Issue 2, 5th - 11th October, 2026

The Great Yarmouth Briefing tracks what Great Yarmouth Borough Council and its partners did this week — every planning decision, every committee meeting, every pound of public money committed — reported without spin, drawn only from the public record. This issue covers Monday 5 October to Sunday 11 October 2026: 30 planning decisions and closures, 15 new planning registrations, three committee meetings held, one newly started contract and 13 vacancies.

In the Chamber

Three committees met between 5 and 11 October 2026: Audit, Risk and Standards (Monday 5 October, 10:00), Cabinet (Tuesday 6 October, 18:00) and Development Management (Wednesday 7 October, 18:30). At the time of checking, the council's meetings system showed all three as "Scheduled", with no minutes or decision sheet published. The outcomes of the items reported in last week's issue are therefore not yet on the public record.

Audit, Risk and Standards Committee. The external audit paper, the Corporate Risk Register (report 26-115) and the Monitoring Officer's report on standards complaints (report 26-116) were reported last week. Their outcomes are not yet published.
Cabinet. The outcomes are not yet published for the Star Hotel report (26-044, including the recommendation to full Council of a budget of up to £250,000 from reserves), the Rough Sleeping Programme report (26-091), the Leasehold Management Policy (25-133) and the confidential items Housing System (26-100) and Quayside Regeneration Next Steps (26-102).
Ocean Room, Gorleston. The council's earlier news release said any allocation of sale proceeds to the Gorleston Pavilion Theatre campaign would need a vote of full council. Full Council is scheduled for Thursday 22 October at 19:00; no papers had been published for it at the time of checking.
Development Management Committee. An addendum update report dated 7 October responds to a late representation in support of 06/26/0067/F (Dovedale, Burgh Castle) and says the principle of development is unacceptable because the site lies mostly outside the development limits. Decision notices for 06/26/0067/F and 06/26/0664/HH (6 Edinburgh Close) were issued on 8 October and appear under Planning Watch. The committee's vote on each is not published.

No papers had been published for Scrutiny (Tuesday 20 October, 18:30) or for full Council (22 October) at the time of checking.

Council news published this week

Trade waste prosecution. The council's news release says a Great Yarmouth barber admitted failing to provide waste transfer documentation and appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court on 4 September. The court fined the barber £600 and ordered costs of £700 and a victim surcharge of £240. The release says the council had issued a Fixed Penalty Notice that was not paid.
Trafalgar Day service. The council's news release invites the public to a service at Nelson's Monument at 1 pm on Sunday 18 October, with a procession from South Beach Parade and arrival by 12.50 pm.

Planning Watch

Decisions issued, 5 to 11 October

The council's planning register records 30 decisions and case closures with decision dates in this window. None were dated 10 or 11 October.

