3 Brett Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

1) Single storey rear extension to dwelling including conversion of garage; 2) Alterations to garage and raised height of the flat roof; 3) Alterations to side elevations of dwelling and installation of solar panels; 4) Change of materials to gables. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 238 m away: Outer Thames Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Gorleston-on-Sea built-up area; National infrastructure project about 996 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application.
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area95 m² (1,023 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Postcode
NR31 6HE
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Parish
GY Gorleston
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
120decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Great Yarmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Great Yarmouth decision record →

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.