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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
24,834Searchable applications
248Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 19,109 approved or refused records
2,288Refused applications

16,821 approved · 2,288 refused · 1,091 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0676/CU

    Change of use of former guest house to residential dwelling

    21 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AR

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0205/F

    Alterations to remove shop fronts and internal works to existing dwellings to include domestic storage space on ground floor. Demolition of structures at rear and new two-storey rear additions

    46/47 North Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1JE

    Received 27 Mar 2009
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0562/F

    Two storey and single storey rear extension *

    67 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 21 Jun 2002
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0212/O

    GIS

    1/3 North Road (adjoining) Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 1999
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0495/F

    GIS

    Plot One The Masquers off Bridge Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jun 1999
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0291/F

    Demolition of garage and extension to form bedroom, bathroom and utility room.

    75 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8DH

    Received 25 Mar 2004
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0287/F

    Removal of existing brick wall and erect strong wooden fence with concrete posts and gravel boards along boundary of property towards the East

    1 Hebrides Way Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5TX

    Received 13 May 2010
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0626/F

    Two single-storey relocatable buildings to provide temporary classroom accommodation

    East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Aug 2008
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0547/F

    Six car-ports and change of use of land from agricultural to residential

    The Olde Blackcurrant Farm (Former Manor Farm) Back Lane Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jun 2006
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1048/F

    Extensions

    40 Bunnewell Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8RQ

    Received 1 Nov 2004
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0659/F

    White upvc conservatory *

    18 Symonds Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Aug 2001
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0503/F

    Siting of two mobile units for use as changing rooms and toilets; erection of store, and ball stopping net on poles

    Martham Playing Field Rollesby Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jun 2005
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0827/F

    Remove wall and hedge and erect 6' high wooden fence with iron gates and brick piers

    6 Beach Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BH

    Received 25 Aug 2004
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0403/F

    Lean-to shelter for miniature horses *

    Pendenbury 7 Rectory Close Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5HW

    Received 7 May 2002
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1003/F

    Extension to eastern side of property to create additional bedroom built on steel legs

    79 Martham Road Lowlands Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NG

    Received 19 Oct 2004
  16. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/05/0600/LB

    New shop front

    158 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Aug 2005
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0353/F

    GIS

    16 Kennel Loke Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 6JU

    Received 26 Apr 1999
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1135/F

    Ground floor rear and side extension and replacement detached garage

    1 Beatty Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4BT

    Received 10 Dec 2003
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1084/F

    Erection of shed

    19A Easterley Way Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4LB

    Received 18 Dec 2007
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0706/F

    Demolition of existing bungalow and detached garage and replacement with a new 5-bedroom chalet style house with integral garage

    Aranma 48 Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PN

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0751/F

    Alterations and extensions to form new utility and shower room and enlargement of kitchen/breakfast

    8 Jordan Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Aug 2004
  22. Accept Amend Notice06/23/0111/NMA

    Non-material amendment for pp. 06/08/0547/F - revised design of garage to include new larger door and windows to east elevation and new Velux roof windows

    25 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DY

    Received 6 Feb 2023
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0336/F

    Installation of one metre satellite dish for connection to ATM

    Co-op The Green Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PA

    Received 7 Apr 2004
  24. WITHDRAWN06/25/0612/LB

    Proposed change of use and conversion works to the existing 3 storey office building (Use Class E1), to create a mixed use development comprising workshops/artist and creative studios at ground floor and 3no. 2-bedroom apartments at first and second floors. Internal alterations, including new thermal lining and partitions. External works to include a new fire escape staircase, raised garden terrace and stair, removal of modern extension and rearranged parking.

    5 & 6 South Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 2QJ

    Received 29 Jul 2025

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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.

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