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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
23,426Searchable applications
247Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 17,918 approved or refused records
2,158Refused applications

15,760 approved · 2,158 refused · 1,031 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/07/0613/F

    Installation of a temporary second storey portakabin sited on top of an existing portakabin

    Perenco UK Ltd Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 0DW

    Received 11 Jul 2007
  2. NO OBJECTION06/23/0814/TCA

    5 Day Notice: Proposed works to dead tree T1 - Weeping Ash - Severe reduction of the canopy to take tree down to first major junction (immediate safety reasons)

    Flat, 28 Baker Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QT

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0269/F

    Extension and internal alterations to bungalow

    33 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Mar 2004
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0333/F

    Two-storey front extension, chimney on side elevation +

    48 Wright Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Apr 2002
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0807/F

    Erection of single floor timber built building to be used as a community centre

    Adj 25 Amethyst Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6EU NR31 6EU

    Received 12 Sept 2007
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0710/BF

    Two-storey extension to front of property *

    Millbeck Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Jul 2003
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0029/F

    Continued use of a temporary Marquee to be used in conjunction with Branford's Restaurant and Bar at The Old Hall Hotel between the 30th September and 31st March in any year until no later than 31st March 2031.

    The Old Hall Hotel And Health Club High Street Caister-on-sea NR30 5JL

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0308/F

    Variation of condition 2 of PP 06/03/0384/F - alterations to internal layout of rooms

    Knightly Manor Barns Moregrave Manor Barns Ferrygate Lane Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4QJ

    Received 7 Jul 2020
  9. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/20/0667/CD

    Discharge of conditions 8 & 9 of pp. 06/18/0149/O - Archaeological investigation and phase 2 site investigation

    Repps Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 7 Dec 2020
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0858/HH

    Proposed single storey rear extension with new pitched roof including replacement of existing extension flat roof

    4 Appleton Drive Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby Great Yarnouth NR29 3RL

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0915/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO ref: No.2 2025) - T1 (Hornbeam) and T2 (Hornbeam) - Crown reduction by a maximum of 1m and architectural pruning to red lines annotated on photos to regulate the size and shape.

    6 Cherry Tree Avenue (trees adjacent the highway) Martham NR29 4QP

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0146/F

    Erection of temporary welfare and visitor structure

    Winterton on Sea The Dunes (North of The Cafe) GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 15 Feb 2016
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0750/F

    Extension to garage and new conservatory to rear

    6 Brett Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Aug 2004
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0388/HH

    Proposed single storey side extension with a glass link to main property

    The Manor Barn Browston Lane Browston Belton With Browston NR31 9DP

    Received 16 May 2023
  15. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0028/A

    New shop sign

    6 Tan Lane Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5DN

    Received 15 Jan 2013
  16. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/20/0638/CD

    Discharge of condition 13 of pp. 06/17/0339/O - Surface water drainage scheme

    Lowestoft Road Hopton-on-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9UD

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  17. WITHDRAWN06/06/0839/LB

    Pair of metal supports to east wall to support stepladders

    Fishermens Hospital Church Plain Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 3 Oct 2006
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0656/F

    Construction of new side adddition to existing bungalow & alterations to convert the existing garages into annexed living accommodation

    5 White Street Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PG

    Received 3 Sept 2008
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0202/A

    Direction signs to pay & display car park and 7 no. car park bay signs fixed to existing wall

    The Pier Hotel Harbours Mouth Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PL

    Received 8 Apr 2013
  20. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/13/0640/LB

    To install an external light to the entrance of Elizabethan House via Row 83

    Elizabethan House 4 South Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 2QH

    Received 21 Oct 2013
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0786/F

    Proposed side extension to house

    5 Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR29 5JY

    Received 20 Dec 2010
  22. NO OBJECTION06/02/0565/SU

    Alteration to form library and IT accommodation *

    Caister First School Kingston Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5ET

    Received 24 Jun 2002
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1167/F

    Extension to rear to form new bedroom

    15 Manorfield Close Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Dec 2003
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0942/F

    Replacement of existing ATM with new model in existing location

    Barclays Bank plc 21 Trafalgar Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2LD

    Received 26 Oct 2007

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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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