Pleasurewood Hills American Theme Park Leisure Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5DZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3123/CLP - Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - Operation of the Amusement Park until 9:00PM on up to 7 days per calendar year & until 10:00PM on up to 7 days per calendar year. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from East Suffolk's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 269 m away: Gunton Warren and Corton Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 438 m away: Corton Cliffs SSSI; Inside the Lowestoft built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 12 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
Postcode
NR32 5DZ
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Lothingland
Parish
Corton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Laister Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides commercial and major works by day 55.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
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