC/18/2641/FUL (Appeal Decision: APP/T3535/W19/3220502) - Demolition of former care home building and the construction of 30 retirement apartments with associated car parking. - 211380-C-C01 - External Works Layout.pdf, 211380-C-500-C01 - Construction Details Sht 1.pdf, 211380-C-500-C01 - Construction Details Sht 2.pdf, 211380-C-500-C01 - Construction Details Sht 3.pdf Condition 21: Document S106 Agreement - Shaftesbury Court - GWLG 21_11_2019 ENGROSSMENT.pdf Condition 23: Document 1541_R03_VAL v1.1 (2).pdf documents submitted

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 17 docs

• DC/26/3032/CLP Awaiting decision

  Melford House 24 Waveney Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9NW

  Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - single-storey rear extension to an existing dwellinghouse. The property is in lawful use as a single private dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). The existing building was lawfully constructed and occupied as a dwellinghouse and benefits from planning permission/permitted development

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2252/CLE Granted

  57 High Street Wickham Market Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 0HE

  Certificate of lawful Use (Existing) - We installed replacement windows to the side and rear of the property in 2021. We are now selling the property and our buyers mortgage lender and solicitor are insisting on a Lawful Development Certificate. Replacement white UPVC windows include: bathroom at rear upstairs Bedrooms 3x at rear upstairs utility room at rear downstairs overlooks the alley behind the house Lobby x2 at side of property overlooks our own courtyard area kitchen overlooks private courtyard All previous windows were white but wooden so like for like apart from material.

  19 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2939/CLP Awaiting decision

  220 Carlton Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0ND

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - The proposed use is as Ofsted-regulated shared supported accommodation for a maximum of three looked-after children or care leavers aged 16 or 17, placed by a local authority. The young people will occupy the property as their main home, each having a private bedroom and sharing the kitchen, bathroom and living areas as one household. Staff will attend on a shift basis to provide day-to-day support with independent-living skills, including cooking, budgeting, cleaning, education, appointments and community participation. Staff will not occupy the property as their sole or main residence. Personal care is not the primary service, but may be provided where specifically identified through an individual assessment and agreed care plan. The property will not operate as a residential care home. The residential use will operate continuously because it is the young peoples home. The premises will not be open to the public and will have no commercial opening hours. No industrial or commercial processes or machinery are proposed, other than normal domestic appliances and equipment. No building works, extension, conversion or external alterations are proposed. The application seeks confirmation that this proposed use remains lawful within Class C3.

  19 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2132/CLP Granted

  Glovers 9 St Pauls Close Aldeburgh Suffolk IP15 5BQ

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Erection of a garden building for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, including storage, in the rear garden of the existing dwelling

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2507/CLP Granted

  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