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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
23,992Searchable applications
246Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 18,392 approved or refused records
2,206Refused applications

16,186 approved · 2,206 refused · 1,052 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 1999 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0034/CD

    Discharge of Condition 21 of pp. 06/19/0676/O (Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except access, for up to 665 dwellings) - Traffic Regulation Order to be in place prior to commencement of development

    Land at Nova Scotia Farm West of Jack Chase Way Caister-on-Sea

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0304/F

    Proposed rear extension

    11 Mill Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4ND

    Received 22 Apr 2014
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0921/F

    Retain site of two storey mess room comprising of five portacabin modules linked together

    Halliburton M and S Ltd South Denes Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 18 Dec 2008
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0443/F

    Single storey front extension to expand existing clinic

    Feet First Foot Clinic 27 Beresford Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4AB

    Received 10 Jul 2009
  5. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/18/0073/F

    Proposed 1 bedroom bungalow

    137 Beccles Road (adj) Storage Shed & Yard Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PP

    Received 1 Feb 2018
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0207/BF

    Extension of cottages

    Woodlands Farm Cottages Stokesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3DX

    Received 17 Mar 2005
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0719/F

    First floor rear extension

    31 Colomb Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8BT NR31 8BT

    Received 31 Oct 2016
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0347/F

    Variation of condition 3 of PP N/4190/5 in order to re-arrange site. Maxium number of caravans not to exceed 28

    Caravan Park Beaumont Park Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HP

    Received 9 Jun 2010
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0064/F

    Conservatory, garage conversion and two storey extension

    White Gables Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JS

    Received 25 Jan 2008
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0021/F

    Renewal of PP 06/04/0047/F for provision of temporary covered work areas and renewal of permission for offices

    Tube Care Inspection Ltd Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LX

    Received 12 Jan 2009
  11. WITHDRAWN06/06/0339/CU

    Change of use from residential care home to ten-bedroomed hostel

    43/44 Princes Road Dovedale Great Yarmouth NR30 2DB

    Received 5 Apr 2006
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0066/F

    Alteration to front elevation to incorporate lift installation

    Pier Hotel South Pier Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PL

    Received 5 Feb 2018
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/1028/F

    Dropped kerb at front of house

    52 Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BE

    Received 25 Oct 2004
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0142/F

    Variation of condition 2 & removal of condition 10 of Planning Permission 06/12/0052/F - Design and highway changes

    The White Horse 39 Burnt Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 2013
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0203/F

    Renewal of planning permission: 06/13/0500/F - Permanent change of use from agricultural land to grazing land with post and rail fencing and menage

    Busy Bee Farm (Land adj) Wick Lane Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5HF

    Received 29 Mar 2017
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0268/F

    Petrol Filling Station and associated facilities car parking and landscape

    Early Dawn Showroom Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AH NR31 9AH

    Received 12 Mar 2007
  17. APPROVE06/07/0241/BF

    Conversion of chapel to residential use

    Former Methodist Church Mill Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 7 Mar 2007
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0990/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission No: 06/03/0021/F for stable/shed

    Thrigby Road Allotments Filby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 14 Nov 2007
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0129/F

    Conversion of upper floors to 13 flats

    65/68 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AL

    Received 24 Feb 2012
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0406/F

    First floor extension +

    14 Waunci Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 May 2001
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0440/F

    Proposed 2 storey front extension

    32 Whimbrel Drive Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9UN

    Received 20 Jul 2015
  22. NO OBJECTION06/22/0800/TEL

    Installation of 1 x 10m wooden telephone pole for fixed line Broadband

    O/S 21 Beverly Court Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8BG

    Received 1 Sept 2022
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0329/F

    Retrospective application for:- 1. Installation of 8ft security perimeter fence 2. Installation of 32ft porta cabin for office/medical room 3. Installation of a wood cabin for cash/token box 4. Installation of a 20 x 8ft approx. cabin for sale of refreshments 5. Re-instatement of small children's fairground rides to site 6. Addition of coin operated small children's rides on site

    Pop's Meadow Pavilion Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6Y

    Received 30 Apr 2021
  24. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/11/0654/F

    Continued use of existing outbuilding as a granny annexe

    14 Station Road Rossvilla Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR29 3PU

    Received 29 Sept 2011

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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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