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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
26,759Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 20,726 approved or refused records
2,481Refused applications

18,245 approved · 2,481 refused · 1,149 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/10/0281/CU

    Change of use from gym to art studio, storage and other alternative therapies for personal use

    8 Viburnum Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8EF

    Received 6 May 2010
  2. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/22/1024/CD

    Discharge of condition 9 of pp 06/20/0156/O - Surface water drainage strategy and flood risk assessment

    Land off Foster Close Ormesby St Margaret

    Received 22 Nov 2022
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0838/F

    Extend garage roof to form carport

    Copperfield, Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 2 Oct 2006
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0436/HH

    Erection of two storey side extension and replacement of existing roof tiles with new slate material.

    Tally Ho Hall Road Hopton-on-sea NR31 9AX

    Received 28 May 2024
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0483/HH

    Proposed demolition of existing prefab garage; Erection of new garden room/den with storage within roof space

    Nett House Clay Road Caister on sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5HB

    Received 7 Jun 2022
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0738/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling; erection of one pair of semi-detached houses & one detached house with garage

    183 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 6 Oct 2008
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0819/F

    Erection of conservatory *

    Plot 9 Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Sept 2002
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0694/F

    Single storey extension to rear; demolition of garage and rebuild with new

    20 Winifred Way Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5AB

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0720/SU

    Conversion of ground & first floor flats to semi-detached house with single storey rear extension

    48 University Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7QH

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0316/BF

    Alterations and extension to riverside bungalow *

    28 Riverside Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Apr 2002
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0408/F

    Extend and place further portacabin to rear side along warehouse to form an L - shaped single storey office space

    Unit E, Ventureforth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0ER

    Received 21 Jun 2012
  12. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/12/0419/F

    Retrospective application for 8 solar panels and 2 water warming panels on back roof: 6 solar panels over french doors and window at back of flat

    18 Rampart Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1PX

    Received 18 Jun 2012
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/19/0562/O

    Sub division of site for new single storey dwelling with shared access

    Tretts Lane (Land at) Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AN

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0649/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    127 Lawn Avenue GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1QP

    Received 15 Nov 2018
  15. Undecided06/25/0696/CD

    Discharge of Condition 3 of pp. 06/21/0333/F (Proposed conversion of roof void into 3 self-contained flats) - Details of cycle parking

    Bridge Gate Court 137 Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0JA

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/11/0098/F

    Conversion of house to house in multiple occupation

    108 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2NJ

    Received 21 Feb 2011
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0088/F

    Lean-to conservatory

    4 Nursery Close (Plot 6) Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SP

    Received 7 Feb 2000
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0030/F

    Proposed change of use of part ground floor and above floors into 5 no residential flats

    6 Market Place (Two Necked Swan) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NB

    Received 16 Jan 2018
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0143/F

    Replacement of existing ATM Cash Point Machine in same location

    72 High Street Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5EH NR30 5EH

    Received 9 Feb 2006
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0333/CU

    Change of use from retail (A1) to mixed-use restaurant/cafe and takeaway (A3 and/or A5)

    16B Market Gates Shopping Centre GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AX

    Received 17 Jun 2019
  21. Accept Amend Notice06/19/0344/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment of Planning Permission 06/17/0363/F - Revised design incorporating reduction in size

    Linfords Staithe Road Repps GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5JU

    Received 18 Jun 2019
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0441/F

    Ren of PP 06/04/0652/CU from garden space to play area for adj childrens nursery on a permanent basis

    45 Longs Industrial Estate Englands Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 2005
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/14/0107/A

    Illuminated signage

    Mercator Works South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3QL

    Received 19 Feb 2014
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0406/F

    Two-storey extension *

    Furzeleigh House Crab Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 May 2000

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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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