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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
28,689Searchable applications
236Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,375 approved or refused records
2,776Refused applications

19,599 approved · 2,776 refused · 1,200 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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/Reasons06/04/0657/F

    Conservatory

    11 Maple Close Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4SE

    Received 12 Jul 2004
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0189/F

    Alterations to existing shop/cafe including demolition

    High Road Filling Station Repps with Bastwick GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5JH

    Received 27 Mar 2017
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0117/F

    Change of use from a YMCA charity retail shop (A1 use) to a mixed class Costa Coffee shop (A1/A3 use) including alterations to shopfront

    134-136 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QX

    Received 21 Feb 2014
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0530/F

    Conversion to garage and erection of second storey bedroom

    Fen Cottage Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JS

    Received 8 Jun 2004
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0077/F

    Rear extension

    Eddie Thonpson Butchers 18-19 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 26 Jan 2007
  6. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/11/0349/LB

    Erection of blue heritage plaque

    3 St Georges Plain Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PH

    Received 17 May 2011
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0322/F

    New garage, new sun room and rebuild bay window *

    39 Addison Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Apr 1997
  8. NO OBJECTION06/06/1041/SU

    New entrance and extension to reception

    St Georges First School St Peters Road Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 12 Dec 2006
  9. REFUSED06/25/0083/NMA

    Non-material amendment of pp. 06/24/0020/HH (Proposed two storey side and rear extensions; Single-storey linked rear extension to provide indoor swimming pool complex; Erection of detached car port; Erection of new brick and railing boundary wall.) - Proposed change to the design of the front boundary wall

    172 Burgh Road Bradwell NR31 9ER

    Received 3 Feb 2025
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0379/CU

    Retrospective application for the change of use from publicly accessible open space/amenity land to private residential curtilage and incorporation into the adjoining garden at 20 Kestrel Close, Bradwell.

    Land to the north of 20 Kestrel Close Bradwell NR31 8QS

    Received 9 May 2026
  11. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0349/CD

    Discharge of Condition 12 of pp 06/22/0546/F (Development of 41 dwellings) - Detailed designs of roads, footways and foul and surface water drainage arrangements

    Land north of Scratby Road Scratby

    Received 15 Mar 2024
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0307/F

    GIS

    Morton Peto Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR30 0LT

    Received 15 Apr 1997
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0297/F

    Internal alterations and extension to form new garage *

    3 York Villa Close Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Apr 2001
  14. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/24/0058/TEL

    Proposed installation of 9m light wooden pole for fixed broadband O/S 11 Wanci Crescent, Gorleston and a 10m light wooden pole for fixed broadband O/S 7 Youell Avenue, Gorleston

    O/s 11 Waunci Crescent & O/s 7 Youell Avenue Gorleston

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0326/TRE

    Proposed tree works - Full felling and removal of a T10 Robinia (TPO No.4 2005) due to concerns of future stability

    Belton Old Hall 14 Station Road South Belton with Browston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JG

    Received 24 Apr 2023
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0757/F

    Single storey extension incorporating master bedroom dressing room and ensuite

    24 Youell Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6HT

    Received 13 Nov 2014
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0726/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No. 5 2007) - T1 (Oak): Deadwood, Crown lift to new growth leaving existing branches (where stable); and cut back outer branches by approx. 1.0 to 1.5 metres

    St Olaves Service Station Beccles Road St Olaves NR31 9HD

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0670/F

    Proposed pitched roof to porch

    111 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NW

    Received 10 Sept 2008
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0729/F

    GIS

    Great Yarmouth Stadium Yarmouth Road West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Sept 1997
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0731/F

    Proposed first floor front extension

    53 Kings Drive (Plot 56) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8SP

    Received 23 Oct 2014
  21. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0418/F

    Twenty five dwellings and new garages to York Villa and Wells Cottages

    York Villa/Wells Cottages r/o off Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 May 1995
  22. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/96/0632/D

    GIS

    120 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Plot adjacent to)

    Received 28 Aug 1996
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0260/F

    GIS

    5 Thurne Rise Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Apr 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0154/F

    Renewal of planning permission no 06/99/1023/F to retain nurses accommodation as offices

    James Paget Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Flats 4 and 6 Block 10)

    Received 28 Feb 2005

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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.

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