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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
27,436Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,301 approved or refused records
2,566Refused applications

18,735 approved · 2,566 refused · 1,160 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/98/0122/A

    GIS

    Ashley Hopton Nur/Gdn Cent Ltd Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AH

    Received 18 Feb 1998
  2. APPROVE06/18/0068/CD

    Discharge of conditions 6 and 7 of Planning Permission consent 06/17/0218/O

    Pleasure Beach South Beach Parade GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3EH

    Received 25 Jan 2018
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0433/HH

    Erection of single-storey front extension, and side extension to provide a garage.

    12 Heather Road Belton Belton With Browston NR31 9PR

    Received 28 May 2026
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0255/F

    Two new dormers to front; new roof over existing bay window and front door area

    25 Elmgrove Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 7PP

    Received 28 Mar 2008
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0392/F

    New 8' brick wall to front of property incorporating a personal entrance gate and electric driveway gates [Retrospective]

    64 North Road Mill House Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3LE

    Received 8 Mar 2021
  6. EST/LAW USE CER.06/02/0344/EU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use as house with rear adjoining flatlet *

    6 York Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2NA

    Received 16 Apr 2002
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0069/F

    GIS

    19 Station Road North Berry General Stores Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Jan 1998
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0647/F

    GIS

    Osiers Back Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Aug 1998
  9. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0932/CD

    Application to discharge conditional Requirement 34 of Development Consent Order ref: S.I. 2015/1592 - Dogger Bank Teesside A and B Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015 (as amended) - Request for confirmation of whether a proposed Port Access and Transport Plan is required for the onshore port-related traffic to and from Yarmouth Port, relating to Work Nos. 1B of the offshore works in relation to Sofia Offshore Wind Farm (formerly Teesside B Offshore Wind Farm)

    Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Great Yarmouth Port South Denes Road

    Received 2 Sept 2024
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0193/F

    Remove existing window frames to West elevation and provide and fit roller shutters

    H J's Diner Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JG NR30 3JG

    Received 23 Feb 2007
  11. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/99/0145/A

    GIS

    11 Theatre Plain Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Feb 1999
  12. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0568/CD

    Discharge of condition 6 of application 06/23/0523/LB Refurbishment of gasholder guide frame and removal of gasholder tank, bell and crown -Condition 6 Public Benefits Plan

    Gas Holder Station Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3DR

    Received 10 Jul 2024
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0928/F

    Demolish and rebuild rear part of house *

    8 Drudge Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BD

    Received 27 Nov 2001
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0985/F

    GIS

    Plots 1 - 5 Low Road Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Dec 1997
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0754/CU

    Change use of amenity land to form extension to existing garden enclosure by 1.8 metre fence

    4 Cotman Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9RE

    Received 29 Aug 2006
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0001/F

    Retrospective subdivision of annexe to rear of 46 Cliff Hill to separate unit of accommodation

    Annexe 46 Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DG

    Received 7 Jan 2013
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0404/HH

    Installation of a dropped kerb in front of the property driveway.

    39 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SQ

    Received 19 May 2026
  18. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/13/0568/M

    Agricultural determination - portal frame structure

    Rectory Farm Low Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RE

    Received 12 Oct 2013
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0940/F

    Single storey extension to provide additional storage and new roof light in existing pitch roof *

    The Childrens Centre Newberry Clinic Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SQ

    Received 17 Nov 2000
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0159/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling and associated outbuilding. Erection of new dwelling along with associated landscaping works & pool.

    50 Marine Parade The Links Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EY

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  21. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0728/F

    Demolition of and erection of garage extension to bedroom and extension to form further bedroom

    4 Gilbert Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LW

    Received 4 Aug 2003
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0136/TRE

    Works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No3 2000) - T2 Oak. - Western side of the tree: Reduce the dead branches to approximately 2m stubs. Northern canopy extending over No.2 Mulberry Tree Close: Cut back to appropriate secondary growth points. Western Scaffold Branch: Reduce by a maximum of 2.5m and rebalance the canopy. Re-balance remaining canopy on the East, South and Northsides.

    3 Mulberry Tree Close Filby NR29 3HD

    Received 3 Mar 2026
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0353/F

    Extension to form bedroom and lounge *

    12 The Mews Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TW

    Received 2 May 2000
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0322/F

    Side extension to bungalow and related works

    1 Grebe Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8JT

    Received 19 May 2011

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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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