Permission, consent or certificate granted

06/26/0653/HH — 77 Laurel Drive, Bradwell NR31 8PH (5 October). Part two-storey side and part single-storey rear extension, with a flat roof changed to a pitched roof. Granted subject to conditions. The delegated report records no objection from Highways, no objection from Environmental Health (with general comments on hours of work) and no public representations.
06/26/0477/F — 46 Queens Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 3JR (6 October). Change of use from a 12-person, 12-bedroom house in multiple occupation with manager's flat to a 16-person, 16-bedroom house in multiple occupation with manager's room (sui generis); removal of a rear ground-floor extension, a new rear lobby entrance, French doors and a covered cycle store. Submitted 15 June 2026. Granted subject to conditions, including an HMO management plan, a flood warning and evacuation plan and cycle parking. The site is in Flood Zone 2 and the No. 1 Camperdown Conservation Area. The report records one letter of representation, raising noise, litter and smoking, and lists earlier applications on the site, including 06/25/0889/CU for an 18-bed HMO, refused in January 2026.
06/26/0582/VCF — Common Farm, Common Road, Hemsby NR29 4NB (6 October). Variation of condition 2 of 06/17/0649/F to change approved timber windows to flush casement uPVC windows and to replace one window with a French door. Submitted 21 July 2026. Granted; the report recommended approval.
06/25/0872/A — The Old Vicarage, 24 Church Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE (7 October). Advertisement consent for a free-standing non-illuminated sign and a non-illuminated sign board on the railings for Kirsty Cakery and Tea Room, at a Grade II* listed building. Submitted 22 October 2025. The consent expires after five years; existing signs must be removed before installation.
06/21/0405/F — Fir Tree Compound, Mill Lane, Fleggburgh NR29 3AW (8 October). Retrospective wooden shed, 5 m by 8 m with a pent roof, at a storage yard. Submitted 12 May 2021. Granted subject to conditions restricting use to storage associated with the wider site, with an informative on former landfill. The report gives the shed height as 2.4 to 2.7 m, records the site as outside the development limits and on a historic landfill site, and records support from the parish council and no objection from Highways or Environmental Health.
06/22/1094/F — Tollhouse Farm, land adjacent to Tollhouse Cottage, Lowestoft Road, Hopton on Sea NR31 9AN (8 October). Demolition of a fire-damaged barn and erection of a new outbuilding as three storage units. Submitted 14 November 2022. Granted subject to conditions, including agricultural storage use only and tree protection in line with an arboricultural report dated 9 December 2022.
06/26/0600/HH — Low Barn, Old Coast Road, Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby NR29 3QH (8 October). Single-storey front extension, conversion of a built-in garage to habitable use, and a detached double carport with garage. Submitted 30 July 2026. Granted subject to conditions, including window and door detailing at 1:20 scale before development above slab level. The delegated report recommended approval.
06/26/0638/TRE — 9 Ambrose Road, Caister-on-Sea NR30 5DA (8 October). Consent granted for a pollard to the knuckle of willow T1, in Tree Preservation Order No. 15 1993 (G3). Application dated 20 August 2026.
06/26/0687/TRE — Woodland Lodge, Main Road (A1064), Fleggburgh NR29 3AG (8 October). Consent granted under Tree Preservation Order No. 11 2020 to reduce limbs of ash T6 overhanging the gable by 2 m, and limbs of T6 and beech T5 over the garage roof by 2 m. Application dated 1 September 2026.
06/26/0688/TRE — Land outside 311 Beccles Road, Gorleston NR31 8DD (8 October). Consent granted under Tree Preservation Order No. 6 1998 for acer T1: reduce and reshape the canopy by up to 2 m, thin by 20% and remove epicormic growth. Application dated 28 August 2026.
06/26/0664/HH — 6 Edinburgh Close, Caister-on-Sea NR30 5LU (8 October). Single storey front extension to a council-owned property. Submitted 19 August 2026. Granted. This is the application reported last week as a Development Management Committee item; the notice is dated 8 October, and the committee vote itself is not published (see In the Chamber).
06/26/0648/HH — 99 Exmouth Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 3DN (9 October). Single storey front extension. Submitted 12 August 2026; revised plans received 8 October. Granted.
06/25/1087/NMA — South Yarmouth Area Housing Office, King Street, Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR (9 October). Non-material amendment to 06/25/0315/F (office to three-bedroom dwelling): relocation of the external storage shed, a revised wall boundary layout and rear window alterations. Notification received 16 December 2025; accepted with no objection, with conditions 2 and 9 amended. Applicant: Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

Discharge of conditions approved

Stepping Out, 38 Hawthorn Road, Gorleston NR31 8ES (5 and 7 October). Two applications on parent permission 06/24/0614/F (nine assisted-living apartments and one staff apartment): condition 6, Surface Water Management Strategy (06/26/0724/CD, 5 October), discharged; and condition 18, contamination (06/26/0725/CD, 7 October), partially discharged. The remediation strategy was accepted, and full discharge needs a verification report.
06/26/0315/CD — Barn C, Winsford Hall Farm, Filby Road, Stokesby with Herringby NR29 3DG (8 October). Condition 5 (ecology mitigation) of 06/25/0142/F, which created a farm office from a barn, discharged in full on the basis of no additional external lights. Application dated 22 April 2026.
06/26/0510/CD — Land south of Somerton Road and White Street, east of Church Farm, Martham (9 October). Condition 23 (barn owl box) of 06/24/0386/VCF, a variation of 06/21/0917/F (conversion of a barn to two dwellings and 44 dwellings), discharged in full. Application dated 27 July 2026.
Bradwell Local Centre, Unit 5 Woodfarm Lane, Bradwell NR31 9YN (9 October). Two applications on parent permission 06/25/0436/F (drive-through café): condition 6, plant and machinery acoustic specifications (06/26/0650/CD), and condition 9, external lighting (06/26/0651/CD), both discharged in full. Applications dated 14 August 2026.

