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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
25,739Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 19,886 approved or refused records
2,370Refused applications

17,516 approved · 2,370 refused · 1,109 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/20/0595/F

    Conversion of ex-veterinary hospital into 4no flats and proposed rear extension and loft conversion

    The Veterinary Hospital 221 Beccles Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8BZ

    Received 3 Nov 2020
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0559/F

    Renewal of PP:06/05/0463/F for standing of static caravan in yard for accommodation of casual farm workers

    Winsford Hall Stokesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 25 Jul 2008
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0184/F

    GIS

    44 Gresham Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Mar 1999
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0471/F

    Renewal of PP 06/11/0180/F - shed and two greenhouses with gates in connection with the use of land for agriculture

    Fields E1 and E2 off Butt Lane Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QF

    Received 13 Jul 2016
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1016/CU

    Change of use from agricultural land to recreational ground

    Waters Lane Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4NH

    Received 21 Nov 2007
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0431/F

    Erection of canopy to kitchen building;

    St. Nicholas Priory CE.VC Junior School St Nicholas Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1NL

    Received 21 Jun 2012
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0599/F

    Extensions to form office and covered area *

    26 Beresford Road Spar Shop Great Yarmouth NR30 4AB

    Received 17 Jul 2000
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0327/F

    New shop front, alts to kitchen,form take-away food service and waiting area & extract flue to rear *

    30 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2NZ

    Received 26 Apr 2001
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0320/F

    GIS

    Alana House Mill Lane Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Apr 1999
  10. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0419/F

    Ground floor extension and formation of bedroom in roof space

    4 Gournay Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DZ

    Received 8 Jul 2010
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0180/F

    Erection of shed and two greenhouses with gates in connection with the use of land for agriculture

    Fields E1 & E2 Off Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Mar 2011
  12. EST/LAW USE REF Conditions/Reasons06/25/0110/PU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development: Proposed erection of a prefabricated garage.

    44 Hogarth Close Bradwell NR31 9QZ

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0513/F

    Proposed semi-detached, two-storey dwelling

    2 Cliff Park Cottages (Land South of) Off Kennedy Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jun 2007
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0010/CU

    Retention of works in connection with the conversion of the former bank to create 2No. two-bedroomed flats

    20-22 Trafalgar Road (Ground floor) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2LD

    Received 17 Jan 2020
  15. NO OBJECTION06/23/0448/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1 x 10m wooden telephone pole for fixed line Broadband (Opposite 63 Keble Road, Gorleston)

    Opposite 63 Keble Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7NA

    Received 20 Jun 2023
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0652/F

    Retention of B1(a) office building (porta cabin)

    4 Waterworks Road (Adj) Ormesby St Michael GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3LR

    Received 29 Sept 2016
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0648/F

    Two-storey and single-storey rear extension.

    143 Southtown Road Southtown Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0LA

    Received 19 Oct 2010
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0904/CU

    Change of use from pottery office, workshop and store to builders office, workshop and store

    Charles Street Great Yarmouth (former Pottery) NR30 3LA

    Received 6 Nov 2000
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0620/CU

    Retrospective change of use of ground floor to dog day care

    157 Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6AN

    Received 29 Jul 2022
  20. Not proceeded with06/25/0007/TRE

    Proposed Treeworks (TPO No 9. 1990) Removal of Horse Chestnut and Sycamore trees, reshaping of holly trees

    Heath Mount Priory Road St Olaves Fritton and St Olaves NR31 9HQ

    Received 6 Jan 2025
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0025/F

    GIS

    132 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jan 1999
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0562/F

    First floor extension to create an additional bedsit in place of a previously-demolished first floor.

    5-6 Middle Market Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2DT

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0397/CU

    Proposed change of use strip of field from agricultural to private open space

    7 Westfield Close Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3DQ

    Received 21 Jun 2011
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0396/SU

    Installation of 8m column to support an LED floodlight that will illuminate the east window

    Great Yarmouth Minster Church Plain GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NE

    Received 17 Jun 2016

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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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