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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
27,634Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,471 approved or refused records
2,591Refused applications

18,880 approved · 2,591 refused · 1,175 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/03/0997/F

    Upvc conservatory to side elevation

    44 Old Church Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BZ

    Received 23 Oct 2003
  2. Accept Amend Notice06/25/1087/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment sought for pp 06/25/0315/F (Change of use from office (Use Class E(c)(iii)) to a 3-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3(c)), with associated external alterations) - Relocation of external storage shed, revised wall boundary layout and alterations to the rear elevation windows.

    South Yarmouth Area Housing Office King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0285/F

    Dining room extension to rear *

    8 Busseys Loke Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HG

    Received 3 Apr 2002
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1108/F

    Rear extensions - ground and first floor

    28 The Green Selwyn House Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PA

    Received 1 Dec 2003
  5. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/22/0993/LB

    Proposed works to Listed Building - Installation of French drains to alleviate damp/drainage problems; Internal remedial works - replastering/rewiring; Re- render exterior of cottage

    Dove Cottage 1 Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JG

    Received 16 Nov 2022
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0247/F

    GIS

    7 Newarp Way Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Mar 1997
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0366/F

    Renewal of permission for a horse sanctuary and visitor centre with ancillary facilities

    Caldecott Hall Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9EY

    Received 10 Jun 2011
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0932/TRE

    Proposed works to trees: T1 Ash - fell due to fungus present & proximity to neighbouring properties; T2 Ash and T3 Ash - re pollard to a height of 4m. (TPO NO.9 1992)

    6 Cob Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9UQ

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0010/F

    Two storey extension to form dining room and study

    32 Kennel Loke Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Parish of Hopton)

    Received 16 Jan 2013
  10. OBJECTION06/07/0837/MM

    Proposed installation of telecommunications equipment

    St Pauls Church Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4DD NR30 4DD

    Received 24 Sept 2007
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0475/F

    Replacement bus shelter

    Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jul 2009
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0238/F

    Ground and first floor extensions

    9 Fell Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9UF NR31 9UF

    Received 29 Mar 2005
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0658/F

    GIS

    263 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Sept 1996
  14. WITHDRAWN06/21/0355/PAD

    Prior approval for change of use from agricultural building to a recreation room for the existing dwelling house under pp. 06/19/0553/F

    Fairview Farm Stepshort Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JS

    Received 10 May 2021
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0094/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/95/0906/CU for use for motor vehicle repairs and retention of portacabin

    Fairview Farm Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JS

    Received 10 Feb 1998
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0681/F

    First floor extension to rear of dwelling above existing dining area

    39 Station Road South Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JG NR31 9JG

    Received 12 Oct 2016
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0438/HH

    Demolition of conservatory and garage; Erection of single-storey rear extension, with adjoining garage and carport; Erection of porch; Roof extension to convert rearmost hipped roof to gable roof.

    24 Kennel Loke Hopton-on-sea NR31 6JU

    Received 29 May 2026
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0119/F

    New conservatory *

    Watsons Close Hopton Great Yarmouth (Plot 19) (No 29)

    Received 13 Feb 2003
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0505/F

    Enclosure for artificial surfaced football pitch with floodlighting & new tree/shrub planting to north boundary

    Caister High School Windsor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LS

    Received 31 Jul 2009
  20. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/98/0602/LB

    GIS

    The Barking Smack Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH

    Received 27 Jul 1998
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0403/F

    Roof conversion to include gable (in place of hipped roof) and dormer to front and rear

    1 Browston Corner Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DJ

    Received 11 Aug 2020
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0322/F

    Single storey garage extension and new vehicular access *

    Sycamore House Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AG

    Received 17 Apr 2000
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0284/F

    Proposed front infill extension. Removal of gable roof feature and re-fenestration

    3 Decoy Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3LG

    Received 17 May 2018
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0206/F

    Single storey side extension

    13 Bridge Meadow Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NE

    Received 17 Mar 2005

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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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