Permission refused

06/26/0631/HH — 35 Marine Parade, Gorleston NR31 6DY (5 October). Single storey front extension, opening up of the front porch, first-floor front balcony, elevation alterations and garage conversion to habitable use. Submitted 9 August 2026. Refused for three reasons: harm to the setting of the adjacent No. 17 Gorleston Conservation Area (Policies DHE2 and DHE4 and the NPPF); poor design and loss of original early 20th-century features (Policies DHE1 and HOU11 and Design Code CHA4); and a balcony causing overlooking and an overbearing impact on 2 Gournay Avenue (Policies HEC7 and HOU11). The delegated report records one public comment.
06/26/0067/F — Dovedale, Butt Lane, Burgh Castle NR31 9PU (8 October). Demolition of a three-bedroom bungalow and erection of 10 detached dwellings (two 2-bedroom, four 3-bedroom, one 4-bedroom, three 5-bedroom) with access road, garaging, parking and landscaping. Applicant: Dovedale Homes (Norfolk) Ltd. Valid 21 May 2026. The decision notice refuses the application, in line with the officer recommendation reported last week, on at least nine grounds: outside the development limits (Policies OSS1, RUR1 and OSS3) with no evidenced unmet need; an insufficient dwelling mix (Policy HOU4 and Neighbourhood Plan Policy 2); one affordable rent dwelling offered against a requirement of three, without viability evidence; inefficient use of Grade 3 agricultural land; a layout that does not integrate natural features and removes many trees, including two under Tree Preservation Order No. 9 of 2020, and native hedgerow; loss of prominent protected Category B trees; the form, massing and bulk of plots 5 to 7; a car-dominant garage and parking layout; and failure to meet biodiversity net gain requirements (Schedule 7A). The committee's vote is not published.
06/26/0229/PU — Bremar Stud, Porters Loke, Burgh Castle NR31 9PX (7 October). Certificate of lawful proposed development for alterations to the access and conversion of an agricultural building to a single dwelling. Valid from 14 August 2026. Refused: the prior approval information required under Part 3, paragraph W(2) was not received, so the 56-day period did not start and deemed prior approval does not apply. The report cites earlier application 06/24/0295/PAD, refused on 16 September 2024 and dismissed at appeal on 28 March 2025. See also 06/25/0835/PAD, below, on the same site.

Cases closed without a decision ("Not Proceeded With")

06/25/0835/PAD — Building west of Bremar Stud, Porters Loke, Burgh Castle NR31 9PX (7 October). Prior approval application, received 10 October 2025, for conversion of an agricultural building to a single one-bedroom dwelling. Recorded as "Not Proceeded With"; the application was invalid from receipt and will not appear on the register.
06/26/0738/TCA — Station House, North Road, Hemsby NR29 4EZ (7 October). Notice, received 15 September 2026, of work to trim overgrown privet and conifers by about 4 ft off the top. Recorded as "Not Proceeded With"; invalid from receipt.
06/23/0824/F — Land off Madden Avenue and north of Jellicoe Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 4HF (9 October). Application, received 8 November 2023, to redevelop part of sports pitches and a playground for a local Scout centre with a new hut, fencing and activity and games areas. Recorded as "Not Proceeded With"; invalid from receipt.
06/26/0531/CD — The Iron Duke Public House, North Drive, Great Yarmouth NR30 4HF (9 October). Application, received 30 June 2026, to discharge condition 9 (kitchen extractor system) of 06/24/0972/F. Recorded as "Not Proceeded With"; invalid from receipt. This is separate from the five Iron Duke applications listed below.
06/26/0536/F — Land adjacent to 94 California Road, Great Yarmouth NR29 3QW (9 October). Proposed single storey holiday let, received 30 June 2026. Recorded as "Not Proceeded With"; invalid from receipt.

Consultation response sent

06/26/0756/SU — Crab Lane and Magdalen Way junction, Gorleston. The borough council's consultation response was sent to Norfolk County Council on 8 October: no objection to proposed new traffic signals at the junction, with kerb realignments, footway and carriageway resurfacing and new road markings.

Decision dates recorded; no decision document published at the time of checking

06/24/0818/VCF (8 October). The register records a decision date. The published documents are plans (levels, elevations, car park) and viability and financial documents; no decision notice was published and the documents do not state the site, so the register entry is reported as it stands.
06/24/0967/DOV (8 October). The register records a decision date and no decision document was published at the time of checking.
06/26/0577/PAD — Clement House, Swanstons Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 3NQ (decision date 29 September). Prior approval, Class G, for change of use to mixed use with up to two flats. Still no decision document at the time of checking.
The Iron Duke Public House, North Drive, Great Yarmouth NR30 4HF (decision date 1 October). Five condition discharge applications on parent permissions 06/24/0972/F and 06/24/0973/LB: 06/25/0524/CD, 06/25/0901/CD, 06/25/0903/CD, 06/25/0904/CD and 06/25/0905/CD. Still no decision documents at the time of checking.
06/22/0116/LB — 2 Swirles Place, Great Yarmouth (decision date 1 October). Listed building consent. Still no decision document at the time of checking.

