Planning application
Unit 5 Riverside Road (opposite 51 Blackwall Reach) Gorleston NR31 6QA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from existing industrial/storage warehouse and office space (Use Classes E and B8) to an Alternative Provision Educational Facility including activity rooms and sport hall (Use Class F1).
As published by the council, reference 06/26/0627/CU
Application record
- Reference
- 06/26/0627/CU
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Undecided
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- NR31 6QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Great Yarmouth
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 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 93 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Great Yarmouth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Great Yarmouth decided full applications in a median of 159 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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