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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
24,190Searchable applications
248Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 18,571 approved or refused records
2,232Refused applications

16,339 approved · 2,232 refused · 1,058 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Sept 1999 to 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0127/F

    Erection of pair of semi-detached bungalows with parking/loading area at Darby's Hard

    Darbys Hard Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  2. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0895/A

    New illuminated sign and move existing illuminated sign together with non-illuminated facsia sign+

    132 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Nov 2001
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0734/F

    White upvc porch to front elevation

    9 The Boulters Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TT

    Received 3 Aug 2004
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0290/F

    Convert garage to dressing room/wet room and pitched roof to replace flat; flat roofed rear addition to form utility room; conservatory to rear

    30 Reynolds Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QE

    Received 11 Apr 2014
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0362/F

    Increase in height of boundary fence on west side of plot

    4 Olde Thatche Close Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NY

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0868/F

    Two residential bungalows

    Church Farm Crescent Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NJ

    Received 7 Sept 2004
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0310/F

    Replacement of old steel building with new larger steel building

    A W Plant Services Eurocentre North River Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1TE

    Received 11 May 2017
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0914/F

    Replacement shop front and new roller shutter

    9 Southtown Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0HU

    Received 17 Dec 2008
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0170/BF

    Garage and extensions *

    Crosswinds Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Mar 2000
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0713/F

    Single storey front extension

    11 Austin Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0DF

    Received 16 Nov 2017
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0569/F

    Internal alterations & new external staircase to rear to form separate access to existing flat

    86 Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4AA

    Received 22 Jul 2005
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0519/F

    Conservatory *

    5 Tudor Walk Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6UT

    Received 26 Jun 2000
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0523/F

    Extension to house new lift

    Great Yarmouth Police Station Howard Street North Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 2004
  14. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/02/0160/A

    ATM cash machine surround sign *

    184/185 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1LS

    Received 21 Feb 2002
  15. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0795/CD

    Proposed discharge of Condition 7 of pp 06/23/0570/F - (Demolition of single storey amusements building; Erection of replacement building for use as indoor amusements and leisure; Alterations and extensions to public house and restaurant building and new roof covering along the pier length; Change of use of the restaurant to an amusement arcade; Single-storey extension to the family amusement centre to provide new food kiosk; Installation of ramped access ways; Alterations to front facade of building) Condition 7 - Details of biodiversity enhancement measures

    Britannia Pier Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 1LJ

    Received 7 Oct 2024
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0105/CU

    Change of use from office to childrens play centre on ground floor

    Humberstone House 47 Englands Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6NE

    Received 15 Feb 2018
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0359/F

    Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of 06/03/0060/F to extend the time period for submission of reserved matters

    West Road (land off) Caister Great Yarmouth (Marsh)

    Received 13 Apr 2006
  18. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/09/0773/CD

    The erection of a new police investigation centre (P/C) - Discharge of Conditions 2, 5, 15 re:Planning Permission 06/09/0412/F

    Great Yarmouth Business Park Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DN

    Received 11 Dec 2009
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0924/A

    Externally illuminated projecting sign, fascia signage consisting of block letters (non-illuminated) *

    179 King Street River Island Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Nov 2001
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0471/F

    Conversion to three flats

    Elim Pentecostal Church York Road Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 23 May 2006
  21. WITHDRAWN06/13/0148/F

    Rear two storey hipped roof extension

    4 Sun Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PY

    Received 18 Mar 2013
  22. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/18/0078/A

    The retention of an Automated Teller Machine and illuminated sign

    Repps Garage Services High Road Repps with Bastwick GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5JH

    Received 25 Jan 2018
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/13/0530/F

    Construction of porch/conservatory to front of property

    26 Filby Lane Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3JR

    Received 13 Sept 2013
  24. Not proceeded with06/24/0395/CD

    Discharge of condition 6 of application 06/22/0615/F Condition 6 - Demolition Method Statement

    Wild Duck Caravan Park Howards Common Belton with Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9NE

    Received 30 May 2024

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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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