Manor Farm Care Home 82 Church Road Kessingland Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7SJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2618/AME - Non-material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non Material Amendment of - Variation of Condition No 4 of - Construction of a 60no. bed care home (use class C2) with associated car parking, refuse and external landscaping - Amend existing vehicular access condition to pre-occupation from pre-commencement. - 1. Amendments to accessible parking bay arrangement. 2. Minor amendments to external materials including changes to the cladding and roof tile specifications. 3. Introduction of spandrel panels to the upper section of the rear elevation curtain walling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jul 2026
Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Kessingland 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Non-material Amendment
Postcode
NR33 7SJ
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Kessingland
Parish
Kessingland
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Carless & Adams Ltd

Public comments

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Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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