Sites with lapsed or refused planning wanted in Great Yarmouth
Development Land Wanted buys sites with lapsed or refused planning in Great Yarmouth and right across England and Wales. Owners and agents are both welcome.
Land with a lapsed consent or a refusal is not a dead end. We read the decision, the officer's report and any appeal history to judge whether a fresh approach could work.
- Size
- Any
- Planning
- Lapsed, refused or withdrawn
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Conditional or outright
What sites with lapsed or refused planning we want near Great Yarmouth
Sites around Great Yarmouth with an old refusal can be worth a second look, especially where local or national policy has since changed. Great Yarmouth is in Norfolk, about 18 miles east of Norwich. Nearby places include Lowestoft, Norwich and North Walsham.
- Sites where planning permission has expired
- Land refused for design, access or technical reasons
- Land with an old permission that was never started
- Plots where policy has changed since the last decision
The A11 corridor from Thetford towards Norwich and the A47 east-west route carry much planned growth, with larger sites around Norwich. Rural villages see small schemes of farm buildings, paddocks and infill plots, while flood risk in the Fens near King's Lynn and on the coast shapes what is possible.
What decides whether a site in Great Yarmouth works
Policy changes
National and local policy may have moved since the last decision, for better or worse.
Appeal history
An inspector's decision carries weight in future applications.
Time since decision
The longer ago the decision, the more the context may have changed.
In England, a planning permission normally has to be implemented within three years unless the council sets a different period, and councils aim to decide minor applications within eight weeks and major ones within thirteen.
Though we are based in Birmingham (roughly 153 miles away), distance is no barrier: we look at land across England and Wales.
Ways to sell sites with lapsed or refused planning in Great Yarmouth
Outright purchase
We agree a price and buy the land, with no planning condition attached.
Outright purchaseSubject-to-planning contract
We agree a price now and complete once a satisfactory planning permission is granted.
Subject-to-planning contractJoint venture
You contribute the land, we fund and manage planning and delivery, and the proceeds are shared as agreed.
Joint ventureFrom first call to completion
Get in touch
Tell us where the land is and what you know about it.
Site review
We look at the land, its planning position and anything that could affect it.
Proposal
We put our proposal in writing, with no obligation to accept.
Exchange and completion
If you go ahead, contracts are exchanged and the sale completes on the agreed terms.
Your questions answered
Does a refusal make the land worth less?
It can affect value, but often the reasons can be addressed. Policy may also have changed since the decision.
My permission lapsed years ago. Is it still relevant?
Yes. An old permission shows the principle was once accepted, though current policy now applies.
Is Great Yarmouth too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 153 miles from Great Yarmouth, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
How quickly can you look at a site in Great Yarmouth?
For most sites we can give an initial view once we have the location and a plan. Detailed checks follow if the land looks suitable.