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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
23,317Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 17,842 approved or refused records
2,151Refused applications

15,691 approved · 2,151 refused · 1,025 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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/Reasons06/02/0701/BF

    Demolition of outbuilding and construction of new workshop (replacement) *

    West Acre Chapel Lane West Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5TA

    Received 6 Aug 2002
  2. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/21/0010/TRE

    Trees T7, T8, T9 - Mature Beeches: Crown reduction, shortening the limbs by 2-3m. Group G8 - Mature/Veteran Yew: Crown reduction by 1- 2m; Mature/Veteran Horse Chestnut: Crown reduction by 2- 3m; Sycamore: Crown reduction by 2- 3m. Group G9 - two groups of Semi mature Sycamores (the 2 groups of 8x small sycamore trees to the south and 10x small sycamore trees to the north of the group, not the Large maiden on the boundary between two horse chestnuts): Fell; Large Mature/Veteran Sycamore: Crown reduction, shortening the limbs by 1-2m; Mature/Veteran Horse Chestnuts - Crown reduction, shortening the limbs by 2-3m. Group G11 -Semi mature Beeches: Fell.

    Bramley Lodge Main Road Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3HS

    Received 11 Jan 2021
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0286/F

    Proposed single storey front extension

    104 Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RQ

    Received 16 Jun 2020
  4. Not proceeded with06/23/0619/F

    Change of use of 2no. industrial/commercial units to a state funded school

    Eurocentre, Unit I North River Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1TE

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  5. Not proceeded with06/22/0652/F

    Proposed construction of a single storey 2 bed detached dwelling

    Land at Sycamore Cottage South Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JH

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0133/F

    New entrance lobby to existing classroom

    Greenacre Learning Centre Greenacre School Dickens Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 3DT

    Received 21 Feb 2005
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1146/F

    Extension to games room to provide additional beer store

    Vauxhall Holiday Park Acle New Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Dec 2003
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0103/F

    Detached garage *

    Weasels Score Herringfleet Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Feb 2002
  9. WITHDRAWN06/06/0166/F

    To install two retractable sun awnings to fascia of the shop front to project 2.50 metres

    3 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AF NR30 2AF

    Received 14 Feb 2006
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0509/F

    Demolition of sub-standard garage/store and erection of garage with annexe accommodation

    8 Lower Cliff Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 9AU

    Received 28 Aug 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0467/F

    Six replacement UPVC windows

    4 St Peter's Court 1 Victoria Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3AZ

    Received 26 Jul 2010
  12. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/13/0046/F

    Demolition of existing single storey extension and construction of 2 storey side extension

    12A Wapping Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3JY

    Received 22 Jan 2013
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/1035/VCF

    Removal of Condition 3 of pp 06/24/0247/F (Demolition of Public House and replacement with three detached dwellings and 3-bay carport) - To remove the requirement to submit a copy of a European Protected Species (EPS) Mitigation Licence for works to bat roost sites (retrospective).

    Decoy Tavern Public House Beccles Road Fritton Fritton And St Olaves NR31 9AB

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0990/O

    Residential development of garage and car sales site

    188/189 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RP

    Received 18 Oct 2004
  15. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/0082/A

    Banner sign (max 5m x 1.5m)

    South Quay (Land at) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 24 Jan 2006
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0978/F

    Extension to front elevation, extension to garage *

    44 Amhurst Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Dec 2001
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0353/F

    Proposed rear extension

    15 The Fairway Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6SS (Parish of Hopton)

    Received 7 Jun 2017
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0877/F

    Change of use from agricultural to maize maze for holiday use, to include new vehicular access

    Yarmouth Road (site off) Hemsby Great Yarmouth (field parcel 8304)

    Received 13 Oct 2006
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0716/F

    Proposed new shop front and wheelchair friendly ramp

    2 and 3 Kingsway Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JT

    Received 18 Nov 2015
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0064/F

    Proposed porch to front with WC

    48 Clover Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8RH

    Received 30 Jan 2019
  21. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0236/CU

    Change of use post office into ground floor flat

    65 Blackfriars Road Blackfriars Road Post Office Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Mar 2004
  22. APPROVE06/11/0809/CD

    Discharge condition No's 3 & 4 of Planning Permission 06/06/0589/F & 06/06/0588/LB in respect of flooding

    55,56 & 57 Breydon House North Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 8 Dec 2011
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0209/O

    Outline planning for a pair of semi-detached cottages and parking

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

    Received 9 Apr 2018
  24. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0045/PDC

    Details of Prior Approval - Conversion of existing offices to form 2 self-contained flats

    97-98 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6RF

    Received 25 Jan 2018

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