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Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
28,553Searchable applications
236Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,256 approved or refused records
2,752Refused applications

19,504 approved · 2,752 refused · 1,196 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 1995 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas18 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0858/CU

    External seating area

    Fields George Street/Stonecutters Way Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Oct 1995
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0520/F

    Extension to form dining room at rear *

    56 Youell Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Jun 2003
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0011/F

    GIS

    72 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jan 1999
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0852/F

    Conversion of 1 no. warehouse into 3 no. smaller light industrial units. Demolition of a further warehouse to form access and car parking

    Oswald House 284-285 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0JB

    Received 21 Nov 2023
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1171/F

    Redevelopment of site to form four retail units and eight residential units

    3/7 Market Row Great Yarmouth (Courts Site)

    Received 6 Dec 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0808/F

    Relax occupancy cond. to allow occupation from 1st March to 14th January in the following year +

    49 Four Acres Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JB

    Received 29 Sept 2000
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0043/F

    Garage

    4 Sole Bay Cottages Pit Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jan 1996
  8. WITHDRAWN06/03/0374/SU

    Change of use of agricultural land to school playing field use *

    Rollesby First School Main Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Apr 2003
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0429/F

    New vehicle storage and maintenance building +

    Gapton Hall Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 May 2003
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0638/F

    Front elevation bay window and lounge extension

    46 Hill Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HP

    Received 29 Sept 2011
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0526/F

    First floor extension to form additional bedroom, extend an an existing bedroom and improve bathroom facilities

    Playfords Farmhouse Tretts Lane Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AT NR29 3AT

    Received 15 Jun 2007
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0404/HH

    Single storey side extension to provide additional living accommodation.

    292 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7DX

    Received 6 May 2022
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/19/0201/F

    Sub division of garden to form plot for detached bungalow

    73 Eastern Avenue Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5JA

    Received 9 Apr 2019
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0090/F

    Raise height of existing single storey roof by 1m

    13 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QB

    Received 17 Feb 2017
  15. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0953/CU

    7 day ext (Sundays) to period permitted under GPDO for car boot sales inc hard surfacing to egress over private track *

    Crows Farm Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth (OS 3616/5022)

    Received 1 Dec 1998
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0421/F

    Positioning of portacabins for classroom and changing room (previously approved 06/05/0261/F)

    Shuttleworth Close Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0NQ (Bradwell North)

    Received 8 Jul 2010
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0397/F

    Self contained annexe and garage extension

    Roman Oaks Butt Lane Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9PU

    Received 27 Jun 2017
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0440/F

    Front extension

    19 Waveney Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LB

    Received 7 Jun 2005
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0475/F

    Front porch

    23 St Andrews Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 May 1995
  20. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/01/0968/M

    Agricultural determination - animal shelter *

    Church Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Dec 2001
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0038/F

    Remove existing timber front and rebuild. Replace single glazed windows with double glazed windows.

    106 Pier Plain Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PG

    Received 25 Jan 2014
  22. WITHDRAWN06/06/0253/F

    Erection of five residential dwellings and demolition of existing buildings

    Manor Farm Back Lane Martham Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 10 Mar 2006
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0331/F

    GIS

    Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Apr 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0499/F

    Variation of condition 3 of pp 06/17/0778/O in respect of boundary wall to front

    The Warren (formerly part of Corner Farm) West Road West End West Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5ST

    Received 28 Sept 2020

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