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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
27,780Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,591 approved or refused records
2,607Refused applications

18,984 approved · 2,607 refused · 1,176 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. NO OBJECTION06/12/0372/MM

    GPDO part 24 application - one BT Broadband Cabinet

    Outside Christchurch King Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AY

    Received 8 Jun 2012
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0570/F

    Proposed single storey front extension

    20 Provan Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9LW NR31 9LW

    Received 26 Jun 2006
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0110/SU

    Construct 70 no beach huts with amenity block and associated services

    Lower Esplanade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6BT

    Received 19 Feb 2018
  4. NO OBJECTION06/26/0450/SU

    Broads Authority consultation request for pp BA/2026/0127/OTHER (Discharge of obligation under S106 dated 02/05/1990 with regard to use of field for camping and touring caravan use for 28 days only and landscaping requirements).

    Broad Farm Camping And Caravan Park Main Road A106 Fleggburgh

    Received 3 Jun 2026
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0698/F

    Rear bathroom extension

    28 High Street Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jul 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0097/F

    Building comprising five wooden stables and one hay barn

    Common Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Feb 2004
  7. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0449/CD

    Discharge of Condition 10 of pp 06/24/0552/F (Development of a Service Compound and a Vacuum Insulated Evaporator ancillary to the operation of James Paget University Hospital) - Details of bird boxes

    James Paget Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0567/F

    Demolish sun lounge and erect single storey side extn to improve facilities for disabled applicant

    2 Blyth Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 5TG

    Received 28 Jul 2008
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0566/F

    Replace existing shop front with new recessed shop front with re-positioned entrance door to form undercover external seating area. Installation of new materials to existing pilasters and for the installation of a new extract duct and condenser units to roof

    114A Regent Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AB

    Received 1 Oct 2018
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0764/F

    GIS

    Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Oct 1996
  11. LIST.BLD.REFUSE (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/13/0420/LB

    Retrospective application for two windows - and replacement of a further eight

    Chestnut House Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HN

    Received 6 Aug 2013
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0552/F

    Relocation of ATM to external unit with associated minor alterations to site layout

    Tesco Express Store 22 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 24 Jul 2008
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0926/F

    GIS

    49 Northgate Street The Cafe Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Nov 1997
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/17/0688/CU

    Retrospective change of use of former fishing tackle shop to assembly rooms for adult events and occasional use as a club (without the loud music or flashing signs; no external spaces and no outside queues; no admission off the street as all guests have to be registered on the website for entry)

    Unit 10 Estcourt House Estcourt Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4JQ

    Received 1 Nov 2017
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0477/F

    Extension to rear to form bedroom and shower room

    21 Cherry Tree Avenue Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 24 May 2006
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0254/F

    GIS

    57 Mallard Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Mar 1998
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0374/SU

    Vehicular access and dropped kerb

    8 The Craft Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AX

    Received 17 May 2016
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0754/F

    Part extension to existing garage to form garden store. Conversion of part of garage into bedroom and en-suite

    Bosuns Cottage 2 Marine Crescent Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4BN

    Received 10 Oct 2008
  19. EIA development06/22/1065/ESN

    EIA Screening Opinion for proposed Great Yarmouth Port Operations and Maintenance Facility (Marine & Infrastructure elements)

    Land south of South Denes Road and South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3QF

    Received 26 Nov 2020
  20. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/21/0758/CD

    Discharge of condition 14 of pp.06/19/0471/F - (re-development of Marina Leisure Centre as approved 16.12.19) - full details of soft and hard landscaping

    Marina Leisure Centre Marine Parade GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2ER

    Received 9 Sept 2021
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0458/F

    GIS

    5 Edison Way Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 May 1999
  22. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/23/0208/LB

    Proposal to repair damage to existing walls, columns, fascias and underpin front elevation due to damage caused by ground movement.

    81 North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1JF

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1002/F

    Extensions and alterations to form additional bedrooms with en-suites and improve kitchen and dining facilities etc

    86 Repps Road Ealing House Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QZ

    Received 19 Oct 2004
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0983/HH

    Single storey side extension.

    2 Victoria Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EH

    Received 14 Nov 2025

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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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