East Suffolk
East Suffolk/DC/26/1928/DRC
Post Office 51 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk
- Reference
- East Suffolk/DC/26/1928/DRC
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Application type
- DRC
- Address
- Post Office 51 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Started
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Source council
- East Suffolk
- Council source record
- View public record
- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 6 Aug 2026
- SEO index generated
- 7 Aug 2026
Location
Approximate location
Proposal
Discharge of Condition No.5 of DC/23/0792/FUL - Adaptive reuse of Grade II listed post office & auxiliary buildings for multifunctional art based centre, Development comprising:Conversion of listed post office building to provide 4no. artist studios, art gallery and associated facilities;Gallery use at connecting hall (former sorting hall) between post office and gault building;Conversion of Gault Building to provide gallery use, 4no. studios / residential provision, and associated facilities;New build lift, stair core and store & loading area;New build Cafe with covered outdoor seating and associated facilities;New build Artist Studio and associated facilities connecting to the open flexible space at the rear of the site; andNew build ground level DDA compliant accommodation in bedroom annex. - Details of the materials and design of the gates fronting Surrey Street
Key dates
- Received 22 May 2026
- Validated 22 May 2026
- Started 22 May 2026
- Decided 11 Jun 2026
Planning history / related applications
No related planning applications have been identified in the current public OGL dataset.
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