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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
21,641Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 16,419 approved or refused records
2,010Refused applications

14,409 approved · 2,010 refused · 961 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. NO OBJECTION06/24/0544/TEL

    Proposed installation 1 x 10m medium wooden pole

    S/o 23 Spruce Avenue Ormesby NR29 3RY

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0538/F

    Demolish bungalow; erect two- storey chalet bungalow with solar panels on south facing roof; detached garage

    29 The Esplanade Sea Haven Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NZ

    Received 21 Jun 2021
  3. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/16/0581/A

    Illuminated fascia sign

    60 Station Road South Tavern PH Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AA

    Received 5 Sept 2016
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0740/F

    Proposed single storey rear and side extensions

    30 Victoria Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EF

    Received 19 Dec 2013
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0750/CU

    To use an area at the front of the premises for outdoor seating

    67 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2EJ

    Received 3 Dec 2010
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0557/F

    Single storey extension for use as function room and extension to kitchen

    Mill Lane Community Centre The Playing Fields Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Sept 2010
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0725/F

    Conversion from eight bedsits to three one bed flats

    3 Waterloo Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 3AF

    Received 10 Aug 2007
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/13/0040/CU

    Change of use from guest house to HMO (house in multiple occupation)

    84 North Denes Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4LW

    Received 18 Jan 2013
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0514/F

    Build new garage. Build bedroom extension over kitchen

    322 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AN

    Received 9 Jul 2008
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/14/0674/A

    12 No. Vinyl adverts affixed to each of the 3 No. trolley bays

    Marks and Spencer Unit G Purley Court Gapton Hall Road Norfolk NR31 0NL

    Received 1 Oct 2014
  11. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0217/A

    Proposed fascia sign

    39 St Peters Road GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk NR30 3AA

    Received 9 Apr 2015
  12. EST/LAW USE REF06/07/0804/EU

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing use as A1 (retail shop) and first floor studio flat

    1B High Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 12 Sept 2007
  13. Not proceeded with06/23/0552/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1 x 15m street pole and equipment cabins - grass verge opposite Sun Inn PH

    A143 Beccles Road South side of Junction with Primrose Way Bradwell NR31 8PS

    Received 28 Jul 2023
  14. Not proceeded with06/26/0262/HH

    Proposed relocation of existing fencing

    5 Ashwood Close Caister-on-sea NR30 5RF

    Received 6 Apr 2026
  15. Not proceeded with06/23/0428/TRE

    Proposed works to Lombardy Poplars trees (TPO No.5 2021) - Fell and remove 17no. Lombardy Poplars, and replace with 10no. Quercus robur koster and 7no. Sargents cherries as standard sizes (10-12mm diamter stems and 2-3m heights)

    Abels Court Beach Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NL

    Received 1 Jun 2023
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0550/F

    Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission no. 06/17/0622/F - Revised drawings and construction methods

    Heath Liveries (Land at) Browston Lane Browston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DP

    Received 26 Sept 2018
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0285/F

    Erection of single storey rear extension and erection of front and rear loft dormers

    64 Winifred Way Caister on Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5PB

    Received 8 May 2017
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0349/F

    Porch to front of property

    52 Arundel Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 30 Apr 2008
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0012/F

    Proposed car port

    The Coach House High Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PB

    Received 11 Jan 2011
  20. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/02/0979/D

    Residential development - Phase 2 - twenty four dwellings with associated road works and services

    The Avenues off Hall Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Nov 2002
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0699/F

    Construction of detached dwelling with garage, parking and garden on disused land to rear of 75 Victory Avenue, Bradwell

    75 Victory Avenue (rear of) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9GA

    Received 13 Dec 2019
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0377/F

    Single storey rear extension

    16 Brooke Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 9 Jun 2009
  23. NO OBJECTION06/22/0982/TEL

    Installation of 1 x 9m wooden pole for fixed line broadband

    Robin Close (OS 15 Mallard Way) Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8JL

    Received 2 Nov 2022
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0214/F

    Single storey rear extension, porch to the front and modifications to garage/store

    The Old Bakery 58 Black Street Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PR

    Received 26 May 2020

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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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