Phase 6 At Woods Meadow Oulton Lowestoft Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2797/AME - Non-material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non-material Amendment of - Approval of Reserved Matters of - Outline Application for a mixed use development comprising of residential, neighbourhood shopping centre, community hall, primary school, play areas and country park - Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale of development for Phase 6 comprising 34 dwellings - Removal of condition 12 - Residents Travel Pack. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1958 m away: Lake Lothing Third Crossing; Inside the Lowestoft built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Non-material Amendment
Postcode
NR32 3QF
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Oulton Broad
Parish
Oulton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio 35 Architecture Ltd

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
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