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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
21,015Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 15,864 approved or refused records
1,965Refused applications

13,899 approved · 1,965 refused · 945 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Oct 2002 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0644/F

    Four-bedroomed detached chalet house with conservatory and detached triple garage +

    The Bungalow Barn Lane Runham Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Jul 2003
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0619/F

    New cage marshalling area extension and canopy for five vans to be used for Tesco Home Delivery Service

    Tesco Store Ltd Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 0DW

    Received 13 Jul 2007
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0242/F

    Three blocks of apartment dwellings of five storeys with car parking

    Riverside Road/Dock Tavern Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Mar 2003
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0493/F

    Increase in roof height to form bedroom, two-storey & single storey rear extension & alterations to front elevation of house. Change of use of workshop to domestic storage & workshop in connection with No. 28A. Replace existing rear boundary fencing with new to match existing adjacent wall height for improved security.

    28A Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6PU

    Received 26 Jul 2011
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1063/F

    Detached house and garage

    Plot 10 Carrel Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Nov 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0810/F

    Double garage with cloakroom

    Beechcroft Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Aug 2004
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0181/F

    Construction of bay window to front elevation

    5 The Pastures Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8EB

    Received 26 Mar 2019
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0682/F

    Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/10/0772/D in relation to design

    Bermondsey Place East Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2DF

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0012/CU

    Change of use from A3 (cafe) to A1 (Nail bar beauty)

    34 Regent Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1RR

    Received 16 Jan 2020
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1056/F

    Rear extension

    40 Victoria Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 30 Nov 2007
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0771/F

    Erection of a timber single storey granny annex for ancillary use to the main dwelling

    20 Conifer Close Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RU

    Received 14 Sept 2021
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0518/CU

    Change of Use from residential care home (Use Class C2) into a 7no-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3).

    Old Rectory Somerton Road Winterton-on-sea NR29 4AW

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  13. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/06/0523/O

    New bungalow in existing garden area

    Highmead off Sandy Lane Belton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 9 Jun 2006
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0264/F

    Temporary use of site as car wash/valeting with portable office & WC accommodation

    85B North Quay (adjacent to Kwik Fit) Great Yarmouth NR30 1JT

    Received 27 Apr 2011
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0535/F

    Glazed extension to existing swimming pool to provide designated entrance foyer, buggy store, retail area and seating area, bike/kart store and refurbishment of changing facilities

    Hopton Holiday Village Warren Road Hopton-on-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9BW

    Received 3 Sept 2015
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0968/F

    Alteration to occupancy condition to allow opening from 13th December to 1st November in the following year (re six weeks closure) *

    39 Wellesley Road Arrandale Apartments Great Yarmouth NR30 1EU

    Received 5 Nov 2002
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0021/HH

    Alterations to existing garage to increase the height and replace the roof, with changes to fenestration, to add first floor accommodation and create a storage/studio for use ancillary to the dwelling.

    Hall Farm, Duck Pond Barn Beccles Road Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JQ

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0707/F

    Retrospective application for 18no. 20 foot storage containers

    Fairview Farm Stepshort Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JS

    Received 24 Dec 2020
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/1046/F

    Conservatory to rear

    15 Bulmer Lane Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 15 Dec 2006
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0561/F

    Proposed rear single storey kitchen extension including pitched roofs to replace existing flat roofs on rear and side addition

    108 Lawn Avenue GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1QW

    Received 2 Oct 2019
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0878/F

    New double garage to rear of existing dwelling

    27 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 4 Dec 2008
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0116/F

    New sports hall with related changing room etc facilities +

    King Georges Field Allendale Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5ES

    Received 13 Feb 2003
  23. WITHDRAWN06/24/0582/HH

    Proposed rear and side extension including replacement roof. Erection of replacement garden wall and installation of a dropped kerb

    12 Arnott Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HS

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  24. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0667/CD

    Discharge conditions 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 15 of Planning Permission 06/18/0106/F - (Seven bungalows and garages) and condition 5 of 06/20/0223/F

    14 Beach Road (Land adj) Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 29 Nov 2018

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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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