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DC/26/2588/DRC - Approval of Details Reserved by Cond. Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of Condition No.10 of - Approval of Reserved Matters of - Variation of Condition No.13 of - Hybrid planning application for demolition of prison and construction of 2no shop units with 4no flats, and 3no office units with car parking, 16no affordable housing units (full submission), and residential development including care home, roads and open space (outline submission) - Blundeston Phase 3 - a phased redevelopment of the remainder of the site for a further 117 houses, with associated car parking, drainage infrastructure, open space, and access roads and Landscaping - Lighting design strategy Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 15 Sept 2026.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

PDF BLP3-SK37 REV A LIGHTING PLAN Drawing · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SL01-0001 -BLUNDESTONS38PH2 STREET LIGHTING DESIGN Drawing · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Documents · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

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        Conditions 10, 13 awaiting decision

        • ConditionsDischarge of Condition No.10 - - Variation of Condition No.13 - Hybrid planning application…This applicationDC/26/2588/DRC

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 639 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application.
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

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Lothingland
Parish
Blundeston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
6 Lakeside Rise Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5BE
New rear & side extensions. Plus new entry porch
DC/20/2872/FUL
2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings