216 London Road South Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0BB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2174/P3G - Prior Approval Commercial to Mixed Use Refused
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior Approval Commercial to Mixed Use - Conversion of upper floors to 2 No. self-contained flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
15 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
22 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer / Committee Report Officer / Committee Report · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF REFUSE - P3G PRIOR APPROVAL Decision Notice · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ESC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 2584-001 EXISTING FLOOR/BLOCK Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 2584-002 A PROPOSED FLOOR/BLOCK Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF LOWESTOFT TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Consultee Comment · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT Consultee Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Comment Consultee Comment · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ESC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
South Lowestoft conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
National infrastructure project 463 m away: Lake Lothing Third Crossing
The site is 463 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Special area of conservation 205 m away: Southern North Sea
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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ashurst, Grade II, 46 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lowestoft built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £45,000 in December 1999. Terraced house, freehold.

22 December 1999£45,000
22 February 1999£45,000

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

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Prior Approval Commercial to Mixed Use
Postcode
NR33 0BB
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Kirkley And Pakefield
Parish
Lowestoft
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
GP Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 32 days faster than East Suffolk's median of 69 for changes of use. Refused, as 26% of changes of use here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
132decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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