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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
21,569Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 16,358 approved or refused records
2,006Refused applications

14,352 approved · 2,006 refused · 958 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0164/F

    Renewal of planning permission 06/08/0904/F for aviation fuel tank

    Suffolk Road (Land off) Harran Limited Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 14 Mar 2014
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0166/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 of pp. 06/20/0337/F - Construction parking & Management plan

    Former Southtown Gasworks Suffolk Road Gorleston-On-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LQ

    Received 25 Feb 2021
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0326/F

    Temporary use of agricultural land to the north of industrial estate for storage of building materials and vehicles

    Eurocentre North River Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1TE

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  4. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/12/0423/M

    Demolition of Victoria Block Day Centre, Compass House, Works Store, Boiler House, Breydon Centre, The Matthews Project, Mortuary, Coastlands, ambulance station, GAC Home Start & NHMC Family Unit

    Northgate Hospital Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BU

    Received 9 Jul 2012
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1136/F

    Single storey side extension

    Acre Meadow Belton New Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Dec 2003
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0032/F

    Extension to front to replace existing porch and rear extension

    30 Nightingale Close Scratby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 8 Jan 2007
  7. WITHDRAWN06/08/0038/F

    Installation of a double storey Portakabin Ultima block for office accommodation

    Perenco UK Ltd Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DW NR31 0DW

    Received 11 Jan 2008
  8. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/07/0677/A

    New signage and logo

    Norwich and Peterborough Building Society 27 Market Place Great Yarmouth, NR30 1LY

    Received 31 Jul 2007
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0136/F

    Construction of workshop extension and radioactive material store

    Morton Peto Road Gapton Hall Ind.Estate (Part of Parish of Bradwell) Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Feb 2014
  10. WITHDRAWN06/05/0741/F

    Demolition of workshop & construction of 2 semi-detached dwellings

    6 Pier Walk Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6DA NR31 6DA

    Received 21 Sept 2005
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0463/F

    Proposed alterations to previously approved house on planning permission 06/04/1101/F

    1 Misburgh Way (New House at) Hopton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 22 May 2006
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0184/F

    Single storey side extension

    63 Webster Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5XA

    Received 8 Mar 2005
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0304/F

    Side extension to replace conservatory and lobby and cloakroom extension to rear

    50 Englands Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BE

    Received 1 Apr 2004
  14. NO OBJECTION06/20/0691/SU

    Permanent retention of an existing six bay modular building

    North Denes Primary School Jellicoe Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4HF

    Received 11 Jan 2021
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0178/F

    New security shutter to be fitted to shop front *

    23/24 Market Place Woolworths Great Yarmouth NR30 1LZ

    Received 4 Mar 2003
  16. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/07/0061/D

    4 detached dwellings with double garages

    Land at Beechcroft 74 Station Rd Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 19 Jan 2007
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0636/F

    Cut in doorway to side build in new window on front

    18 Lower Esplanade Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 19 Jul 2007
  18. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/03/0748/D

    Detached bungalow with integral garage *

    17 Halt Road (adjacent) Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Aug 2003
  19. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/06/0482/D

    Two bedroomed detached bungalow and detached single garage

    Green Pastures Fakes Road Newport, Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4 NR29 4JL

    Received 26 May 2006
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0861/F

    Proposed Porch

    64 Hamilton Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4LZ

    Received 2 Oct 2007
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0733/F

    Single storey rear extension (owner's bedroom) *

    61 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Aug 2003
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/14/0572/F

    Proposed new dwelling

    Old Barn Hemsby Road Martham

    Received 11 Aug 2014
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0773/HH

    Proposed removal of low level brick wall at the front of the dwelling to be replaced with 1.2m high wooden fence and double leaf metal access gates; Formation of new dropped kerb to Peterhouse Avenue, and new vehicular access and parking area within curtilage

    33 Peterhouse Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7PZ

    Received 22 Oct 2023
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0490/F

    Demolition of garage and sheds and erection of one chalet bungalow

    1 Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HJ

    Received 9 Jun 2021

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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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