Planning application
2 Hungate Court Beccles Suffolk
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Proposal
Conversion of existing commercial building into 2no. dwellings. Please see accompanying Planning Statement and drawings for further details.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2782/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2782/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Beccles And Worlingham
- Parish
- Beccles
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/25/4662/P3MA Refused
2 Hungate Court Beccles Suffolk
Prior Notification (Commercial to Dwelling) - Conversion of existing commercial building into 2no. dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Claxton Planning Services Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St. Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2022 · Bury St. Edmunds
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 46% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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