Shauns Family Butchers, 17 Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BA

Planning appeal 3359024 at Shauns Family Butchers, 17 Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BA (Great Yarmouth Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Heward H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, with particular regard to its main façade.

described as “demolition of the whole building and clearance of the site”

Authority: Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Heward H
Postcode: NR30 1BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, with particular regard to its main façade
The extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the St Nicholas/Northgate Conservation Area

What decided it

The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence through a properly prepared Heritage Impact Assessment by a qualified specialist to justify the demolition, contrary to Framework paragraph 207 and Policy E5 of the Local Plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy E5 of the Great Yarmouth Local Plan Part 2 (adopted 2021)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 207Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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