The former Barclays Bank on Gorleston High Street will remain a retail area on the ground floor to "preserve" its character, while eight one-bedroom flats will be built on the first and second floors.

Applicant Holly Brown, from the Dorset-based real estate company Five Bees Limited, saw her bid approved by Great Yamrouth Borough Council despite objections.

The proposal includes no car parking but offers sheltered cycle spaces for people at the flats.

The former Barclays on the Gorleston High Street is set for a new lease of life as flats and a shop (Image: Google) Many of the........

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