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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

25,598Searchable applications

246Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 19,761 approved or refused records

2,355Refused applications

17,406 approved · 2,355 refused · 1,108 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0486/F
Extension to side elevation
18 Beatty Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4BW
Received 31 May 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0283/F
Victorian style wood framed greenhouse
1 Angle Cottages Church Lane Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9EZ
Received 11 Apr 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0444/HH
Retrospective application for a detached garage with store room at the first floor
18 Waveney Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LB
Received 31 May 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0802/F
Proposed erection of 9 light industrial units with parking on storage land and private access road
Eurocentre North River Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1TE
Received 13 Sept 2022
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0159/F
Proposed conversion of agricultural buildings to provide 5 dwellings and associated infrastructure
Hall Farm Hall Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LF
Received 2 Mar 2017
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/02/0200/A
Advertisement pillars (June to September)
Regent Road Great Yarmouth (Sites GY11/GY12/GY13/GY14/ GY27)
Received 5 Mar 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0465/F
Retrospective store and walk-in freezer and cladding of same
Queens Head Public House High Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH
Received 31 Jul 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0789/F
Two storey rear extension to form additional bedrooms with en-suites and re-position kitchen & dining room
Ealing House 86 Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QZ NR29 4QZ
Received 11 Sept 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0544/F
Proposed conversion of existing converted garage to a self contained annex
10 The Avenue Hemsby NR29 4ET
Received 6 Jul 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0711/F
Conversion of the existing first floor space above the veterinary surgery to create a 3-bedroom residential apartment for the short-term accommodation of a vet employed by the veterinary practice and their dependants.
Caister Vets Hall Farm Martham Road Rollesby NR29 5DR
Received 22 Sept 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0626/HH
Retrospective application for conversion of garage into a residential annex and associated external alterations
47 Jenner Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7RJ
Received 9 Aug 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0738/F
Conversion of commercial offices into four flats
8 King Street A I S GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2BA
Received 12 Nov 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0310/F
Conversion of outbuilding to residential including raising roof level
3 Cromer Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RA
Received 1 May 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0388/F
Proposed lean-to conservatory
3 The Old Rectory Heath Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5HJ
Received 29 May 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0663/F
New owners exclusive building to house reception/gym/ changing facilities/2 lounges; outdoor pool for future phase
Hopton Holiday Village Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BW
Received 26 Oct 2010
EST/LAW USE REF06/25/0310/EU
Application of a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use to confirm that 62 Nelson Road North has an established planning use as a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)
62 Nelson Road North Great Yarmouth NR30 2AT
Received 15 Apr 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0351/F
Construction of 20 flats for sheltered housing and 5 general needs housing (all affordable) and associated access road and external works
The Old Hospital Site Estcourt Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 10 Jun 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0549/F
Conversion/alterations of existing agricultural buildings to create 5 no residential dwellings; Erection of 5 Double garages, construction of boundary wall and fencing, and associated infrastructure/access drive/parking/turning areas.
Hall Farm Hall Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LF
Received 23 Sept 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0358/O
GIS
31 Private Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3LH
Received 27 Apr 1999
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0165/A
Replacement signage
19 Hall Quay Lloyds TSB Bank Plc Great Yarmouth NR30 1HH
Received 19 Mar 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0427/F
Alterations and extensions to form new utility room
21 West Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5AX
Received 9 May 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0849/F
Proposed dropped kerb for vehicular access.
31 Jellicoe Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4AN
Received 4 Oct 2021
NO OBJECTION06/23/0418/TEL
Proposed installation of 1 x 9m (Althaea Green) and 1 x 9m (Berberis Green) wooden poles for fixed line Broadband
Althaea Green/Berberis Green Shrublands Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8LH
Received 30 May 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0752/F
Proposed conversion of loft space to residential accommodation to include provision of windows within gable walls for means of escape and velux windows to existing roof slopes; Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey extension; Alterations to existing windows; Construction of infill porch extension to front
Foxglove Back Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QJ
Received 8 Sept 2021

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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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