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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
27,840Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,645 approved or refused records
2,618Refused applications

19,027 approved · 2,618 refused · 1,176 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Dec 1995 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/Reasons06/15/0133/F

    Demolish existing timber frame chalet bungalow and erect new

    34 California Avenue Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NS

    Received 26 Feb 2015
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0687/F

    Demolish kitchen & dining room;erect extension to rear to form lounge,dining room & utility room: alterations to convert garage to bedroom/dressing area

    27 West Road Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5AX

    Received 28 Oct 2009
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/11/0565/F

    Rear extension, porch extension, increase in roof pitch to form accommodation within roofspace with balcony

    24 Sun Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8PY

    Received 25 Aug 2011
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0458/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    21 Tarragon Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8SU

    Received 20 Jul 2012
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0903/F

    Removal of conditions 2, 3 and 4 of planning permission 06/11/0221/F - To remove the restriction to occupy only as holiday flats, and allow permanent residential occupation of 3no. 1-bedroom flats.

    30 Yarmouth Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 5AA

    Received 27 Oct 2021
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0197/F

    Proposed new two bedroom cottage and renovation to existing cottage

    1 Grove Farm Cottages Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4PN

    Received 7 Mar 2008
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0035/F

    Erection of garage with store above

    Walnut Tree Cottage Mill Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QP

    Received 25 Jan 2019
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0402/F

    En-suite and dressing room extension over existing garage

    19 Watsons Close Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9BJ

    Received 23 Jun 2015
  9. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/96/0064/A

    Signs

    Temple Road (Hills Pharmacy) Market Gates Shopping Centre Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jan 1996
  10. WITHDRAWN06/15/0414/F

    Variation of condition 2 Re: PP 06/13/0245/F & 06/13/0246/LB - 6 self contained apartments in lieu of 7

    136 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PQ

    Received 23 Jun 2015
  11. WITHDRAWN06/23/0371/F

    Erection of outbuilding to be used incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling

    8 Arnott Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HS

    Received 11 May 2023
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0809/O

    Erection of 2no holiday chalets with off-road parking and turning facilities

    California Halt California Road California Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QW

    Received 20 Sept 2021
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0602/F

    GIS

    Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jul 1997
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0128/F

    Revised proposal for new scout building

    Former allotments Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QD

    Received 2 Mar 2009
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0049/F

    Removal of aluminium window frame and double doors. Replace with roller shutter window panel and single aluminium door

    Beach Road Oasis Amusements Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HS

    Received 29 Jan 2016
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0480/F

    Conversion of electrical premises to car showroom, alterations to fascia, new roller door to rear elevation*

    Desira Motor Co North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1RD

    Received 19 Jun 2001
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0524/HH

    Retrospective application for the retention of a detached garage outbuilding incorporating garage and gym on ground floor with Home Office/ Gym and balcony on first floor accessed by external staircase on east side elevation.

    3 Leonard's Court (off Martham Road) Rollesby Gt Yarmouth NR29 5BA

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0182/F

    Bandstand on site of former bandstand

    Former Gorl O/D Swimming Pool Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Mar 2005
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1009/F

    Detached bungalow and garage

    14 Westerley Close Caister Great Yarmouth (building plot adjacent) NR30 5AL

    Received 25 Oct 2004
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0031/F

    Single storey front/side extension

    Linrica New Road Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JP

    Received 30 Jan 2015
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0725/F

    GIS

    22 Wensum Way Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Aug 1997
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0364/F

    Garage and utility extension *

    Dowe Hill Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth (Hemsby Parish)

    Received 18 Apr 2002
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0801/F

    Convert existing garage into a bedroom with en-suite, with an adjoining hallway which leads into the property, erection of conservatory to rear of house

    2 Webster Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5XA

    Received 4 Nov 2008
  24. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0663/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of PP 06/15/0776/F - Proposed 2 no. dwellings on former Southern Hotel car park

    Albert Road (Former Southern Hotel car park) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3JH

    Received 18 Oct 2017

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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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