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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
27,523Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,375 approved or refused records
2,577Refused applications

18,798 approved · 2,577 refused · 1,166 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0296/F

    GIS

    27 Amhurst Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Apr 1997
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0780/F

    Revised application for proposed hotel phase ll with four additional penthouse suites*

    Potters Leisure Limited Coast Road Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR31 9BX

    Received 2 Oct 1998
  3. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0820/CD

    Discharge of Condition 7 of pp 06/21/0910/F (Conversion of existing stables to a single storey dwelling house) ; Details of accessibility

    Land West of Browston Lane Browston Lane Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DP

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0799/CU

    Change of use from Commtech office to undertakers

    2 Rollesby Road Martham Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 18 Sept 2006
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0584/CD

    Discharge condition 2 of pp 06/12/0114/f (swimming pool to self contained property) in respect of parking/bin storage/openings/boundaries/amenity space

    The Lodge 2 Barnard Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 4DS

    Received 12 Sept 2014
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0132/F

    Front extension to form new wc and entry porch *

    36 Watsons Close Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BJ

    Received 12 Feb 2002
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0111/F

    Change of house types on plots 58,59,65,67, 68,69,70,71 & 72. House type on plot 66 repositioned and handed. Alterations to associated detached garages to the aforementioned plots

    Blue Sky Gardens (Development of Land at) Market Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Mar 2011
  8. NO OBJECTION06/24/0399/TCA

    Proposed works to tree in a conservation area - T2 Cherry - Raise lower canopy by approx 2.5m from ground level; Remove low branches overhanging access way

    South of The Green and East of Martham Residential Care Home Martham

    Received 14 May 2024
  9. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/01/0324/D

    Detached three-bedroomed house and garage +

    7 Wensum Way (adjacent) Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Apr 2001
  10. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/12/0266/CD

    Construction of 20 flats for sheltered housing and 5 general needs housing (all affordable) and associated access road and external works - Discharge of Conditions 12, 14 & 19 Re: Planning Permission 06/10/0351/F

    Former Hospital Site Escourt Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 25 Apr 2012
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0203/F

    Demolish existing garage & erection of a new garage

    1 Buildings Road Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5DX

    Received 31 Mar 2011
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0065/CU

    Use of unit for construction skills training (D1)

    Unit 12 Jones (GC) Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0GA

    Received 20 Feb 2013
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0220/HH

    Single storey rear extension

    1 St Hildas Crescent Gorleston NR31 7QR

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0207/F

    Proposed 2 storey rear extension

    4 Clifton Cottages Town Road Fleggburgh NR29 3AB

    Received 17 Mar 2014
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0182/F

    GIS

    The Bungalow Tretts Lane Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AT

    Received 2 Mar 1999
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0561/F

    Alteration of flat roof to pitched roof over rear bedroom

    49 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EX

    Received 17 Jun 2004
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0225/CU

    GIS

    165 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RG

    Received 19 Mar 1997
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0333/F

    Proposed conversion of roof void into 3 self-contained flats

    Bridge Gate Court 137 Mill Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0JA

    Received 14 Apr 2021
  19. WITHDRAWN06/03/0751/LB

    Alterations to front, side and rear facades, repairs to roof and internal alterations, repair and replace windows *

    2 Howard Street North Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Aug 2003
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0729/F

    Extension and alterations, construction of garage

    The Bungalow Broiler Farm Mill Lane Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AW

    Received 19 Nov 2015
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0732/F

    Proposed two storey side and rear extensions with internal alterations. Proposed single storey front porch extension

    33 Alder Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PD

    Received 8 Nov 2016
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0962/F

    First floor extension over existing kitchen *

    19 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Nov 2002
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0583/F

    Demolish car wash/valet bdg, erect new preparation/valet bdg on site, ren of pp to use site as vehicle sales area *

    Richard Peters Cars Acle New Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jun 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0476/F

    GIS

    North Denes Road Great Yarmouth (Storage Unit)

    Received 4 Jun 1997

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What these statistics cover

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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