53 High Street (former Caister Police Station) Caister NR30 5AD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retrospective application to vary Condition 2 of pp (Redevelopment of site to include 2 pairs of 4-bedroom houses and 1 pair of 3-bedroom houses; Conversion of main building into 2no. flats and 2no. shops) - Amendments to approved plans, external materials and fenestration arrangements at the former police station building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Apr 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 28 Apr 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Caister-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Postcode
NR30 5AD
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Parish
Caister North
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Great Yarmouth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#181 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Great Yarmouth ranks #125 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Great Yarmouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #171 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #154 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #125 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #221 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
51 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
366
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026