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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
24,657Searchable applications
248Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 18,959 approved or refused records
2,275Refused applications

16,684 approved · 2,275 refused · 1,084 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Apr 1999 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/01/0471/F

    Installation of antenna on existing mast for the RNLI crew call out system *

    NTL Transmitting Station off Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AH

    Received 14 Jun 2001
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0202/F

    Proposed single storey front extension

    15 Sandpiper Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8JE NR31 8JE

    Received 23 Feb 2007
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0559/CU

    Proposed change of use from guesthouse to house in multiple occupation

    Abbeydale 108 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR

    Received 13 Sept 2012
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0218/F

    Single storey rear and two storey extension over existing garage and utility

    9 Bracecamp Close Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3PR

    Received 15 Apr 2019
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/16/0436/F

    Drop road kerbs, vehicular access, 2 metre high galvanised steel palisade with 6 metre double leaf gate

    Suffolk Road (Storage Site) GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0ER NR31 0ER

    Received 27 Jun 2016
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0227/BF

    Two-storey side extension *

    Leaf Cottage Back Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Mar 2000
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0168/F

    Proposed garage

    Kildare 27 Fakes Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JL NR29 4JL

    Received 16 Mar 2009
  8. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/14/0539/CD

    1) Full planning permission for Phase 1 of residential development 150 houses. 2) Outline planning permission 700 dwellings, commercial mixed use; consisting of B1, B2,B8, local centre to include A1-A5,B1,D1 & other community uses; primary school and open space - Discharge of Conditions 7,8,11,12,13,14,16,20,23, 28 & 30 of PP: 06/13/0652/O

    Wheatcroft Farm Bradwell Great Yarmouth (Land at South Bradwell)

    Received 2 Sept 2014
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0682/F

    Change of use from Retail (Class A1) to Hot Food Takeaway (Class A5). Minor external alterations, new shopfront and extract grille, condenser unit and extraction flue to rear elevation

    16 Market Place GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1LY

    Received 12 Oct 2016
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0380/F

    Single storey extension to rear and side and extended hipped roof to side

    Weismain Burgh Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9EG

    Received 25 Jun 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0472/F

    Demolition of existing village hall. Construction of new single storey village hall with associated car parking

    Hopton Village Hall Station Road Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jun 2008
  12. NO OBJECTION06/24/0773/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1 x 10m light wooden pole

    74 St Nicholas Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1NN

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0193/F

    Proposed erection of Servery on first floor restaurant terrace and provision of 2 metre close boarded fence and gates to existing bin store

    14-18 Lower Esplanade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6BT

    Received 8 Mar 2021
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0018/F

    Extension to form interconnected granny annexe

    Rivendell Jews Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PU

    Received 7 Jan 2021
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0607/F

    Single storey front extension

    17 The Mews Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TW

    Received 17 Oct 2013
  16. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/25/0497/TEL

    Proposed installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 9M light wooden pole

    The Old Hall Hotel Caister-On-Sea NR30 5JL

    Received 26 Jun 2025
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0219/F

    Pitched roof over lounge/kitchen extension

    10 Beach Drive Scratby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3NP NR29 3NP

    Received 2 Mar 2007
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0802/TRE

    Proposed works to trees: T1 & T2 Holm Oak - Reduce multiple limbs of tree which are growing over the communications mast compound and nearly touching the mast, reduce back by 2m, to provide clearance of 3m between the tree and mast T3 Holly - Cut rotten/damaged stem back to the main tree trunk T4 Holly - Clear suckers from the base of the tree and branches overhanging the mast compound

    Seacroft Holiday Village, Telecommunications Mast Beach Road Hemsby NR29 4HR

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  19. Accept Amend Notice06/14/0226/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 06/13/0417/F - Reduce the depth of the extension by 450 mm and increase size of doors to extension.

    26 Wapping Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3JY

    Received 8 Apr 2014
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0269/F

    Single storey flat roofed courtyard extension measuring 5m x 3.3m

    Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 14 Mar 2006
  21. Not proceeded with06/23/0533/PAD

    Prior approval for proposed change of use from commercial business and service (class E) to dwellinghouse (class C3)

    62 Hamilton Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4NA

    Received 25 Jul 2023
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0716/F

    Proposed single storey extension

    4 Bears Cottages Browston Lane Browston Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Sept 2008
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0466/F

    Rear kitchen/utility extension *

    5 Misburgh Way Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9RU

    Received 23 May 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0975/F

    Proposed agricultural dwelling

    Pine Farm Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 8 Nov 2007

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