Planning application
16 The Street Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5AQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of previous ground floor shop premises (Use Class F2) to a fitness and pilates studio, also offering pre-school kids music and dance classes and use as a childrens party venue.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/3193/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/3193/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Lothingland
- Parish
- Blundeston
- Postcode
- NR32 5AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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23 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
About full applications
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