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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
28,622Searchable applications
236Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,316 approved or refused records
2,765Refused applications

19,551 approved · 2,765 refused · 1,197 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Split decision Conditions/Reasons06/21/1008/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 6 of pp. 06/21/0309/F - types and colours of materials; scheme of planting and landscaping; details of bird boxes

    3 Poplar Avenue (Land adjacent) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7PW

    Received 4 Aug 2021
  2. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/19/0050/EU

    Application for certificate of Lawfulness for proposed change of use - first and second floors to residential

    16 Market Row GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1PB

    Received 25 Jan 2019
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0948/F

    Demolish and rebuild store room

    43a High Street Spic and Span Cleaners Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Nov 1995
  4. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/23/0823/TEL

    Proposed installation of fixed line broadband electric communications apparatus 1.no 11m medium wooden pole

    Land at Middleton Gardens Magdalen Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 7AE

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0080/F

    Removal of current flat roof and replace with leaning pitched tiled roof to existing garage. Removal of garage door and brick in with new access door

    10 Keppel Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6SN

    Received 8 Feb 2019
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0035/F

    Erection of 10 bungalows - following approval of Outline application ref: 06/15/0132/O

    Meadow Way (Land at) Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 15 Jan 2018
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0364/F

    Front extension to lounge

    47 Common Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Apr 1995
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0754/F

    Proposed side and rear first floor extensions and detached double garage

    34 Ormesby Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LA NR29 4LA

    Received 2 Dec 2010
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0908/F

    Alts & exts to indoor swimming pool to create childrens' splash zone & ext changing room area

    Hopton Holiday Village Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Sept 2004
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1071/F

    Extension to dining room *

    14 Whimbrel Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Dec 2002
  11. WITHDRAWN06/08/0073/CU

    Conversion of hotel to eleven flats

    79-80 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2DJ

    Received 31 Jan 2008
  12. Undecided06/26/0134/PU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development: Proposed use of Wardens Accommodation to be used as Sheltered Residential Accommodation.

    1 Ravelin House St Peters Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 2PZ

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0489/F

    Two-storey extension

    2 Cadiz Way Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jun 2005
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0288/CU

    Change of use of two pieces of land from agricultural to garden/paddock

    Reed Cottage Ashby Road Repps Great Yarmouth NR29 5JT

    Received 25 Mar 2004
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0439/F

    Ground and first floor extension *

    67 Long Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 May 2003
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0479/F

    Kitchen and bathroom extension at rear of property

    63 Bradwell Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HE

    Received 20 Jun 2008
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0051/F

    Ground and first floor extension +

    5 Diana Way Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jan 2001
  18. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/24/0942/PAD

    Application of Prior Approval: Proposed conversion of agricultural building to 3 single-storey dwellings (2no. 1-bedroom and 1no. 2-bedroom), including works of partial demolition of rear and front elevations and removal of part of the roof. Removal of wall panels and insertion of windows, doors and rooflights and infilling of an existing opening (re: Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015).

    Dole Poultry Farm near Stanmaur Doles Lane Bradwell NR31 9DZ

    Received 10 Dec 2024
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0702/F

    Change of use of cart shed to granny annexe

    The Manor House Browston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 9DP

    Received 6 Aug 2007
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0206/F

    Bedroom extension *

    2 Watermeadow Close Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 2003
  21. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/21/0686/CD

    Discharge of conditions 6 and 7 for pp 06/20/0429/LB - Installation details of new and relocated services and related fixtures, details of joinery

    58 North Quay St Johns Head Public House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1JB

    Received 6 Aug 2021
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0892/F

    Proposed PVCU Conservatory to rear of property

    36 Orwell Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9NZ NR31 9NZ

    Received 15 Oct 2007
  23. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/19/0073/PDC

    Notification for prior approval - Change of use from retail shop to ground floor flat

    47 Northgate Street (Pet Food Paradise) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1BJ

    Received 6 Feb 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0287/HH

    Dropped kerb to form new vehicle access; Installation of hardstanding over front garden to create new parking area and driveway.

    59 Jellicoe Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4AN

    Received 7 Apr 2025

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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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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