70 - 72 High Street Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replace shopfronts at 70-71 High Street with traditional timber designs. Repairs to 72 High Street shopfront Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by East Suffolk Planning Committee North on 20 Jan 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the works would restore traditional detailing and enhance the conservation area.
- No third-party representations were received, and the Chair welcomed the High Street improvements.
- Members unanimously granted permission, subject to consultation and three conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of East Suffolk's committee minutes of 20 Jan 2026.
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 6
Show the other 13 with distances
- 38 mWildes HouseGrade II
- 46 m1 and 2, Dukes Head StreetGrade II
- 46 m134 and 135, High StreetGrade II
- 52 m81 and 81a, High StreetGrade II
- 55 mSteps and Wall on South Side of Wildes ScoreGrade II
- 59 m82 and 83, High StreetGrade II
- 62 mHolm ViewGrade II
- 72 mBarclays BankGrade II
- 100 m59-59A High Street (former chemist shop)Grade II
- 128 mNumbers 147 and 147a and Attached Screen WallGrade II
- 130 m55, High StreetGrade II
- 136 mBerfield HouseGrade II
- 144 m149 and 149a-D, High StreetGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- NR32 1XN
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- East Suffolk Council
How this decision compares
Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 20 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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