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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
23,249Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 17,783 approved or refused records
2,149Refused applications

15,634 approved · 2,149 refused · 1,023 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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/Reasons06/06/0256/F

    Kitchen extension, garage and bathroom

    8 Linden Tree Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 10 Mar 2006
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0500/F

    Proposed erection of a UPVC conservatory to the rear of the property

    5 Johnson Court Pier Plain Gorleston, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6QZ

    Received 4 Jun 2007
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0653/F

    Erection of golf driving range building on existing practice area

    Gt Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club Yarmouth Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5TD

    Received 31 Oct 2018
  4. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/02/0574/A

    Fascia and signage for retail unit *

    Unit 1 Market Gates Shopping Cent Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Jun 2002
  5. EST/LAW USE REF06/24/0236/PU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development to confirm the lawfulness of the proposed installation of a metal roller shutter to the existing shopfront

    163 Northgate Street American Candy GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1BY

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  6. EST/LAW USE CER.06/12/0654/EU

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing use as three residential flats

    112 Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3DN

    Received 26 Oct 2012
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0570/F

    Change of use of a farm building to offices

    Billockby Hall Farm Billockby Great Yarmouth NR29 3BE

    Received 22 Jul 2005
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/1039/F

    Two single storey retail units with associated site works

    Mill Lane/Burgh Road (Land at) Bradwell Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 12 Dec 2006
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0756/F

    Change of use of land to paddock with fencing. Proposed stable block

    9 Collis Lane East Somerton Great Yarmouth NR29 4BT

    Received 6 Dec 2010
  10. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/00/0912/F

    Detached dwelling and garage +

    Sunnyholme (land at) Fakes Road Newport Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Nov 2000
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0693/F

    Proposed pitched roof porch extension to front elevation

    Tarn House Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QG

    Received 6 Nov 2017
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0151/F

    Single storey rear extension. Flat roof to existing garage to replace pitched asbestos roof

    15 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PX

    Received 8 Mar 2018
  13. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/22/0951/LB

    Internal alterations to facilitate the retrospective change of use from Solicitors Offices (A2 or B1) to (C3A) dwelling houses of 4no. two-bedroomed apartments and 1no. three-bedroom apartment. Removal of some modern partitions. New partitions and fit out of apartments.

    16-17 South Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 2RA

    Received 21 Oct 2022
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0270/F

    Change of use of car parking area to erect marquee for sale of garden equipment (1st March - 31st October every year)

    Tesco Superstore Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DL

    Received 2 May 2011
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0158/F

    Extension to rear *

    23 Clydesdale Rise Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Feb 2002
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0426/F

    Demolition of existing bungalow and redevelopment of site to provide 12 new bungalows

    Peacehaven Yarmouth Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NJ

    Received 17 Jun 2016
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/1067/F

    Replacement of existing garage

    5 Crab lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8DJ

    Received 12 Nov 2003
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0944/F

    Erection of warehouse unit tog with portacabin office and portacabin toilet/shower and welfare facilities *

    Yarmouth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0ER

    Received 4 Dec 2001
  19. APPROVE06/20/0204/DM

    Demolition of redundant single storey traditionally constructed training block

    Great Yarmouth College Lichfield Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0ED

    Received 5 May 2020
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0691/CU

    Proposed part change of use of existing garage block site to residential garden land; Demolition of existing garage blocks and replacement with three new garages and all associated works

    4 Park Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EJ

    Received 3 Aug 2022
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0726/CU

    Change of use to general industry (B2)

    Unit 11 Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LN

    Received 11 Aug 2006
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0540/F

    Variation of condition 2 of PP 06/76/901/F and 06/08/0059/F and condition 3 of PP 06/15/0153/F - to allow opening hours 8am to 1am

    4 and 5 Beach Road and 16 Limmer Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6BH

    Received 16 Sept 2015
  23. WITHDRAWN06/02/0059/SU

    Demolish boundary walls and rebuild to specifications and drawings

    South Beach Parade Nos. 2,24,25,28,30,34,44,48 Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jan 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0270/F

    New vehicular access

    Crows Farm High Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QN

    Received 25 Apr 2017

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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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