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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
26,691Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 20,669 approved or refused records
2,473Refused applications

18,196 approved · 2,473 refused · 1,147 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/19/0293/F

    Ground floor additions to front of dwelling and associated works

    12 Rosedale Gardens Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9PN

    Received 16 May 2019
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0628/F

    Proposed alterations & change of use from retail/storage unit to car showroom/car storage

    Queens Road/Exmouth Road (Premises corner of) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 Oct 2010
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0217/F

    Three bay Victorian conservatory *

    1 Nursery Close Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SP

    Received 15 Mar 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0853/F

    Conversion of barn to dwelling, including new ground floor extension with integral garage +

    The Barn Back Lane Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PB

    Received 1 Nov 2001
  5. WITHDRAWN06/11/0193/O

    Erection of B8/B1 building on former railway siding

    Acle New Road Great Yarmouth (North West of Asda)

    Received 24 Mar 2011
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0581/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/00/0415/F for two containers and use of site for light industrial purposes *

    Trafalgar Yard (land opposite) Eurocentre North River Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jun 2002
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0340/F

    Change of use of plot of land to domestic curtilage and erection of 2m fence

    1 Heath Green Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8LJ

    Received 3 Jun 2010
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0872/F

    Conversion of garage to lounge, first floor extension, conservatory and detached garage

    48 Bulmer Lane Winterton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4AF NR29 4AF

    Received 9 Oct 2007
  9. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/02/0692/D

    Erection of 3 No. three- bedroomed detached bungalows and garages *

    St Ignatius Church (rear of) off St Christopher Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Aug 2002
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0797/F

    GIS

    Rainbow Store Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Sept 1999
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/20/0649/O

    Outline application for a development of 9 dwellings with access off Old Coast Road

    Land adjacent to 1Sailsbury Cottages Old Coast Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QH

    Received 30 Nov 2020
  12. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/06/0923/F

    New dwelling

    Burgh Castle Nurseries Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 31 Oct 2006
  13. REFUSED06/21/0007/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - proposed single storey rear extension

    East View Cottage Town Road Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AB

    Received 6 Jan 2021
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0040/F

    Bedroom and dining area extensions *

    30 Ormesby Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LA

    Received 17 Jan 2002
  15. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0164/CD

    Discharge of Condition 5 of pp 06/24/0921/LB (Alterations to facilitate conversion of 4no. 1 bedroom flats into 2no. 1 bedroom flats) : Details of internal rear staircase

    13 Camperdown Great Yarmouth NR30 3JB

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  16. APPROVE06/22/0014/PU

    Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development - The proposed conversion of bungalow attic into two bedrooms and bathroom including a new rear dormer and 2no. velux windows and the installation of an internal staircase to a residential property.

    28 Hall Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4PD

    Received 6 Jan 2022
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0927/F

    GIS

    29 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NF

    Received 12 Nov 1999
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0984/CU

    Change of use of flower pack house to electrical assembly warehouse +

    Rectory Farm Low Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RE

    Received 11 Dec 2000
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0762/F

    GIS

    13 Balmoral Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 Sept 1999
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/1050/SU

    New roundabout junction on A12, site access road, foul and surface water drainage systems.

    Wood Farm (part of) Wood Farm Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Dec 1997
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0852/F

    Single storey rear extension

    10 Mill View Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 3 Nov 2005
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0546/F

    GIS

    First and Last Public House Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jul 1998
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0494/F

    Second floor front and side extension, new bay window ground floor, increase in size to existing kitchen area, ground floor

    51 Lilac Cottage North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3LD

    Received 27 Jun 2008
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0012/F

    Variation of condition no 2 of Planning Permission Consent 06/16/0765/F - Change of use of ground floor to A1, A3 and A5 use and creation of 7 self contained flats (revised from 9)

    19 Hall Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1HP

    Received 5 Jan 2018

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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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