49 Central Road Leiston Suffolk IP16 4DD

1. 5 Aug 2026

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 7 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 2 October 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.

• 65 Central Road Leiston Suffolk IP16 4DD

  DC/25/2705/CLP Submitted 9 Jul 2025 40m away

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Change of use only from a C3 dwelling house to a C4 use class HMO. Internal layout works only required and no significant/material external changes. Change of use from C3 dwelling house to a C4, 4 bedroom/person House in Multiple Occupation.

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs
  Domestic

• 120 High Street Leiston Suffolk IP16 4BZ

  DC/25/1851/FUL Submitted 7 May 2025 42m away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) with associated vehicular crossover and dropped kerb.

  Granted Full applications 32 docs
  Small domestic

• Smyth House Residential Home 106 High Street Leiston Suffolk IP16 4BZ

  DC/26/0184/DRC Submitted 16 Jan 2026 56m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar

  Discharge of Condition Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6 of DC/25/0447/FUL - Change of use from C2 care home to Sui Generis HMO with 19-bed spaces for use by Sizewell C construction workers, followed by its reconfiguration to a 16-bed HMO for non-Sizewell C workers post Sizewell C construction. - Parking Strategy, Cycle Storage Details, Details of the areas to be provided for the storage and presentation for collection/emptying of refuse and recycling bins and Existing Access Works.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

• 126 High Street Leiston IP16 4BZ

  DC/20/0566/FUL Submitted 11 Feb 2020 64m away

  Single Storey Extension, New Rear Entrance Porch.

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Heartsease Villa Orchard Road Leiston Suffolk IP16 4DB

  DC/25/4628/FUL Submitted 1 Dec 2025 90m away

  Single storey Porch/Boot room on North side of property

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Minden Drive Leiston Suffolk IP16 4EE

  DC/26/1840/FUL Submitted 18 May 2026 142m away

  Construction of a single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 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