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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
27,277Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,162 approved or refused records
2,541Refused applications

18,621 approved · 2,541 refused · 1,158 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Oct 1996 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/11/0376/F

    Single storey side extension and associated internal works

    15 Hampton Close Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5AY

    Received 6 Jun 2011
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0079/F

    Alterations, extension at ground & first floor, new entrance & escalators/lift, reorganise internal layout to south end at ground/mezzanine/first floors

    Market Gates Shopping Centre Market Gates Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2BG

    Received 10 Feb 2011
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0409/F

    Existing garage demolished and erection of new garage - retrospective application

    61 Holly Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8NL

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  4. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/12/0110/CD

    Three storey office building,warehouse unit,new access road and all associated infrastructure - Discharge of Condition 12 re: PP: 06/10/0535/F

    South Beach Parade Land adjacent to Power Station Great Yarmouth NR30 3QF

    Received 20 Feb 2012
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0497/CD

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) of pp. 06/23/0056/F (Erection of 77 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works.)

    Land South of Meadowland Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/1036/F

    Proposed conversion of garage and first floor extension above. Erection of 2m high close boarded fence and gate.

    8 Winmer Avenue Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4BA

    Received 23 Dec 2021
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0284/F

    Side extension to dwelling

    Glen-Haven St Johns Road Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JT

    Received 21 Apr 2016
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0269/F

    Internal alterations and wc extension *

    116 Lowestoft Road Dental Surgery Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Mar 2002
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/16/0772/F

    2 storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage with alterations to windows and doors

    78 Westerley Way Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5AP

    Received 5 Dec 2016
  10. LIST.BLD.APP06/98/0234/LB

    GIS

    Town Hall Great Yarmouth NR30 2QH

    Received 24 Mar 1998
  11. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/13/0121/CC

    Part demolition of ancillary buildings as part of conversion works to Trafalgar House and the Old Fire Station including the old police cells and modern single storey extension to rear of reprographics building.

    Trafalgar House Hall Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 2QG

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0384/F

    First floor side extension over garage +

    8 Geneva Gardens Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 May 2001
  13. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/10/0626/LB

    Proposed metal railings and gate to building frontage

    The Old Vicarage Church Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE

    Received 13 Oct 2010
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0539/O

    Construct two apartments with garages

    Land (to rear) 83-84 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 1BN

    Received 21 Jun 2007
  15. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/06/0540/D

    Residential development plot no's 1 - 5 inclusive - three bungalows, one house and 1.1/2 storey house

    Oaklands Stables Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PU NR31 9PU

    Received 13 Jun 2006
  16. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/19/0136/PDC

    Notification for Prior Approval for Proposed Change of Use - conversion of first floor to create 1 bedroom, self contained flat

    23-24 Broad Row GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1HT

    Received 7 Mar 2019
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0882/F

    Variation of condition 1 and removal of condition 7 of planning permission 06/21/0283/F - updates plans to remove tree planting and removal of requirement for tree planting scheme

    Southtown Road (Land adj Beccles Road) ASCO Gas House Facility & Bollards Quay GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0JZ

    Received 18 Oct 2021
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1021/F

    New vehicular site access - change of use of piggeries to stables-new rest room-outdoor manege area-alts to exist.barn

    The Manor House Browston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9DP

    Received 23 Nov 2007
  19. EST/LAW USE REF06/99/0620/EU

    GIS

    2/5 Marine Passage Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AN

    Received 26 Jul 1999
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/11/0600/F

    Proposed construction of four lock up garages

    6 Tan Lane Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5DN

    Received 13 Sept 2011
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0741/F

    GIS

    96/98 St Peters Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Oct 1996
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0917/F

    Removal of existing conservatory provide new single storey extension in place of above

    38 Whimbrel Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9UN NR31 9UN

    Received 30 Oct 2006
  23. NO OBJECTION06/26/0212/SU

    Marine Management Organisation consultation request: Seeking comments from GYBC as LPA on the proposed EIA Scoping Opinion for a Marine Licence to continue Offshore Aggregates Dredging for 20 years at Areas 401-402 of the North Sea Anglian marine aggregate region, a 30.39km2 area site 26km offshore.

    Area 401-2 of the North Sea Anglian marine aggregate regio 30km offshore east of Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0476/F

    Single storey rear extension

    87 Sturdee Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4HJ NR30 4HJ

    Received 25 May 2007

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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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