Former H M Prison Blundeston Lakeside Rise Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

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

Proposal

Discharge of Condition No.10 of DC/23/2245/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters of DC/17/4182/VOC - Variation of Condition No.13 of DC/16/2157/FUL - 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

Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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 performance
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