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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
25,204Searchable applications
248Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 19,426 approved or refused records
2,325Refused applications

17,101 approved · 2,325 refused · 1,100 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Oct 1998 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/21/0623/CU

    Proposed change of use from A1 retail shop to A5 take-away; Installation of steel external ventilation system to rear

    107 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6RF

    Received 22 Jul 2021
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0004/BF

    Two storey annexe and attached single garage

    129 Caister Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 2 Jan 2007
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0768/F

    Renewal of Planning Permissions 06/03/0931/F and 06/07/0613/F for portakabin buildings

    Perenco UK Ltd Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW

    Received 15 Oct 2008
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0885/BF

    Rear extension forming bathroom and en-suite accommodation

    Swan Lodge Priory Gardens St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9TP

    Received 13 Sept 2004
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0230/F

    Alterations and extensions to form a granny annexe and new bedrooms *

    Highway Lodge Market Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 2002
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0442/CU

    Change of use from residential dwelling to hotel (extension to existing Andover Hotel)

    27 Camperdown GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3JB

    Received 7 Jul 2015
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0964/F

    Proposed renovation of existing workshop/garage and conversion to hair salon - revision of planning permission 06/21/0527/F.

    Building Adj 1A High Mill Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0DJ

    Received 16 Nov 2021
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0490/O

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/06/0511/O for four detached dwellings

    4 West Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RJ

    Received 24 Jul 2009
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0243/F

    Conversion of Public House into 8 new residential flats

    The White Lion Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DQ NR31 6DQ

    Received 7 Mar 2006
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0399/F

    Single storey extension to rear

    29 Bramble Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PE

    Received 19 May 2005
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0977/F

    Installation of artwork sculpture: Stone sculpture of fish on a limestone plinth, with a concrete foundation base.

    Land north of the Market Place west of the Fishermen's Hospital Great Yarmouth NR30 1NU

    Received 20 Dec 2024
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0241/CU

    Change of use from casino to commercial storage

    11 Theatre Plain GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2BE

    Received 11 Apr 2017
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0307/F

    Single storey front, rear and side extensions

    20 Conifer Close Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RU

    Received 20 May 2019
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0292/F

    Change of use, warehouse to bed-sit

    3 Saxon Road (at rear of) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 17 Mar 2006
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0235/F

    Conversion to form part of Abbeville residential care home (58-60 Wellesley Road)

    61 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1EX

    Received 10 Apr 2012
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0063/F

    Temporary office accommodation

    David Neve Building Contractor Ltd Acle New Road Trading Estate Great Yarmouth NR30 1SE

    Received 26 Jan 2004
  17. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/10/0216/CC

    The conversion of the old school to 3 residential units including the demolition of 1960's extensions and outbuildings and erection of 3 dwellings

    Ormesby Old School The Green Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Apr 2010
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0181/F

    Change roof from hip to gable at front of bungalow. Alterations to porch

    Treetops Sandy Lane Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9LX

    Received 31 Mar 2015
  19. WITHDRAWN06/23/0712/TRE

    Proposed Works To Trees: T1 & T2 Holm Oak's - Reduce multiple limbs of trees by 2m; T3 Holly - Cut rotten/damaged stem back to the main tree trunk; T4 Holly - Clear suckers from the base of the tree

    Cellnex NP Seacroft Hemsby limited Beach Road Hemsby NR29 3NW

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0702/F

    Variation of condition 3 of Planning Permission 06/17/0480/F - To extend car boot sales from 28 days to 32 days in any calendar year

    Crows Farm High Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QN

    Received 29 Nov 2018
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0898/SU

    'Welcome to Great Yarmouth' sign placed above dynamic car parking sign

    Caister Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Sept 2004
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0260/F

    Change of use from residential dwelling to 4 bedroom house in Multiple Occupation

    52 Howard Street South GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PT

    Received 30 Apr 2018
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0006/F

    Two-storey side/rear extension

    14 Sparrow Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8SG NR31 8SG

    Received 5 Jan 2016
  24. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0356/A

    Non illuminated roundabout sponsorship signs - retrospective application

    Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DH

    Received 18 Jun 2013

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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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