Manor Farm Care Home 82 Church Road Kessingland Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7SJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2925/DRC - Approval of Details Reserved by Cond. Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of Condition No.6 of - Variation of Condition No 4 of - Construction of a 60no. bed care home (use class C2) with associated car parking, refuse and external landscaping - Amend existing vehicular access condition to pre-occupation from pre-commencement - Surface Water Management Strategy Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 13 Oct 2026.

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Kessingland 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 £2,495,000 in August 2025. Other property, freehold.

1 August 2025£2,495,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area799 m² (8,600 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 73)
UseResidential Institutions: Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
Postcode
NR33 7SJ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Kessingland
Parish
Kessingland
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Carless & Adams Ltd
Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Oct 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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.