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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
26,084Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 20,176 approved or refused records
2,413Refused applications

17,763 approved · 2,413 refused · 1,121 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Nov 1997 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/15/0604/F

    Single storey extension to side elevation

    6 Woodcock Mews Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QZ

    Received 6 Oct 2015
  2. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/99/0207/M

    GIS

    Hall Farm Mautby Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Mar 1999
  3. Appeal Rec Non Det' (Appealed)06/22/1104/F

    Proposed application to regularise the use of existing holiday accommodation as residential with year-round occupancy

    Rose Farm Touring Park Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JS

    Received 19 Dec 2022
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0776/F

    Substitution of 5 bed detached house with 2 no. 2 bed semi-detached houses and ancillary works

    25 and 26 Bradfield Drive Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4UP

    Received 15 Dec 2009
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0184/F

    GIS

    4 School Close Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Mar 1998
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0430/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission: 06/08/0556/F for one detached bungalow and garage

    25 Maple Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8ND

    Received 12 Jul 2011
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0539/F

    Demolish and rebuild extensions to rear *

    55 Springfield Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Jun 2002
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0555/O

    GIS

    The Station Public House Elmgrove Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Jul 1998
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0057/F

    Change of use of existing Public House at ground floor to provide 2 residential flats and dividing first floor existing living accommodation into 2 residential 1 bedroom flats (revised from 3 flats on the ground floor)

    155 Nelson Road Central The Great Eastern Public House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2HZ

    Received 18 Jan 2018
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0689/F

    Construction of new commercial and clinical waste storage compound

    Northgate Hospital Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BU

    Received 3 Dec 2012
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0804/F

    Installation of 4 x ground-mounted air source heat pumps (AHSPs) accommodated within an acoustic enclosure adjacent to the northwest school boundary.

    Flegg High Ormiston Academy Somerton Road Martham NR29 4QD

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  12. PERMITTED DEV.06/17/0171/M

    Prior notification of proposed demolition former garage and filling station South Beach Parade

    South Beach Parade Service Station Vanguard Point GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3QN

    Received 17 Mar 2017
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0260/F

    Extensions and alterations *

    29 Bernard Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Mar 2002
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0137/F

    Proposed change of use and conversion to 8 self contained residential units. Demolition of single storey WC wing and single storey lean-to sheds

    Calthorpe House 8 Alexandra Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2HW

    Received 6 Mar 2009
  15. Not proceeded with06/23/0391/TRE

    Tree works

    Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Coast Road Hopton on sea Great Yarmouth NR31 9BT

    Received 16 May 2023
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/97/1007/A

    GIS

    Mayer Parry Recycling Ltd South Quay Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Dec 1997
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0476/F

    Conversion of disused buildings for residential use

    84 York Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jun 2005
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0565/F

    New conservatory to replace existing

    60 Potters Drive Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9RU

    Received 20 Jul 2005
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0156/HH

    Proposed erection of 2m fencing at rear and side of property

    15 Lapwing Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8SF

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0738/F

    Erection of HGV servicing and repair depot (class B2) with ancillary offices, MOT testing facility and stand alone wash-bay

    Former Coopers Car Park Gapton Hall Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 9 Dec 2015
  21. NO OBJECTION06/03/0470/SU

    Extension of existing surface area to provide three car parking spaces (two for disabled persons) *

    Caister First and Nursery School Kingston Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5ET

    Received 20 May 2003
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0941/F

    Proposed extension and conversion of existing building to create 16 self contained holiday flats

    Regency Hotel 5 North Drive GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1ED

    Received 9 Nov 2021
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0352/F

    Extension and conservatory *

    Bear Necessities California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3TE

    Received 26 Apr 1999
  24. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0328/CU

    Proposed retrospective change of use to 1 bedroom holiday rental dwelling

    Swallow Barn East Cottage Hemsby Road Martham NR29 4QH

    Received 19 Apr 2023

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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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