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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
22,506Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 17,153 approved or refused records
2,091Refused applications

15,062 approved · 2,091 refused · 992 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 2001 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/08/0059/F

    Change of use from shop to restaurant (expansion of existing restaurant Gamba's 4 Beach Road)

    5 Beach Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6BH

    Received 23 Jan 2008
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0693/F

    Rear and side extension

    28 Symonds Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3PN

    Received 28 Oct 2009
  3. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/11/0361/CC

    Partial demolition of shelters, renewal of concrete roofs, structural supports and decorative railings

    Shelters Numbers 3-5 Lower Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 2011
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0652/CU

    Change of use from garden space to play area for adjacent childrens nursery

    45 Longs Industrial Estate House of Fun Nursery Englands Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BE

    Received 8 Jul 2004
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0974/F

    Proposed sub-division of garden to form 2 plots and construction of a pair of semi-detached houses

    R/O Mill House 53 Hemsby Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QQ

    Received 3 Nov 2022
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0991/F

    Two-storey side extension to form garage and bedroom with en-suite and erection of front porch *

    43 Heather Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PP

    Received 14 Nov 2002
  7. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/08/0364/CU

    Conversion of hotel to eight self contained apartments

    7-10 Paget Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2DN

    Received 2 May 2008
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0302/F

    construction of a detached cart shed for use as double garage and garden room to rear, extension of utility room into car port and conversion of attic into habitable rooms

    20 Grove Road Repps GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5JL

    Received 14 Apr 2021
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0503/CU

    Change of use from guest house to single dwellinghouse *

    23 Nelson Road North Great Yarmouth NR30 2AT

    Received 5 Jun 2002
  10. WITHDRAWN06/03/0360/M

    Agricutural Determination - new animal shelter and feed store *

    Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Apr 2003
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0088/F

    Erection of U.P.V.C conservatory to rear

    22 Vine Close Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4HQ

    Received 4 Feb 2008
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0041/F

    Proposed pitched roofs and internal alterations

    25 Kennel Loke Warren Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 15 Jan 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0553/F

    Proposed two-storey rear extension

    23 Debnam Close Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9LN NR31 9LN

    Received 22 Aug 2016
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0632/F

    White upvc Victorian conservatory with brick dwarf wall *

    41 St Andrews Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RT

    Received 15 Aug 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0234/HH

    First floor extension over existing single storey entrance hall to form study.

    1 Ollands Road Bradwell NR31 8TQ

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0684/F

    Erection of garden shed and oil tank to previously approved detached house re: Planning Permission 06/09/0671/F

    Kontiki (Adj.to) Wapping Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Nov 2012
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0571/F

    Rebuilding and increasing height of existing front entrance wall

    Herringfleet House Herringfleet Road St Olaves GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9HJ

    Received 29 Jul 2008
  18. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/23/0195/A

    Advertisement consent - Fascia signage with 7no. top-mounted trough lights: Londis signage including road name and opening times to each street elevation; and 9no. non-illuminated wall-mounted poster case adverts displaying various designs

    18 Nelson Road Central GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2JL

    Received 7 Mar 2023
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0375/F

    Proposed conservatory, vehicle shelter and verandah

    13 Long Beach Estate Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4JD

    Received 24 Jun 2014
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0392/F

    Proposed closing off of existing staircase down to basement and construction of new brick wall with wrought iron railings total height 1.25 metres

    61-62 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2EJ

    Received 17 Jun 2011
  21. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/12/0071/F

    Proposed rear extension and first floor extension. Detached gym/store building

    17 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PX

    Received 9 Feb 2012
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0509/CU

    Conversion of St Pauls Lodge into three separate hostels

    38 Salisbury Road St Pauls Lodge GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4LH

    Received 9 Aug 2017
  23. WITHDRAWN06/08/0091/F

    Extension to rear

    20 Leathway Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QA

    Received 5 Feb 2008
  24. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/06/0202/LB

    Resurfacing of driveway with 60mm alpha sett blocks

    The Grange, West Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 24 Feb 2006

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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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