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138C High Street (former Boots) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QX

06/25/1032/FFullAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use and conversion of the retail unit (Class E) into a mixed-use premises (sui generis) comprising restaurant and takeaway; retrospective installation of flue and extractor unit to the rear; single storey front extension to form new shop front (amended description)

Received
2 December 2025
Decision due
3 February 2026
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated9 Dec
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided

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Comment on the council's siteDocuments (16)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a front extension at 138C High Street (former Boots) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QX. Great Yarmouth has handled 1,927 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,055 applications in total for the NR31 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
NR31 6QX
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
GY St Andrews

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
19 January 2026
Last date for comments
20 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Andrew Middleton 23, Regent Street Gt Yarmouth NR30 1RL

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr R Tate
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth
  • Brownfield land register: 139 High Street, GorlestonRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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.

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.

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