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Melrose House 7 Sea Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AU

DC/26/0010/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Single-storey rear extension (to infill beneath existing overhang) and change of use of part of ground floor from commercial unit to 2x 1 bed flats and 2x 2 bed flats)

Received
5 January 2026
Decision due
10 April 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Eastern Felixstowe
Agent
J Group
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 19 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (13)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Melrose House 7 Sea Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AU. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Felixstowe South conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Eastern Felixstowe. We hold 674 applications in total for the IP11 postcode area.

93% of full applications at East Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP11 2AU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Felixstowe

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2026
Last date for comments
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
J Group
Agent address
3A York Hill Loughton IG10 1RL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Felixstowe South
  • Brownfield land register: 7 Sea Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AURegister site at or near this address

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Suffolk

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