Council officials said in a report the “loss of existing golf holes because of erosion would severely [affect] the viability of the golf club”.
According to the club’s agent and golf course architect, Simon Gidman, the site has been affected by erosion for a number of years, particularly the southern half.
The north is perhaps better protected thanks to the sea wall at Great Yarmouth, he said in a report to the council.
The club purchased 50 acres of land at the beginning of the millennium to prepare for the threat posed by erosion.
The club hoped work could start this spring and could be the course could be open for play by 2028.
It is one of the oldest courses in east Norfolk and it is visited by 2,500 golfers each year.