Land along Rivers Yare and Bure Great Yarmouth

Pending 06/26/0423/ESN
Date received
26 May 2026
Date validated
26 May 2026
Postcode
NR30 1QS

Description

EIA Screening Opinion request relating to works to the existing flood defences, including the quay walls, along the tidal Rivers Yare and Bure in Great Yarmouth, comprising 20no. walls covered by the Environment Agency Epoch 3 programme and including works to raise the wall heights, remove or replace walls or construct new flood defence walls and including possible demolition of existing building.

Great Yarmouth
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Great Yarmouth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #251 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 63% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Great Yarmouth decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #127 of 292
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #251 of 292
63%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #273 of 292
78%
Minor dwellings approved
49 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
14 decided
376
Total decisions
31 refused in 2025