England · Local authority

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
22,989Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 17,558 approved or refused records
2,129Refused applications

15,429 approved · 2,129 refused · 1,013 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Nov 2000 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas18 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/06/0249/LB

    Demolition of front porch and lowering of chimney stack

    48 Deneside Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2HL NR30 2HL

    Received 10 Mar 2006
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0334/F

    Renewal of planning permission 06/13/0716/F - Construction of 2 no. storage sheds

    California Crescent (Site off) California GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QW

    Received 17 Jun 2019
  3. LIST.BLD.REFUSE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0616/LB

    Replace wooden windows with white upvc (at rear of building only)

    272 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0JB

    Received 1 Jul 2004
  4. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/18/0214/A

    Advertising hoarding

    South Beach Parade/Main Cross Road Vanguardpoint Corner GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3QN

    Received 28 Mar 2018
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0008/F

    Single storey extension to rear of dwelling

    Meadow House Hall Farm Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AJ

    Received 6 Jan 2011
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0285/F

    Completion of 2 storey shell. 2 storey hipped section to a gable, single storey hipped section to a 2 storey gable, new glazed feature entrance and roof-lights to the rear elevation (East)

    Meadow View Lords Lane Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9EP

    Received 7 May 2015
  7. WITHDRAWN06/18/0153/CU

    Change of use from A3 (Restaurant) to A1 (Nail Bar Beauty) or Sui Generis

    114A Regent Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AB

    Received 8 Mar 2018
  8. WITHDRAWN06/21/0523/F

    Proposed installation of no.9 six metre galvanised steel columns to support illuminated 'selfie' letters 2.27m x 1.77m (approx size) and associated ground works

    Pier Gardens Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6PP

    Received 17 Jun 2021
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0142/F

    Single storey rear extension

    32 Sun Lane (Ki-Te-Ke) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PY NR31 8PY

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  10. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0411/CD

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Phase 1 and 2 Contamination Report) of pp. 06/17/0697/F (Demolition of existing garage and construction of 2 houses and 7 flats).

    Pamela's Restaurant Wellington Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3JJ

    Received 20 May 2026
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0592/F

    Proposed storage unit/shed in front garden to store motorcycle

    12 Dashwood Close Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9NP

    Received 22 Oct 2018
  12. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/08/0562/M

    Erection of agriculture building

    Common Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 28 Jul 2008
  13. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/22/0245/A

    Proposed installation of x 2 no. illuminated box signs to front and side elevations.

    7 Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BE

    Received 17 Mar 2022
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0404/F

    White upvc lean-to conservatory (roof glazed with tinted polycarbonate, dwarf walls in matching bricks) *

    27 Mallard Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8JY

    Received 24 May 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0581/F

    Installation of an Automated Teller Machine

    39/40 Barkis Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3ED

    Received 31 Jul 2008
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0091/F

    Change of use from Storage Unit (Use Class B8) to mixed use of Storage (B8) at ground floor and 5no. 1-bedroom residential flat dwellings (Use Class C3) at first and second floors; Associated alterations including second floor roof extension, new windows, rendering over all external walls.

    49A Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3DP

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0878/A

    Two projecting signs and two canopy/fascia signs *

    Market Gates Shopping Centre Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Nov 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1131/F

    Two-storey rear extension and demolition of and rebuild garage

    63 Westerley Way Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Dec 2003
  19. WITHDRAWN06/05/0812/O

    Rationalisation & extn to existing offices/warehousing, provision of retail w/housing, leisure (D2) resturant & other

    Thamesfield Way/Pasteur Road (Land at corner of) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 18 Oct 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0748/HH

    Erection of a two-storey side extension; Alterations to existing garage to partially convert into habitable room, including a new raised flat roof.

    20 Bately Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HJ

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/1016/CU

    Proposed change of use of the Ground Floor from an Amusement arcade to a mixed use takeaway & restaurant (Sui Generis)

    Showboat 13-14 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH

    Received 19 Nov 2022
  22. Accept Amend Notice06/14/0672/NMA

    Non-material amendment 06/13/0353/F - To internal layouts of 4 dwelling units and re-location of bin store

    112 Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3DN

    Received 20 Oct 2014
  23. WITHDRAWN06/20/0500/O

    Sub-division of curtilage to allow erection of detached chalet bungalow and garage

    54 Beach Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0156/O

    Demolish existing detached garage/store and construct 1 new dwelling

    19 Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HJ

    Received 17 Mar 2011

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides
  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

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.

Check collection coverage