Planning application
Gorleston Recreation Ground Church Lane Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth NR31 7BQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a new football clubhouse and full-size 3G artificial grass pitch, together with associated landscaping, installation of floodlighting, installation of covered spectator stands, hard-surfacing and parking provision, new pedestrian access to Church Lane, installation of new gates to existing vehicular access, and the siting of a storage container and associated works
As published by the council, reference 06/26/0117/F
Application record
- Reference
- 06/26/0117/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Undecided
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Parish
- GY St Andrews
- Postcode
- NR31 7BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Great Yarmouth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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06/26/0384/ESN Awaiting decision
Gorleston Recreation Ground Church Lane Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth NR31 7BQ
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion relating to planning application 06/26/0117/F - Construction of a new football clubhouse and full-size 3G artificial grass pitch, together with associated landscaping, installation of floodlighting, installation of covered spectator stands, hard-surfacing and parking provision, new pedestrian access to Church Lane, installation of new gates to existing vehicular access, and the siting of a storage container and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Great Yarmouth
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Great Yarmouth took a median of 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
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06/26/0384/ESN Awaiting decision
Gorleston Recreation Ground Church Lane Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth NR31 7BQ
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion relating to planning application 06/26/0117/F - Construction of a new football clubhouse and full-size 3G artificial grass pitch, together with associated landscaping, installation of floodlighting, installation of covered spectator stands, hard-surfacing and parking provision, new pedestrian access to Church Lane, installation of new gates to existing vehicular access, and the siting of a storage container and associated works.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
191 documents on file for this application
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