Planning application
2 Hungate Court Beccles Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
Comment by 14 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Suffolk's portal.
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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St. Edmunds
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 40% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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