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Site previously used for Slingshot ride South Beach Gardens Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH

06/25/0957/FFullApproved

Approved on 25 February 2026

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of a 50m high observation wheel - including supporting structure with decking, ramp access and a ticket office for a period of 4 years from 01 March 2026 to 28 February 2030 (inclusive).

Received
7 November 2025
  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target25 Feb
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 98 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Site previously used for Slingshot ride South Beach Gardens Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH. Great Yarmouth has handled 1,927 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 5 weeks longer than Great Yarmouth's typical decision time. The site is in the Seafront, Great Yarmouth conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 740 applications in total for the NR30 postcode area.

87% of full applications at Great Yarmouth Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NR30 3AH
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
GY Nelson

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
2 January 2026
Last date for comments
4 February 2026
Target decision date
25 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr A Fogg 22a Jordan Street Liverpool L1 0BP

Planning decision

Statutory period
98 days

Additional information

Documents
34

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: No.16 Seafront
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Seafront
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

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

Source: Great Yarmouth

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