Christ Church Christ Church Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XD

Awaiting decision DC/26/1474/DRC
Council
Date received
20 Apr 2026
Date validated
20 Apr 2026
Postcode
NR32 1XD

Description

Discharge of Condition Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of DC/24/2752/FUL - Replace the existing west porch with a foyer that includes toilets and milling space. Create new steps suitable for ambulant disabled, up into the parish office. Create four car parking spaces of which two will be for inclusive access - details of materials, any means of frontage enclosure shall be set back 2.4 metres from the edge of the carriageway of the adjacent highway, No other part of the development hereby permitted shall commence until the new access has been laid out and completed in all respects in accordance with drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B and Suffolk County Council's Preliminary Access Drawing DM-00-03, details of the means to prevent the discharge of surface water from the development onto the highway and area(s) within the site shown on drawing no. 9004/228 Rev B for the purposes of loading, unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles has / have been provided and thereafter the area(s) shall be retained, maintained and used for no other purposes.

4.9/10
Planning Authority Score
#149 of 282

East Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #202 out of 282. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

East Suffolk decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #78 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #71 of 282
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #202 of 282
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #163 of 282
81%
Minor dwellings approved
211 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
149 decided
1,992
Total decisions
156 refused in 2025