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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
29,026Searchable applications
236Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,659 approved or refused records
2,821Refused applications

19,838 approved · 2,821 refused · 1,214 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 1994 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/00/0718/F

    Extensions to concert hall/ display area building to form two display areas & changing rooms within village complex *

    The Village Burgh St Margaret Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AF

    Received 21 Aug 2000
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0149/F

    Use of house and grounds for wedding and event venue, new rear service wing and conservatory, alterations to access and egress and two marquees

    Ormesby Manor Main Road Ormesby St Michael GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3LN

    Received 9 Mar 2015
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0876/F

    Internal alts to existing changing rooms/pavilion and new ext for changing rooms, store and entrance corridor

    Waters Lane Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 13 Oct 2006
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0885/F

    Garden shed in corner of garden

    The Old Surgery North Market Road Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4BH

    Received 15 Oct 2007
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0301/O

    Development to form one pair of semi-detached houses with car spaces, access etc.

    5 Church Lane (adjacent) Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Apr 1995
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0523/CU

    Change of use from agricultural land to residential garden land

    17 Beach Road (land to rear of) Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AJ

    Received 9 Aug 2011
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0289/CD

    Discharge of conditions 13 of pp. 06/17/0438/O - Submission of CMS with details of parking of site vehicles, wheel washing facilities; erection and maintenance of security hoarding, dust suppression measures. storage and loading an unloading of plant and materials

    Land adjacent to Lowestoft Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9RN

    Received 8 Apr 2021
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0691/F

    Replacement shop front and external alterations

    149 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PA

    Received 29 Oct 2009
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0016/F

    Flat-roofed ground floor extension at rear to create two bedrooms

    43 Tan Lane Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DW

    Received 10 Jan 2005
  10. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0693/CD

    Demolish existing hotel and replace with an A1 (bulky goods) unit with associated external works - Discharge of condition 4 Re: Planning permission 06/13/0538/F

    Former Two Bears Hotel Pasteur Road GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 30 Oct 2014
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0114/F

    Proposed erection and siting of fibre exchange telecommunications infrastructure

    Land adjacent Shuttleworth Close GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0NQ

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0344/O

    New dwelling in grounds of 10 Green Lane *

    10 Green Lane (adjacent) Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Apr 2003
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0567/F

    GIS

    15 Kingston Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Jul 1996
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0247/F

    Extension to provide shower room and storage room

    204 The Marrams Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4JN

    Received 31 Mar 2005
  15. NO OBJECTION06/25/0823/TEL

    Proposed installation of electronic communications apparatus/development ancillary to radio equipment housing

    Havenbridge House North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1HZ

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  16. Undecided06/26/0534/EU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development, to confirm the lawful use of the property as a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

    131 Mill Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0HS

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  17. NO OBJECTION06/19/0624/SU

    Part demolition and provision and operation of Social Emotional Mental Health SEN School. Three residential dormitory blocks and associated works

    Alderman Swindell Primary School Beresford Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4AB

    Received 8 Nov 2019
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0097/F

    Erection of a wall to incorporate entrance gates with tarmacaden being laid at entrance to drive

    Casa Nuestra Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 3LN

    Received 9 Feb 2012
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0383/F

    Front bay extension

    37 Ormesby Road Oakley Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LA

    Received 16 May 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0504/F

    Proposed extension to front of bungalow

    48 Mill Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8HH NR31 8HH

    Received 3 Sept 2018
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0652/HH

    Proposed single storey side extension

    28 Connaught Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7LU

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  22. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/24/0561/A

    Installation of 2 no. non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 no. illuminated fascia sign

    Endeavour House Swanstons Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3NG

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/24/0619/A

    Siting of 1.no small pole-mounted sign to state "EV Charging" with "Zest" company logo

    Rear of 152 King Street fronting Tower Hill Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  24. PERMITTED DEV.06/13/0513/F

    Proposed new 2 m garden wall

    Grange Farmhouse Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HS

    Received 29 Aug 2013

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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.

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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