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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
26,605Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 20,609 approved or refused records
2,467Refused applications

18,142 approved · 2,467 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0440/CD

    Discharge of conditions 4 & 5 of Planning Permission 06/16/0616/F - Erection of three detached dwellings with associated parking and gardens

    St Thomas's Road (Land off) Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JE

    Received 27 Jul 2018
  2. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0112/CD

    Proposed residential development for 28 dwellings including all site works - discharge of conditions 3, 6 and 9 re: PP 06/13/0643/F

    Kings Drive (land south of) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 2 Mar 2016
  3. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/20/0495/CD

    Discharge conditions 6/8/9 of pp 06/18/0370/F (bungalow) in respect of landscaping/surface water drainage/materials

    The Old Vicarage The Street Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4EU

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0444/F

    Proposed rear and side extensions, front bays and entrance and re-roofing

    20 Grove Road Repps with Bastwick Great Yarmouth NR29 5JL

    Received 17 Jun 2014
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0421/O

    Demolition of derelict buildings, erection of pair of two storey semi-detached houses with shared parking area

    20 School Road Runham Great Yarmouth NR30 1LB

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  6. WITHDRAWN06/19/0595/F

    Proposed erection of 2 semi-detached dwellings

    138 Beccles Road (Land adj) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PR

    Received 24 Oct 2019
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0346/F

    Porch 3m x 3m

    22 Eastern Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Apr 2004
  8. NO OBJECTION06/25/0674/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1no 10m light wooden pole Opp 7 The Green, Black Street and 1no 9m wooden pole Opp 52 The Green, Black Street, Martham for fixed broadband purposes

    Opp 7 & Opp 52 The Green Black Street Martham

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0517/CU

    Conversion of a four storey house into three flats

    219 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1DH

    Received 4 Aug 2009
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0591/F

    Conservatory

    2 Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JG

    Received 23 Jun 2004
  11. NO OBJECTION06/24/0959/TEL

    Installation of 1 x 10m medium wooden pole to the R/O 1-8 Freres Court, Howard Street South

    R/o 1-8 Frere Court Howard Street South Great Yarmouth NR30 2PS

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0281/F

    Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of Planning Permission 06/11/0007/F - changes to approved plan and additional velux rooflights

    Barn 3 Hall Farm Barns Beccles Road Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JQ

    Received 30 Apr 2012
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0471/CU

    GIS

    5 Stonecutters Way Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Jun 1999
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0674/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory and outbuilding; erection of new single storey extension with patio area

    31 Shakespeare Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4HE

    Received 23 Nov 2018
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0146/CU

    Renewal pp no. 06/96/0188/CU for change of use of land to form extension to existing lorry park

    Munnings Court Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth (lorry park) (adjo MDF Transport premises)

    Received 26 Feb 1998
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0717/F

    Proposed loft extension and first floor extension over ground floor flat roof

    26 Kennel Loke Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 30 Sept 2008
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0655/F

    Demolition of existing single storey shop. Erection of 1 bedroom, two-storey residential unit

    Shop between 56 & 57 Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6AN

    Received 20 Oct 2010
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0265/F

    Conservatory to side of property

    1 Nightingale Close Scratby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 14 Mar 2007
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0742/F

    GIS

    Clay Road (Adjacent 64 Tan Lane) Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  20. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/19/0019/F

    Sub-division of garden to form plot for an attached 2 bedroom dwelling. Revised layout to include car parking spaces and relocation of proposed building

    166 Church Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6NN

    Received 8 Jan 2019
  21. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/06/0722/D

    Five single storey dwellings adjoining existing housing development

    Bella Vista (land at) Market Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Aug 2006
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0462/F

    Proposed wind turbine

    Flegg High School Somerton Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QD

    Received 11 Jun 2008
  23. REFUSED06/19/0363/PAD

    Prior approval of proposed new cattle shed and an extension of an existing agricultural building to create an additional cattle shed

    Paston Farm Mautby Lane Mautby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3JB

    Received 26 Jun 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0718/F

    Extension to rear *

    34 Blake Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Sept 2001

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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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