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
23,885Searchable applications
246Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 18,298 approved or refused records
2,195Refused applications

16,103 approved · 2,195 refused · 1,049 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0465/F

    Proposed single storey side extension for provision of annex accommodation

    Carvedras Lound Road Browston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DS

    Received 28 May 2021
  2. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0243/CD

    Discharge of Condition 11 of pp 06/20/0156/O (Outline application for residential development of up to 33 dwellings) - Details of provision for on-site parking for construction workers

    Land adj Foster Close Ormesby St Margaret

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  3. EST/LAW USE CER.06/08/0610/EU

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use as a care home for up to six residents use class C3

    Decoy Farm Browston Lane Browston Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Aug 2008
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0573/F

    Proposed flat roof ground floor extension to rear of existing house

    6 Manor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 3HG

    Received 13 Sept 2010
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0199/F

    Renewal of pp 06/17/0500/F for installation of four CCTV cameras on a mast 3m in height

    4a Allendale Road The Office Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5ES

    Received 11 Jun 2020
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0852/F

    Extension to front and internal alterations

    416 The Glebe Sedalia Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JA

    Received 6 Sept 2004
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0452/F

    Conservatory *

    37 Homefield Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 2001
  8. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/10/0430/A

    Adverts to front canopy/atrium and window entrance signs

    The Sealife Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH

    Received 12 Jul 2010
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0804/F

    Change of use from public house to three residential town houses

    13 Northgate Street White Horse Public House Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Aug 2004
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/22/0007/A

    3 no. internally illuminated fascia advertisement signs on business premises and 1 no. internally illuminated [right side only] and non-illuminated [left side only] double sided pole sign to entrance of car park

    76A Southtown Road Southtown GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0JR

    Received 4 Jan 2022
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0805/F

    Two storey rear extension to form downstairs kitchen and upstairs bathroom

    3 Clintock Place Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 4HT

    Received 12 Sept 2007
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0584/F

    Sub-division of garden to form building plot for construction of detached 4 bedroom chalet bungalow

    6 Cliff Lane Gorleston (Parish of Hopton) Great Yarmouth NR31 6JY

    Received 17 Sept 2010
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0507/F

    Conversion of part of vacant first and second floors to five apartments

    48-51 Regent Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AL

    Received 10 Aug 2015
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0370/F

    Conversion of garage and extension to existing dwelling to form granny annexe *

    2 Barnard Crescent Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Apr 2002
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0078/F

    Skywing ride

    Boating Lake South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth (adjacent Nelson Gardens)

    Received 31 Jan 2001
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0735/F

    Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/13/0298/F - Changes to car parking layout

    Charles Close / Braddock Road Caister on Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5LX

    Received 24 Oct 2014
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0788/F

    Installation of a CCTV unit on the rear of the entrance Gatehouse.

    Old Cemetery Gatehouse corner of Magdalen Way and Crab Lane Gorleston NR31 8LT

    Received 26 Sept 2025
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0682/F

    Front and rear extensions

    110 Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RQ

    Received 15 Jul 2004
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0287/F

    Two-storey side extension

    1 Cotman Drive Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9RE

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  20. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/0884/A

    Proposed installation of an illuminated sign

    McColls 63-67 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 16 Oct 2006
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0268/F

    Extension to kitchen and conversion of garage to dining room *

    Magnolia Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3BA

    Received 29 Mar 2001
  22. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0403/CD

    Proposed 49 no houses, bungalows with garages (Phase 2) at plots 34 to 39 and 44 to 86. Previously approved under 06/03/0752/D - Discharge of Conditions 7 & 11 re: PP: 06/09/0688/F

    Kings Drive (Plots 34 - 39 & 44 - 86) Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jun 2014
  23. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/13/0493/F

    Erection of one detached two-storey dwelling

    8 & 9 Fisher Avenue (Rear of) Fronting Perebrown Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 4BH

    Received 9 Aug 2013
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0234/F

    Detached garage

    18 West Road Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5AX

    Received 8 Apr 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