Lowestoft planning pipeline

East Suffolk Council's residential planning pipeline — 1,125 units representing £242m of estimated GDV. Historic approval rate 93%.

Units in pipeline
1,125
632 approved · 493 pending
Estimated GDV
£242m
Unit × local median price by type
Approval rate
93%
67 approved · 5 refused
Applications tracked
587
Residential only

Market context

Lowestoft's wider residential market, for context — median house price £216,000, 850 transactions in the last 12 months, year-on-year price movement -0.7%.

Notable schemes in the pipeline

Top 10 by estimated GDV
  1. DC/26/0583/AME
    Land North Of Candlet Road, Phase 2 Felixstowe Suffolk
    Non-Material Amendment of DC/22/3182/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters relating to Outline Planning Consent DC/15/1128/OUT - Phase 2 - Residential (305 Dwellings, open space and supporting services and infrastructure), land off Candlet Road, Felixstowe - amen…
    305 units £66m GDV Received 13/02/2026 LPA register ↗
    Permitted
  2. DC/26/1011/VOC
    Land South Of Chediston Street Halesworth Suffolk
    Variation of Condition No. 4 of DC/20/1049/VOC - Variation of Conditions 4 and 6 of DC/17/3981/OUT - Outline Application (some Matters Reserved) - Construction of up to 200 dwellings including car parking, open space provision with associated infrastructure an…
    200 units £43m GDV Received 16/03/2026 LPA register ↗
    Awaiting decision
  3. DC/26/0657/AME
    Land South Of Chediston Street Halesworth Suffolk
    Non Material Amendment of DC/21/5669/ARM - Residential development of 161 dwellings, together with associated infrastructure and open space, submission of Reserved Matters under Outline Planning Permission DC/20/1049/VOC and details to address the requirements…
    161 units £35m GDV Received 18/02/2026 LPA register ↗
    Awaiting decision
  4. DC/26/1041/AME
    Land Between High Street And Chapel Lane Pettistree Suffolk
    Non Material Amendment of DC/20/3264/FUL - A phased development comprising Hybrid Planning Application: (i) Full Planning Application - Residential development of 129 dwellings (including affordable housing) together with public open space, roads, accesses, pa…
    129 units £28m GDV Received 17/03/2026 LPA register ↗
    Permitted
  5. DC/26/0656/DRC
    Land South Of Primary School And East Of The Street Eyke Suffolk IP12 2QW
    Discharge of Condition No. 13 of DC/22/4775/FUL - Full planning application for erection of 65 dwellings (Use Class C3); change of use of Agricultural Land to provide for the expansion of the adjacent Eyke CE Primary School site (Use Class F1(a)); vehicular an…
    65 units £14m GDV Received 18/02/2026 LPA register ↗
    Permitted
  6. DC/26/1091/OUT
    Land North Of Heathfields Trimley St Martin Suffolk
    Outline Application (All Matters Reserved except for access) - For the erection of up to 64 dwellings with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space.
    64 units £14m GDV Received 22/04/2026 LPA register ↗
    Awaiting decision
  7. DC/26/0940/DRC
    Land South Of Halesworth Road Reydon Suffolk
    Part Discharge of Condition No. 2 of DC/22/0462/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters of DC/15/3288/OUT - Outline application to enable improvements to Saint Felix School to include residential development, public open space and associated infrastructure on the f…
    55 units £12m GDV Received 09/03/2026 LPA register ↗
    Permitted
  8. DC/26/0775/AME
    Land South Of Hall Lane Oulton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 3QG
    Non Material Amendment of DC/22/2876/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters Planning Application for 51 dwellings in Phase 3A, pursuant to S73 Application DC/15/0324/VOC, which was permitted on 20th May 2015 and succeeded Outline consent DC/01/0977/OUT for a 'mixe…
    51 units £11m GDV Received 26/02/2026 LPA register ↗
    Permitted
  9. DC/26/0916/FUL
    Land At Lower Road Westerfield Suffolk
    Erection of nineteen dwellings, new vehicular access, associated hard and soft landscaping, and new community open space
    19 units £4m GDV Received 15/04/2026 LPA register ↗
    Awaiting decision
  10. DC/26/0876/AME
    Former County Primary School Fairfield Road Saxmundham
    Non-Material Amendment of DC/16/0709/ARM - Reserved matters (layout, appearance, scale and landscaping) for 16 dwellings. - Recessed rendered dummy windows on front elevation replaced with recessed brickwork panels
    16 units £3m GDV Received 04/03/2026 LPA register ↗
    Permitted