Applications registered, 5 to 11 October

Fifteen applications were registered on the council's planning portal with received dates in this window; none were received on 10 or 11 October. The council publishes documents two to three days after receipt, so supporting papers were still being added after the window closed. References 06/26/0777 to 06/26/0781, 06/26/0795, 06/26/0765 and 06/26/0771 did not appear in the register search at the time of checking and are not reported.

06/26/0776/F — Full planning permission. 7 Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP. Alterations to the existing shopfront: a relocated entrance door and new glazed shopfront windows with dark frames. No change of use is proposed; the premises were previously a dog grooming salon. Site area 47 square metres. The form states the work has not started.
06/26/0783/F — Full planning permission (retrospective). Shrublands Health Centre, Magdalen Way, Gorleston NR31 7BP. Continued use of land and continued retention and operation of a modular building as a healthcare facility for a further five years. Site area 0.35 hectares; the existing use is given as Use Class E(e), health facility. The form shows 41 car spaces, 3 motorcycle spaces, 4 disabled spaces and 24 cycle spaces, with no change. Applicant: NHS Property Services Limited.
06/26/0784/NMA — Non-material amendment. Land north of Hemsby Road, Martham NR29 4QG. Amendment to condition 2 (approved drawings) of 06/20/0390/F, 112 dwellings with open space and infrastructure, as already amended by 06/24/0258/NMA. The cover letter says the change relates solely to the approved facing brickwork and replaces the materials layout drawing with drawing 26-194-40 Rev. P1. Applicant: Charwin Homes Ltd; agent: Planning Potential Ltd.
06/26/0782/TCA — Tree works in a conservation area. The Rectory, 11 Church View, Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby NR29 3PZ. Removal of one conifer and a laurel hedge, with volunteer plums noted. The form says replanting will be addressed in a future planning application (pre-application reference 06/26/0089/PAE). Applicant: Burgh Homes (Fleggburgh) Ltd.
06/26/0785/CD — Discharge of condition. Land north of Barton Way, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth. Part (A) of condition 8, the archaeological written scheme of investigation, of 06/23/0504/F (55 dwellings with access, drainage, public open space and landscaping), approved 18 November 2025. An archaeological document accompanies the application. Applicant: Flagship Homes.
06/26/0786/NMA — Non-material amendment. Pointers East, west of Ormesby Road, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth. Amendment to conditions 2, 14, 26 and 27 of 06/15/0309/F. The form says the aim is to regularise the approved plans so that the drawings referenced by those conditions reflect the development as constructed. Applicant: Persimmon Homes (Anglia).
06/26/0788/CD — Discharge of condition. 46 Queens Road, Great Yarmouth. Condition 3 of the permission for the change of use to a 16-person house in multiple occupation (the permission granted this week as 06/26/0477/F). An HMO management document accompanies the application. Applicant: Barret Properties.
06/26/0789/CD — Discharge of condition. Paddock House, Warren Road, Hopton-on-Sea NR31 6JT. Condition 3 of 06/25/1091/HH (single storey extension to side and rear), decided 18 February 2026. A product technical document accompanies the application.
06/26/0790/PDE — Prior approval, larger home extension. 35 Kestrel Road, Hopton, Great Yarmouth NR31 9XZ. Single-storey rear extension to an existing dwelling, extending 6 m beyond the rear wall. Neighbours at 10, 12, 33 and 37 Kestrel Road are listed as notified.
06/26/0791/CD — Discharge of condition. Emerald Park, Woodfarm Lane, Gorleston-on-Sea NR31 7JA. Part A of condition 8 of 06/24/0102/F (80 dwellings with garages, access roads, open space, drainage and landscaping), decided 19 August 2026. A written scheme accompanies the application. Applicant: Badger Building (E.Anglia) Limited.
06/26/0792/F — Full planning permission. Verge off Lancelot Road, outside Pharos Marine, Beacon Park, Gorleston NR31 7BF. Construction and operation of a micro battery storage project; site area 272 square metres. Papers include a wire mesh fence, a battery noise assessment, a planning statement and a layout plan.
06/26/0793/F — Full planning permission. Land by Crowhall Green, Great Yarmouth NR31 7DX. Construction and operation of a micro battery storage project; site area 364 square metres. Papers include a wire mesh fence, a battery noise assessment, a planning statement and a layout plan.
06/26/0794/F — Full planning permission. Verge at the end of Excalibur Road, Gorleston NR31 7RA. Construction and operation of a micro battery storage project; site area 225 square metres. Papers include a wire mesh fence, a battery noise assessment, a planning statement and a layout plan.
06/26/0796/F — Full planning permission. Land to the south east of Excalibur Road, Gorleston NR31 7RQ. Construction and operation of a micro battery storage project; site area 386 square metres. Papers include a wire mesh fence, a battery noise assessment, a planning statement and a layout plan.
06/26/0797/F — Full planning permission. Registered on the planning portal with a received date of 9 October; no documents had been published at the time of checking, so no description is given.

