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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
28,528Searchable applications
236Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,233 approved or refused records
2,746Refused applications

19,487 approved · 2,746 refused · 1,196 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0668/CU

    Change of use to childrens nursery +

    Unit 45 Longs Industrial Estate Englands Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BE

    Received 25 Jul 2002
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0099/F

    Proposed front garden wall with railings

    Bracora Station Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BE

    Received 18 Feb 2009
  3. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/23/0051/PDE

    Prior approval application for larger home extension - replacement of conservatory with rear single storey extension 6m x 2.8m

    16 Lacon Road Caister on sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5EU

    Received 20 Jan 2023
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0296/F

    Two-storey extension to side

    61 Beatty Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4BJ

    Received 29 Jun 2020
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0865/F

    Front garage extension +

    57 Seaview Rise Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Nov 2001
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/1006/F

    GIS

    Cliff Park Farmhouse Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6JN

    Received 11 Dec 1997
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0695/F

    Extension to kitchen

    15 Queen Annes Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jul 2004
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0656/F

    Renewal of PP:06/14/0612/F - to allow opening times 8:00 - 23:00 Monday to Saturday and 9:00 - 22:00 on Sundays

    58 Bells Road Margo's Lounge Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6AG

    Received 23 Oct 2015
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0769/F

    Conservatory extension +

    Long Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth (Plot 1 off)

    Received 5 Oct 2001
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0382/F

    Front, side and rear extensions

    5 Wensum Way Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NY

    Received 26 Apr 2004
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0815/CU

    GIS

    33 York Road Great Yarmouth (rear building) NR30 2ND

    Received 4 Oct 1999
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0477/F

    Change of use from a 12-person, 12-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation with Manager's Flat (sui generis use), to a 16-person, 16-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation with Manager's Room (sui generis use); External alterations to remove ground floor rear extension, create new rear lobby entrance and french doors, and erect a covered cycle store shelter.

    46 Queens Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3JR

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0405/F

    New conservatory at rear of property *

    Breckland Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 May 2001
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0058/F

    Retrospective application to relocate fridge/freezer motors onto outside wall

    Fishers Opening Yarmouth Meat Traders Ltd Great Yarmouth NR30 2EY

    Received 29 Jan 2014
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1046/F

    Change of use from ground floor shop to residential flat

    204 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1DB

    Received 30 Nov 2007
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0439/F

    Single storey link extension over internal yard area and new shop fronts

    155/156 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1BY

    Received 7 Jul 2009
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0412/F

    Demolition of existing kitchen and store rear extensions and construction of replacement kitchen (with associated extraction equipment).

    The Tramway Public House 1 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SG

    Received 17 May 2024
  18. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/18/0345/CU

    Change of use from hotel to house in multiple occupation with managed accommodation

    46 Queens Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3JR

    Received 14 Jun 2018
  19. Not proceeded with06/24/0061/TRE

    Treeworks

    Land adj to 22 Victory Avenue Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9GA

    Received 24 Jan 2024
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0673/F

    Bedroom extension with car port for disabled person *

    1 Danby Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Aug 1999
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0354/F

    Construction of 12 dwellings (Plots 90-101) and realignment of 3 plots (29-31) previously approved under planning permission 06/15/0737/F

    Former Claydon School (Land at) Beccles Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 24 Jun 2019
  22. PERMITTED DEV.06/16/0120/PDE

    Proposed larger home extension - replacement of conservatory with brick and tile garden room

    18 Lincoln Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7NL NR31 7NL

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0229/F

    Proposed first floor extension over garage for 2 no. bedrooms and bathroom

    311 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6JW

    Received 23 Apr 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0881/F

    Rear first floor extension

    Summerfield House Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Oct 2007

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Great Yarmouth Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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