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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
26,628Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 20,623 approved or refused records
2,468Refused applications

18,155 approved · 2,468 refused · 1,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/Reasons06/03/0932/CU

    Temporary car park and access

    Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Oct 2003
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0364/F

    Extension to end elevation *

    57 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3LD

    Received 16 Apr 2003
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0712/F

    Proposed conversion and extension of existing commercial building to form retail premises to ground floor and 8No. self-contained flat units.

    139 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RA

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  4. WITHDRAWN06/02/0866/F

    Variation of conditions 3 and 7 of planning permission 06/97/0160 for waste recycling plant +

    Town Lands Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Oct 2002
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0024/CD

    Proposed change of use, extension and alteration to form public house - Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 re: planning permission 06/15/0481/F

    176-177 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6RG NR31 6RG

    Received 16 Jan 2017
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0759/F

    Redevelopment of builders yard (sui generis use) for the erection of three single storey dwellings, garaging and all associated works. [revised plans - amended access]

    Land to the east of Manships Farm Cottage, Main Road (north side) Ormesby St Michael GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3LN

    Received 17 Oct 2023
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0507/F

    GIS

    45 Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jun 1997
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0294/F

    Demolish buildings and erect thirteen starter homes

    Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth (former Economy Carpets Site)

    Received 25 Mar 2004
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0322/HH

    Erection of single storey rear extension; Conversion of existing garage to provide additional bedroom accommodation.

    26 Barleycroft Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NS

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  10. PERMITTED DEV.06/14/0237/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - Single storey rear kitchen extension

    13 Beach Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BH

    Received 22 Apr 2014
  11. WITHDRAWN06/01/0818/F

    New conservatory at rear side *

    Ostlers Cottage King Street Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Oct 2001
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0723/F

    GIS

    39 Victoria Street Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Sept 1998
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0486/F

    New dust extraction plant comprising of wood burner, silo, cyclofilter and ancillary items

    Wardrop Joinery Limited Unit 12 Longs Ind Estate Englands Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BE

    Received 30 May 2006
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0237/F

    2 No 6m galvanised columns with 2 No 400w floodlights to provide illumination to skate park/football goal. To be on between 6pm & 10pm

    Hopton Playing Field Old Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Apr 2011
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0208/F

    Renewal of planning permissions 06/10/0145/F & 06/10/0762/F for temporary modular health centre and 3 externally located condenser units for a period of five years.

    Shrublands Health Centre Magdalen Way Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7BP

    Received 10 Apr 2015
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0165/F

    Proposed garage conversion to form self contained annexe and extended boundary wall

    40 Busseys Loke Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8HG

    Received 13 Mar 2018
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0974/F

    Conversion to five flats

    Elim Pentecostal Church York Road Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 16 Dec 2005
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0155/F

    Development of site to include conversion and rebuilding of existing barn and outbuildings to form 2 no. dwellings units 3 & 4

    High Barn Farm Edward Road Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DA

    Received 1 Apr 2020
  19. EST/LAW USE REF06/24/0492/EU

    Lawful development certificate for existing use of property as a house in multiple occupation

    44 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 3JA

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0118/F

    Proposed additional showroom extension

    73 Southtown Road Choice Promotions Great Yarmouth NR31 0DY

    Received 28 Feb 2013
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0598/CU

    Retrospective change of use from 2 residential flats to single dwelling house

    36 Southtown Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0DT NR31 0DT

    Received 19 Sept 2016
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0352/F

    Extensions to front and rear, ground and first floor

    27A Station Road Hopton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 12 Apr 2007
  23. WITHDRAWN06/99/0281/F

    Removal of agricultural occupancy restriction

    Four Winds Cherry Lane Browston Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Mar 1999
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0456/F

    Erection of 3 storey health building housing GP surgeries and community services

    Greyfriars Health Centre Greyfriars Way Great Yarmouth NR30 2QE

    Received 14 Jul 2011

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