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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
26,855Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 20,808 approved or refused records
2,495Refused applications

18,313 approved · 2,495 refused · 1,152 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/18/0558/F

    Proposed two storey side extension

    58 Links Road (Parish of Hopton) GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JR

    Received 1 Oct 2018
  2. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/18/0660/LB

    Conversion of existing building from single dwelling to 4 no. self contained flats

    44 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PN

    Received 6 Nov 2018
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0013/F

    Extension to hotel to form bedrooms and extension to dining room

    55-57 Clarence Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 3 Jan 2006
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0257/F

    Erection of steel framed building for hay and equestrian equipment storage

    The Stables Pump Lane West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Mar 2008
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0863/F

    Extension and conservatory to private area of existing hotel

    13 Sandown Road Willow Tree Lodge Great Yarmouth NR30 1EY

    Received 6 Sept 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0771/F

    Construction of covered swimming pool *

    Grange Farm Cherry Lane Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DN

    Received 5 Oct 2001
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0021/CU

    Change of use from A1 (Retail) to B8 (Storage and Distribution) for online pharmacy business

    Row 60 Howard Street South GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 13 Jan 2015
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0031/F

    Retrospective application for childrens playfort

    77 Westerley Way Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5AP

    Received 18 Jan 2013
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0096/F

    Demolish existing redundant public toilet block and construct double garage as extension to existing garage on land taken into curtilage of dwelling

    The Laurels (Land adjacent) Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Feb 2010
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0161/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension, replacement pitched roof to garage and new porch.

    68 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NN

    Received 21 Mar 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0037/F

    GIS

    77 Covent Garden Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jan 1998
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1036/F

    Extension to dining/kitchen area at rear

    The Bungalow 3A Caledonian Way Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PQ

    Received 27 Nov 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0632/CU

    Change of use from part C3 (A) dwelling house and D1 (non-residential) to wholly D1 use

    66 High Street Patient Dental Care Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RQ

    Received 13 Oct 2010
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0675/F

    Installation of 3No: trolley bays in existing car park

    Marks and Spencer Unit G Purley Court Gapton Hall Road Norfolk NR31 0NL

    Received 1 Oct 2014
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0503/CU

    Change of use from dwelling to guest house *

    28 Nelson Road Central Helensdale Great Yarmouth NR30 2LA

    Received 26 Jun 2001
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0077/F

    Two-storey accommodation units with projecting walkway, safety rail and access stairway

    Beach Road Car Park Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Jan 2005
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0060/F

    Construction of detached bungalow

    Whitethorn Farm (rear of ) Town Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Jan 2012
  18. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/22/1019/LB

    Proposed listed building consent for Replacement of existing glass doors with double steel framed doors, removal of existing staircase and reinstatement of section of staircase

    29-31 Fastolff House Regent Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1RR

    Received 25 Nov 2022
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0875/F

    GIS

    74 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8BD

    Received 21 Oct 1999
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0335/F

    Two-storey side extension (revised) +

    14 Cherry Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Apr 2003
  21. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0326/CD

    Discharge of Condition 12 of pp 06/20/0278/F (Conversion of public housing into dwelling and erection of 4no. dwellings) - Details of proposed surface water drainage scheme, percolation and infiltration testing, and water saving systems

    Former First and Last Public House Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QG

    Received 16 Mar 2024
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0516/F

    Use of first floor as living accommodation for restaurant staff

    25A King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2NZ

    Received 17 Aug 2010
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0889/TRE

    G1 - 2 x Beech trees - removal of canopies to dead trees for safety reasons leaving the main trunks as a habitat for wildlife

    Ashmar House Farman Close Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JR

    Received 18 Oct 2021
  24. Not proceeded with06/25/0810/HH

    Proposed first floor extension on the existing bungalow, including a south facing balcony, with glass panelling on the southern face, and a full height brick wall on the eastern side.

    96 Links Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6JX

    Received 3 Oct 2025

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