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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
22,780Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 17,385 approved or refused records
2,108Refused applications

15,277 approved · 2,108 refused · 1,003 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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/Reasons06/06/0218/F

    Alterations and extension to front

    28 Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4PT NR29 4PT

    Received 28 Feb 2006
  2. WITHDRAWN06/17/0196/F

    Change of use of existing warehouse and office to nursing home for early dementia care for the elderly

    Riverside Road (Wilson Supply International UK Limited) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PX

    Received 29 Mar 2017
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0349/F

    Change of use for temporary period of two floors of former telephone exchange to hostel with ancillary office accommodation

    25 Hall Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1HG

    Received 10 Jun 2010
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0207/HH

    Proposed new conservatory to the rear elevation 4m x 3m.

    21 Blake Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LT NR30 4LT

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0971/HH

    Proposed erection of porch to front elevation; Internal alterations and loft space conversion to provide two bedrooms and a bathroom including dormer construction to rear; Single storey rear extension to enlarge kitchen and provide a conservatory; Extension of garage

    60 Winifred Way Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5PB

    Received 4 Nov 2022
  6. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/06/0558/D

    Demolish existing buildings and erect four starter homes

    1A Alderson Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 23 Jun 2006
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0423/F

    Variation of conditions 2 & 5 of PP 06/12/0302/F to allow window in roof for fire escape purposes

    Eclipse, 6A Cliff Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6JY

    Received 7 Jul 2014
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0274/F

    Single storey dwelling access and landscaping

    New House ( Plot 1) Tretts Lane Fleggburgh NR29 3AT

    Received 29 Jun 2020
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0974/F

    Four town houses with integral garages

    Wellington Road/Marine Passage Great Yarmouth (rear of 13/14 Marine Parade)

    Received 15 Oct 2003
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/04/0509/A

    Various signage

    Pertwee and Back Ltd Gapton Hall Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 ONJ

    Received 3 Jun 2004
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0450/F

    Demolish sub-standard two- storey rear addition (kitchen and bathroom) and rebuild in cavity brickwork *

    20 Duncan Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Jun 2001
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0835/F

    Permanent renewal of planning permission 06/00/0738/F for use of land and building for vehicle sales purposes *

    72 North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1JF

    Received 10 Sept 2003
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0498/F

    Extension to existing building to provide ground and first floor storage areas and disabled toilet facilities

    The Sands Amusement Arcade Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Jun 2008
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0548/F

    Garage

    Steeple View Wishing Well off Bulmer Lane Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Jun 2004
  15. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/15/0225/A

    Fascia sign

    25 Regent Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AF

    Received 28 Apr 2015
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0339/F

    Extension to side and rear; raising of roof level to provide additional accommodation in roof space

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

    Received 25 Apr 2008
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0415/F

    Construct 43 no. beach huts with associated supporting foundations, retaining wall and new 1.1m hairpin fencing; change of use, conversion and alterations to eastern side of Pavilion into an amenity block for beach huts; removal of existing vegetation and 7 concrete/timber benches

    North Drive Esplanade (adj to North Drive Car Park) North Drive GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1EQ

    Received 13 May 2022
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0392/F

    Provision of new car parking spaces

    54 Blackwall Reach Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Apr 2006
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0365/F

    Proposed extensions at ground floor level to form new entrance and kitchen/dayroom

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

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  20. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0269/CD

    Discharge of Condition 2 of pp 06/23/0929/F (1. Temporary car park for staff and pupils of East Coast College and a temporary construction compound on land to the north . 2. Temporary storage container) ; Submission of scheme of restoration work

    Land off Thamesfield Way Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0ED

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0437/F

    Proposed log cabin to be used as hobby room/general storage

    41 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR 29 3QE NR29 3QE

    Received 15 Jul 2010
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0489/F

    Demolition of retail unit and garages. Erection of 3no. 3 bedroom houses

    9-11 Victoria Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6EL

    Received 20 Aug 2019
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0053/F

    Rear ground floor extension. Raising of kitchen and WC roof

    99 Pier Plain Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6PG

    Received 4 Feb 2013
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1003/O

    One detached dwelling

    41 Staithe Road (rear of) Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PY

    Received 23 Oct 2003

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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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