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DC/26/1822/DRC - Approval of Details Reserved by Cond. Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Condition Nos. 12, 15, 16, 17 and 33 and Biodiversity Net Gain Condition 1 of - Erection of a two-storey, 66-bed care home for the elderly with associated access, parking, landscaping, and ancillary buildings, following the demolition of existing garages and associated structures - 33. Tree Protection Plan - Biodiversity Net Gain Condition 1. Biodiversity Gain Plan - 17. Ecological Enhancement Strategy - 16. Construction Environmental Management Plan - 15. Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity - 12. External Lighting. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 May 2026
Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Jul 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Beccles built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
Postcode
NR34 9YU
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
LNT Care Developments Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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