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James Paget University Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston NR31 6LA

06/25/1043/OOutlineAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Hybrid planning application seeking: (1) Full planning permission for construction of enabling works for the new James Paget University Hospital to include: site clearance, multi-storey car park, surface level car park, three accesses to Woodfarm Lane, temporary pedestrian path to existing hospital, drainage works and associated infrastructure and landscaping. (2) Outline planning permission for the demolition of existing hospital buildings and development of the proposed new James Paget University Hospital (Use Class C2) along with associated ancillary uses and buildings, hospital buildings, temporary construction compound, car parking, energy centre, electrical substation, replacement helipad, associated highway works, landscaping, utilities and infrastructure. All matters reserved for future determination except access points at site boundary Amended Proposal - (1) Full planning permission: minor amendment to multi storey car park to facilitate internal layout changes including minor reduction in height; change to alignment of northwest most access to Woodfarm Lane; associated minor changes to the landscaping and drainage basin; (1) and (2) Full and Outline planning permission: submission of updated Supporting Drawings and Reports

Received
28 November 2025
Decision due
31 December 2026
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.23 Feb
  4. Target31 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at James Paget University Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston NR31 6LA. Great Yarmouth has handled 127 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,055 applications in total for the NR31 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
NR31 6LA
Application type
Outline
Scale / size
Large
Parish
GY Magdalen

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2025
Consultation expiry
23 November 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 December 2025
Last date for comments
23 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Simon Myles Bidwells LLP Kingfisher House 1 Gilders Way Norwich NR3 1UB

Planning decision

Statutory period
380 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 October 2026
Advertisement expiry
23 November 2026

Additional information

Documents
362

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
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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

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© 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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