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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

25,899Searchable applications

244Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 20,027 approved or refused records

2,390Refused applications

17,637 approved · 2,390 refused · 1,112 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Feb 1998 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/20/0657/CU
Proposed change of use of annexe to residential dwelling and sub-division of garden plot
Rowan Lodge Back Lane Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QJ
Received 1 Dec 2020
PERMITTED DEV.06/16/0224/PDE
Notification of a larger home extension - remove existing conservatory and install new conservatory
24 Mariners Compass Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6TQ NR31 6TQ
Received 25 Apr 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0642/F
Change of use to multi-functional training and educational venue for circus with fabrication space for equipment
The Ice House Bridge Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk
Received 25 Nov 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0820/F
Change of use to residential flat above post office (from store rooms) +
Post Office Lichfield Road Southtown Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Oct 2001
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0285/CD
Discharge of Condition 8 of pp 06/21/0941/F (Extension and conversion of existing building to create 16 self contained holiday flats) ; Details of water efficiency
5 North Drive Great Yarmouth NR30 1ED
Received 4 Apr 2025
WITHDRAWN06/11/0377/LB
Alterations to provide updated accommodation, alternative egress for basement & minor alterations to layout & heating arrangements
13 Hall Quay Dukes Head Great Yarmouth NR30 1HP
Received 8 Jun 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0623/F
Six town houses (residential)
Austin Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth
Received 1 Jul 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0216/F
GIS
Period Home Centre Scratby Hall Scratby Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Mar 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0322/F
Demolition of existing portico and construction of new side extension and alterations to existing car park
Aldi Foodstore North Quay Fullers Hill Great Yarmouth
Received 14 May 2009
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0053/F
Proposed replacement dwelling
47 Long Beach Estate Hemsby (Parish of Winterton) Great Yarmouth NR29 4JD
Received 28 Jan 2010
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/00/0255/LB
Two-storey extension to rear of dwelling to provide additional accommodation *
95 High Road Registry House Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PE
Received 23 Mar 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0398/F
Renewal of Planning Permission no: 06/06/0133/F for single storey office unit
Swire Oilfield Services Ltd South Denes Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3PR
Received 5 Jul 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0525/F
Conservatory
21 Old Church Road Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 9 Jun 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0294/F
Change of use of dining area to tea/coffee shop & erection new front wall
The Hollywood 71 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 17 Mar 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0558/F
GIS
20 Springfield Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR30 6AE
Received 14 Jul 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0022/F
New brick garage *
58 Albany Road Southtown Great Yarmouth (parking area at rear of)
Received 9 Jan 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0399/F
Renewal of planning permission 06/13/0404/F - static caravan to provide ancillary residential accommodation
11 Reynolds Avenue Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5QD
Received 11 Jul 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0224/F
Utility room and conservatory *
Five Acres Cherry Lane Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DN
Received 19 Mar 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0693/F
Proposed front, side and rear extension
2 Quay Ostend Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6TP
Received 19 Aug 2021
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0098/CD
Discharge of conditions 7 and 9 of planning permission consent 06/16/0369/F - construction of detached bungalow with attached garage
1A Mill Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4ND
Received 9 Feb 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0951/F
Two-storey extension to front +
36 Bulmer Lane Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AF
Received 7 Dec 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0805/F
GIS
91 Blackbird Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8RT
Received 29 Sept 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0567/F
Proposed construction of 176 dwellings (Class C3) with associated access, off-site highways works, drainage, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure
Land south of Repps Road and Rising Way Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 20 Jul 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/1071/F
Front porch extension
12 Fastnet Way Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 21 Dec 2006

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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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