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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
24,692Searchable applications
248Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 18,994 approved or refused records
2,278Refused applications

16,716 approved · 2,278 refused · 1,084 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. APPROVED BY NCC06/04/0629/SU

    New building to form nurture classroom, parent/community room, kitchen and wc accommodation

    Northgate St Andrews First School Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP

    Received 1 Jul 2004
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0784/CU

    Change of use from residential to A3 use (restaurant, snack bar, cafe)

    69a Market Place Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1NU NR30 1NU

    Received 8 Sept 2006
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0075/F

    First floor rear extension

    Clay Road Nett House Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5HB

    Received 1 Feb 2018
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0008/F

    Demolition of existing garage. Erection of detached bungalow and 2 garages

    176 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 8 Jan 2009
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/12/0148/F

    Shower room in roof space

    36 Caister Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4DH

    Received 5 Mar 2012
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0586/F

    Construction of new village hall

    Beach Road Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Sept 2010
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0098/F

    Single storey rear extension (mono pitch tiled roof brick construction)

    12 Royal Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4EB

    Received 16 Feb 2009
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0112/SU

    Erection of 2 two-storey two bed houses, 2 two-storey three bed houses and 1 two bed bungalow

    Charles Close Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LX

    Received 17 Feb 2012
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0378/CU

    To change the use of an industrial warehouse to a Karate Academy

    Unit 3 Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0QB NR31 0QB

    Received 21 Apr 2006
  10. WITHDRAWN06/23/0014/CU

    Retrospective application for change of use of outbuilding to a self contained annex

    Southfields Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HY

    Received 9 Jan 2023
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0547/F

    1) Stainless steel flue pipe - Barn B 2) Four domestic oil storage tanks 3) Brise soleils South elevation Barn A and B 4) Constructional details

    Manor Farm Barn Manor Farm Road East Somerton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DY

    Received 12 Aug 2016
  12. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0582/CD

    Discharge of Condition 23 of pp. 06/23/0507/F (Proposed construction of 65 affordable dwellings) - Submission of lighting design strategy for biodiversity

    Land off Staithe Road Martham NR29 4PY

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0713/CU

    Change of use of property by The Anchorage Trust to a 4 bed HMO

    63 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PP

    Received 17 Dec 2018
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0679/F

    Proposed garden wall, front main wall 1.60m in height with 1.80m piers sloping down to 1.20m in height with 1.40m piers. Two gates across side/corner driveway entrance. 1.2m height extension wall and single pier 1.40m height

    Beachstone Cottage 68 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Oct 2009
  15. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/24/0059/TEL

    Proposed installation of a 10m medium wooden pole O/S 113 Brasenose Avenue, Gorleston, a 10m medium wooden pole Opp 16 and 63 Fastolff Avenue, Gorleston, a 10m light wooden pole Opp 12 St Hughs Green, Gorleston and a 9m light wooden pole O/S 2 Queens Crescent Gorleston, all for the purpose of fixed broadband

    O/s 113 Brasenose Avenue, Opp 16 & 63 Fastolff Avenue O/s 2 Queens Crescent, Opp 12 Saint Hughs Green Gorleston

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/09/0389/A

    Floor graphics at intervals along King Street, Yarmouth Way, Tolhouse Street (from Town Centre to Library) for temporary period from 1st October 2009 to 31st October 2009

    King Street/Yarmouth Way/ Tolhouse Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 16 Jun 2009
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0461/F

    Variation of condition 4 of pp 06/07/0016/F for change of use of unit 5 from Class A1 shop to launderette

    Saturns Amusement Arcade Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HT NR29 4HT

    Received 18 May 2007
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0466/F

    Single storey flat roof extension

    27 Stanley Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7QU NR31 7QU

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0977/F

    Alterations and extensions to club house

    Caister Beach Holiday Park Branford Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5NE

    Received 12 Oct 2004
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0435/F

    First floor bedroom extension on south side elevation *

    26 Buxton Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Jun 2001
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0333/F

    Single storey extension to front elevation

    22 Sweetacres Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NR

    Received 5 Apr 2006
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0538/F

    Extension to side and rear of dwelling

    12 Crab Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8DJ NR31 8DJ

    Received 13 Jun 2006
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0219/F

    Conservatory to rear of property

    17 South Garden Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TL

    Received 14 Mar 2008
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0676/F

    Proposed conversion of existing double garage into annex for elderly relative

    Muddy Paws Manor Main Road Filby NR29 3HS

    Received 29 Jul 2022

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