Methodist Church Lowestoft Road Gorleston NR31 6NA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed conversion of former church and associated hall to nine residential dwelling units, involving alterations to elevations, and all associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 4 Jan 2027, from Great Yarmouth's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 22 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
National infrastructure project about 1494 m away: Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing; Special protection area about 467 m away: Outer Thames Estuary; Inside the Gorleston-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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.

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Important details

Postcode
NR31 6NA
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Parish
GY St Andrews
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Great Yarmouth usually decides changes of use by day 73.

Day 1558 days to the predicted decision (day 73)
38%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
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