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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
23,209Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 17,749 approved or refused records
2,147Refused applications

15,602 approved · 2,147 refused · 1,021 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/12/0093/F

    Continued use of land for grazing and one stable block

    The Paddocks Back Lane West End West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Feb 2012
  2. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/15/0564/M

    Demolition of industrial warehousing offices and maintenance buildings

    Halls Precasters Riverside Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PX

    Received 9 Oct 2015
  3. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0004/CD

    Part Discharge of Condition 3 (Plans of roads, footways, street lighting and foul and surface water drainage) of pp 06/18/0315/O - Details relating to Foul Water Drainage scheme

    Hall View Martham Road Rollesby NR29 5DU

    Received 3 Jan 2024
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0639/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with rear and side garden room extension, with external chimney

    1 Orde Way Hopton-On-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9UU

    Received 22 Nov 2018
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0300/F

    Demolition of existing cottages and construction of single detached new build house with detached garage outbuilding

    The Cottages Hall Farm Main Road Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NB

    Received 19 May 2011
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0652/HH

    Proposed erection of two storey side, front and rear extension and installation of dropped kerb

    Pine View Beccles Road Fritton NR31 9AB

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  7. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0302/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - larger kitchen

    11 Alpha Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LQ

    Received 1 Jun 2018
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0585/F

    Conservatory to rear

    6 Lynn Grove Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AW

    Received 22 Jun 2004
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0680/F

    Conversion of hotel to fifteen residential flats

    5/6 Nelson Road South Ravenswood Hotel Great Yarmouth NR30 3JA

    Received 15 Jul 2004
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0511/F

    Erection of permanent stable block

    Back Road (Stable Block 2 The Paddocks) West Caister

    Received 16 Aug 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0228/F

    Erection of dwelling house in garden of 15 Marine Parade

    15 Marine Parade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  12. Not proceeded with06/24/0810/F

    Retrospective change of use to car wash valeting, with additional portable office, w.c. and storage container

    85B North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1JF

    Received 10 Oct 2024
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0757/F

    Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 06/09/0688/F - amended side windows to lounge and new conservatory to rear plot 70

    Kings Drive (Plot 70) Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Dec 2012
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0646/HH

    Side extension and replacement roof to the entire bungalow to create 3 bedroom accommodation in the roof space. Creation of link and alterations to garage to convert for use as bedroom

    Sunnyshore 48 Nightingale Close Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NR

    Received 31 Aug 2023
  15. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/21/0713/F

    Approval of reserved matters - access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for PP 06/13/0652/O - for a sub station - infrastructure to serve phase 5 residential land in association with 06/13/0652/O

    Wheatcroft Farm (Land at) Beccles Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 20 Aug 2021
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0121/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    34 John Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6LF

    Received 4 Mar 2019
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0127/F

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 06/18/0327/F - Change of design for plots 1 and 2

    21 Crab Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8DJ

    Received 16 Mar 2020
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0525/F

    Two-storey extension to house and new double garage +

    37 Bridge Meadow Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NE

    Received 5 Jun 2003
  19. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/02/0748/D

    Erection of bungalow with integral garage +

    The Finials (land adjacent) Fakes Road Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Aug 2002
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0970/F

    Toilets, changing rooms and social area

    Winterton Playing Field Somerton Road Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Oct 2003
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0129/F

    Extension to front elevation *

    11 Granta Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Feb 2001
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0406/F

    Demolition of existing rear single storey extension & construction of new two storey rear extension

    11 Clay Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5HB

    Received 27 Jun 2011
  23. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/23/0523/LB

    Refurbishment of gasholder guide frame and removal of gasholder tank, bell and crown

    Former Gasworks Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3DR

    Received 26 Jun 2023
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1103/F

    New brick garage

    10 Ranworth Close Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Nov 2004

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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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