24 Wellington Esplanade Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0QQ

1. 19 Aug 2026

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 22 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 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.

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 216 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BB

  DC/26/2174/P3G Submitted 12 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  Prior Approval Commercial to Mixed Use - Conversion of upper floors to 2 No. self-contained flats

  Awaiting decision Prior approval New dwelling 8 docs

• South Lodge 2 Kirkley Cliff Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BY

  DC/24/2313/LBC Submitted 25 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Listed Building Consent - Replacement Windows (2)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 12 docs

• South Lodge 2 Kirkley Cliff Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BY

  DC/24/2231/FUL Submitted 18 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Replacement Windows (2)

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Former 198 To 206 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/25/0809/FUL Submitted 26 Feb 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

  Installing Air Source units for flats (4No.) Installing Air Conditioning units for shops (5No.)

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 15 docs

• 3 Kirkley Cliff Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BY

  DC/25/4966/DRC Submitted 23 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Discharge of Condition Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of DC/25/3234/LBC - Alterations to The Clyffe Hotel to Create Short-Stay Self-Catering Accommodation - details of the construction materials and finishes (including brick/stone types, bonding, mortar mix, and plaster/finish specification as appropriate), detailed drawings and specifications (including elevations, sections, materials, finish, and ironmongery), detailed drawings and specifications, details of the new external metal access stairs to the rear yard (including design, materials, finish, and method of fixing to the building). All new internal door openings shall be finished with frames and architraves to match those existing elsewhere in the building, No external vents shall be installed until a specification (including size, material, colour, and finish), All new external soil and vent pipes shall be constructed in painted cast metal only and Prior to commencement of works affecting external walls, an elevation drawing shall be submitted

  Granted Conditions 16 docs

• 243 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0DS

  DC/25/4316/FUL Submitted 10 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Change of use from full commercial to mixed use: commercial (barbershop) at ground floor and self-contained residential accommodation at first floor.

  Refused Full applications 20 docs

• DC/26/2096/LBC Granted

  Rere-Dorter Barn Abbey Farm Abbey Farm Lane Butley Suffolk IP12 3NP

  Listed Building Consent - Removal of a contemporary lean-to rear addition and installation of infill cladding with high-level glazing and timber double doors, together with the re-thatching of the existing barn.

  Received 8 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DC/26/2631/LBC Granted

  Masonic Hall New Road Framlingham Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 9EH

  Listed Building Consent - Internal alteration to update WC accommodation

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DC/26/2538/LBC Granted

  Mills Almshouses Station Road Framlingham Suffolk

  Listed Building Consent - Replace 16nr existing Crittall metal framed single glazed windows to the kitchens, and bathrooms/wet rooms at ground floor level to the rear

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DC/26/2530/LBC Granted

  23 Park Lane Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HL

  Listed Building Consent - Retention of emergency repairs to back addition roof above existing kitchen and bathroom at rear of property.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DC/26/3320/LBC Awaiting decision

  The Chapel Seckford Almshouses Seckford Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4NB

  Listed Building Consent - Replacement of the existing cross above the Chapel roof, no alterations are proposed to the wider historic fabric of the Chapel or Almshouse complex.

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings