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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
27,810Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,618 approved or refused records
2,611Refused applications

19,007 approved · 2,611 refused · 1,176 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0228/F

    Move existing fence to boundary of property

    1 St Christopher Close Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QP

    Received 18 Apr 2013
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0122/F

    Single storey porch

    46 Stanley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4JB

    Received 10 Feb 2004
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0284/CU

    Change of use from warehouse to roller skating rink and family entertainment centre

    Main Cross Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3NX

    Received 30 Mar 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0475/F

    GIS

    Stenner House Brinell Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Jun 1999
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0196/SU

    Demolition of former Tote building and erection of 2.4m high palisade fencing around replacement car park

    Great Yarmouth Racecourse Fremantle Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 1996
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/1032/F

    Proposed erection of a Pool Enclosure to be placed over an existing outdoor Swimming Pool

    Hopton Holiday Village Warren Road Hopton-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR31 9BW

    Received 30 Nov 2022
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0267/HH

    Proposed single storey front extension

    20 Clarendon Drive Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4TD

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0371/F

    Conservatory to rear

    2 South Garden Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TL

    Received 10 May 2005
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0975/F

    Variation of condition 9 of pp.06/16/0415/CU - opening hours

    9 The Green Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4PL

    Received 24 Nov 2021
  10. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0119/F

    Relocation of external refrigeration compressor units

    42-44 Nelson Road North St Nicholas Convenience Store GREAT YARMOUTH, NR30 1NR

    Received 23 Feb 2015
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0517/F

    Proposed lean-to canopy

    Cobholm & Lichfield Childcare Centre Pasteur Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0DW

    Received 11 Aug 2017
  12. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/04/0606/F

    Erection of five houses and conversion of existing building to two flats

    Fredrick Road Garage Fredrick Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jun 2004
  13. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0192/CD

    Residential development including 113 dwellings, access road and open space - Discharge of conditions 2, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, and 21 re: PP 06/15/0737/F

    Former Claydon High School Beccles Road (Land north of) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 3 Apr 2018
  14. NO OBJECTION06/26/0127/SU

    Norfolk County Council request for consultation (NCC reference DIS/2026/0008) - Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan and Access Route) of planning permission FUL/2025/0008.

    North Denes Primary School Jellicoe Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4HF

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0098/F

    Ground and first floor extensions and detached garage

    Stone Cottage Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 3LN

    Received 15 Feb 2010
  16. REFUSED06/19/0648/PAD

    Prior approval for a proposed change of use - Bank to residential (ground floor only)

    20-22 Trafalgar Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2LD

    Received 19 Nov 2019
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0072/F

    Roof plant units and HD satellite dish

    Asda Store Acle New Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1SF

    Received 6 Feb 2009
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0488/F

    Lean-to conservatory in white pvcu *

    6 Nursery Close Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SP

    Received 30 May 2002
  19. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0028/CD

    Discharge of Condition 35 of pp 06/23/0926/VCF (Demolition of college building and erection of a new discount foodstore with access and car parking) - Details of proposed Lighting Scheme and bat protection measures.

    Trafalgar College Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DN

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1016/BF

    Renewal of pp 06/96/0852/BF for demolition of existing bungs & erection of new bungalow, garage and stables *

    Black Gate Farm Cobholm Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Nov 2002
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0756/F

    Proposed rear extension

    20 Leathway Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QA

    Received 1 Dec 2009
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0760/F

    GIS

    9 Linden Tree Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Sept 1997
  23. EST/LAW USE CER.06/18/0232/EU

    Application for certificate of lawfulness for existing use for residential use

    Tiree Church Lane Clippesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3BL

    Received 19 Apr 2018
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0314/F

    Erection of a multi-span polytunnel

    Burgh Castle Nursery Mill Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QS

    Received 17 May 2017

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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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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