Part Clifflands Dip Promenade Cliff Road Felixstowe Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1683/RG3 - Deemed Council Development Approved

Proposal

Creation of tarmac area and use of land for the siting of 8 beach huts Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2025
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Validated
25 Sept 2025
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by East Suffolk Planning Committee South on 24 Mar 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal was a modest extension of established beach huts with limited harm and public benefits.
  • Consultees raised accessibility concerns, while residents and users questioned parking, demand, access, layout and construction impacts.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site considerations, officer assessment, public views, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of East Suffolk's committee minutes of 24 Mar 2026.

Documents 92

Consultation & comments 73

PDF FELIXSTOWE BEACH Consultee Comment · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗
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PDF ENVPRO - EAST SUFFOLK ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK COASTAL DISABILITY FORUM Consultee Comment · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗
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PDF SCC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY Consultee Comment · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗
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PDF SCC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY Consultee Comment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EAST SUFFOLK ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Shotley Gate to Felixstowe Ferry 5 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Maritime cliff and slope
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Priority habitat 3 m away: Maritime cliff and slope; Inside the Felixstowe built-up area; National landscape 498 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Deemed Council Development
Received
23 Apr 2025
Validated
25 Sept 2025
Ward
Eastern Felixstowe
Parish
Felixstowe
Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
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How this decision compares

Decided in 181 days from validation, 124 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,298decided in the last year

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Public comments

52comments received
24 objecting5 neutral23 supporting

46% object · below the UK average of 74%

53 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee
24 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2025
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