1 The Old Dairy 38 - 40 Victoria Street Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7EW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2977/CLP - Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - Installation of solar panels to South facing roof. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
24 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Oct 2026 and 4 Nov 2026, from East Suffolk's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 3

Felixstowe conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 213 m away: Cliff Gardens and Town Hall Garden; Inside the Felixstowe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 22 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £540,000 in April 2021. Detached house, freehold.

14 April 2021£540,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Work with planning data?

Every application in East Suffolk - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
Postcode
IP11 7EW
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Eastern Felixstowe
Parish
Felixstowe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides lawful development certificates by day 50.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
62decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.