The David Howkins Memorial Charity Museum 39-40 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of museum to create 10 self-contained flats; insertion of roof lights to front and rear elevation; alterations to fenestration on side and rear elevations; conversion of roof space and installation of internal staircase; partial demolition and rebuilding of single storey rear lean-to extension Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Withdrawn on 8 Jul 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026
Site constraints 9
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- 0 mCredence House Including Area RailingsGrade II
- 3 mFormer Gas ShowroomGrade II
- 5 mKings Wine Bar Including Step RailingsGrade II
- 15 mCannon Bollard at Junction With Row 116
- 16 m134 and 134a, King StreetGrade II
- 16 mCannon Bollard at Junction With Row 116Grade II
- 17 mNumber 43 Including 2 Stable Ranges to RearGrade II
- 17 m133, King Street
- 18 m135, King StreetGrade II
- 21 m132, King StreetGrade II
- 24 m133, King StreetGrade II
- 24 mNumber 44 Including Railings to StepsGrade II
- 25 m136, King StreetGrade II
- 29 m131, King StreetGrade II
- 33 m137 and 138, King StreetGrade II
- 38 m34, King StreetGrade II
- 40 m139, King StreetGrade II
- 40 m1, 2 and 3, St Georges PlainGrade II
- 43 m33, KING STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 46 mLiberties Public HouseGrade II
- 50 mYork Road Centre (Former Drill Hall)Grade II
- 57 mNumber 141 Including Area RailingsGrade II
- 58 m126 and 127, King StreetGrade II
- 71 m142, King StreetGrade II
- 74 m123 and 123a, King StreetGrade II
- 75 mWorking Mens ClubGrade II
- 76 m143, King StreetGrade II
- 81 m144, King StreetGrade II
- 90 mNumber 145 Including Basement Area Railings in FrontGrade II
- 96 mSt Georges TheatreGrade I
- 109 mWood Hall HotelGrade II
- 116 mRed Fleet HouseGrade II
- 119 m17 and 19, Tolhouse StreetGrade II
- 119 m82 and 83, St George's RoadGrade II
- 122 m15, Tolhouse StreetGrade II
- 123 mNumber 148 Including Railings to DoorwayGrade II
- 125 m13, Tolhouse StreetGrade II
- 128 m9 and 11, Tolhouse StreetGrade II
- 137 mThe TolhouseGrade I
- 146 mChurch of St SpyridonGrade II
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £130,000 in January 2026. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- Postcode
- NR30 2PN
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Parish
- GY Nelson
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision
- WITHDRAWN
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 1 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 22 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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