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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
27,867Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,667 approved or refused records
2,623Refused applications

19,044 approved · 2,623 refused · 1,176 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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/Reasons06/06/0752/SU

    Use area of extg car park for two builders site/storage compounds for duration of GYBC's SHARP project

    Beach Coach Station Car Park Nelson Road North Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Aug 2006
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0435/F

    Two-storey extensions to front and side *

    36 Orwell Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 May 2002
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0647/CU

    Change of use from agricultural land to private open space

    5 Westfield Close Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3DQ

    Received 28 Sept 2011
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0868/F

    Proposed single storey side extension; demolition of existing - and erection of new - utility/study to rear

    1 Seymour Avenue GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4AJ

    Received 12 Oct 2021
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0083/F

    Redevelopment of site to form four apartments & town house; demolish buildings & structures from former builder's yard

    5 Deneside Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2HL

    Received 5 Feb 2013
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0859/F

    Single storey rear extension to form sun room *

    4 Nelson Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DY

    Received 17 Oct 2000
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0196/O

    Outline planning application with all matters reserved, for the proposed erection of 1 x 4-bedroom detached chalet bungalow with attached garage

    Foster Close (Land to rear of 70 Station Road) Ormesby St. Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3NH

    Received 8 Mar 2023
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0209/F

    Installation of a solar photovoltaic array, flush mounted to existing single storey poultry sheds and associated electrical works.

    Thrigby Poultry Farm Thrigby Road Thrigby Norfolk NR29 3DZ

    Received 3 Apr 2011
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0803/F

    Conservatory at rear *

    109 Blackbird Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Sept 2003
  10. Not proceeded with06/22/0997/LB

    Listed Building Consent to reinstate chimney and renovation works to flats and associated works

    142 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PQ

    Received 21 Nov 2022
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0115/F

    GIS

    42 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Feb 1999
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0338/F

    New white aluminium anodized shopfront, new entrance door and roller shutter to second entrance

    Central Surgery Sussex Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QB

    Received 4 Jun 2010
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0862/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.10 1991) - T1,T2 and T3 (Beech) - Crown clean/thin 15%, reduce sides by 1.5m and reduce height from 15m to 11m. T4 and T5 (Silver Birch) - Crown clean and reduce height from 14m to 11m. T6 (Beech) - crown reduction of up to 3m T7 (Beech) - Pollarding or height reduction from 20m down to 12m. T8 (Cherry) - Crown clean/thin 15%, reduce sides by 1.5m and reduce heigh from 14m to 10m. T9 (Cherry) - Crown clean/thin 15%, reduce sides by 1.5m and reduce height from 14m to 11m.

    Tao House 5, The Village Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh NR29 3DL

    Received 19 Oct 2025
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0182/O

    Demolition of property and erection of four dwellings +

    37 Martham Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Mar 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0711/F

    Sub division of garden to form plot for a detached 2 bedroom bungalow

    La Marina Yarmouth Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NJ

    Received 20 Dec 2019
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0014/F

    New roof over part of dwelling, rebuilding of part of dwelling, and erection of garage *

    The Bungalow Low Road Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jan 2002
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0112/F

    White upvc Victorian conservatory with full height frames

    4 Caledonian Way Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PQ

    Received 14 Feb 2005
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0235/F

    Block paving of northern end of frontage. Approximately 735 m2

    Simpsons Garage Ltd Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 6 Mar 2007
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0485/F

    GIS

    9 Mill Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 1999
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0278/F

    Upgrade the foul sewerage facilities to a sewerage treatment plant and relocate in the eastern corner of the depot site

    Water Management Alliance Martham Depot Cess Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4RF

    Received 10 May 2018
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0580/F

    Lounge extension and new porch

    42 Common Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NA

    Received 31 Jul 2008
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0883/F

    GIS

    Halesworth Transit Ltd Yarmouth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Nov 1996
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/22/0316/A

    4 No. fascia signs (externally illuminated)

    Centre 81 Yare House Morton Peto Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LT

    Received 4 Apr 2022
  24. Accept Amend Notice Conditions/Reasons06/20/0420/NMA

    Non material amendment for pp 06/19/0230/F - 1) Render and cement fibreboard finish to external walls in lieu of facing bricks; 2) Addition of 5no. roof lights to rear elevation

    Sonning (Land to R/O) High Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QL

    Received 1 Sept 2020

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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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