Your Money

Contracts starting this week. The council's contract register, published as a spreadsheet on its website, lists 299 contracts with a combined full contract value of about £125.8 million, unchanged since last week's issue. One has a start date between 5 and 11 October 2026:

Provision of Right to Buy Valuations for the council — Norse Group Services Limited; £56,250.00; three quotes (RFQ); Social Landlord Service (Housing Income); 5 October 2026 to 4 October 2028; register reference 2842-RFQ-O.

Money before Cabinet and Council. The outcomes are not yet published for the Cabinet recommendation of up to £250,000 for the Star Hotel or for the £239,705 of 2026/27 Rough Sleeping Programme revenue funding. Any allocation from the £500,000 Ocean Room sale awaits a vote of full council. Details are under In the Chamber.

Grant call. The grant call reported last week, for independent chairing, secretariat and partnership support, was unchanged on the council's procurement page, with no reference number or closing date.

Jobs & Tenders

Thirteen vacancies were listed on the council's careers portal at the time of checking. Three listed last week are no longer listed: HGV Driver/Loader, Casual Chapel Attendant and Refuse Supervisor.

Posted this week:

Compliance Administrator — Social Landlord Service; permanent, full time; £27,274 to £29,541; posted 6 October; closes 16 October 2026
Homeless Prevention Officer — Strategic Housing; fixed term, full time; £30,515 to £33,119; posted 6 October; closes 19 October 2026
Apprentice Plumber — Social Landlord Service; permanent, full time; £24,521.29; posted 6 October; closes 30 October 2026
Apprentice Electrician — Social Landlord Service; permanent, full time; £24,521.29; posted 6 October; closes 30 October 2026
Trainee Housing Advisor — Strategic Housing; fixed term, full time; £25,614 to £26,428; posted 6 October; closes 19 October 2026

Posted earlier and still listed:

Business Rates & Sundry Debt Officer — part time (22 hours per week); £16,216.97 to £17,564.91 pro rata; posted 2 October; closes 15 October 2026
Drug and Alcohol Link Worker — permanent, full time; £27,274 to £29,541; posted 2 October; closes 16 October 2026; interviews on 19 October
Selective Licensing Officer — permanent; £38,510 to £42,123; posted 25 September; closes 30 October 2026
Tenancy Relations Officer — fixed term; £38,510 to £42,123; posted 24 September; closes 26 October 2026
Floor Layer — fixed term; £37,654; posted 24 September; closes 18 October 2026
Senior Planning Officer (Career Grade) — permanent; £33,672 to £47,664; posted 7 September; closes 28 October 2026
Strategic Planning Manager — permanent; £54,143 to £58,339; posted 2 September; closes 25 October 2026
Building Control Surveyor — £41,771 to £46,142; posted 3 March 2026; no closing date listed

The one live opportunity on the council's procurement page is the grant call described under Your Money.

Have Your Say

Four consultations were open on the council's survey portal:

Your Say – Your Choice: Sports Selection — 21 September to 23 October 2026
Festival of Bowls (visitor survey) — 28 August to 31 October 2026
Scoping Consultation for the New Local Plan — 24 August to 16 October 2026
Council Tax Support consultation for 2027/28 — 27 July to 19 October 2026

Proposed Housing Development Sites (7 September to 7 October 2026) is no longer listed. None opened during this window.

On the High Street

The council's table of alcohol and entertainment licence applications open for representation lists eight entries, unchanged since last week. Seven carry closing dates for representations between 4 and 26 August 2026. The eighth is the variation at the Theatre Tavern, Theatre Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 2BE, for live music from 10:00 to 01:00 daily, indoors only; the closing date for representations is 29 October 2026.

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