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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
28,217Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,970 approved or refused records
2,685Refused applications

19,285 approved · 2,685 refused · 1,189 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jul 1995 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/03/0337/F

    Alterations and single storey rear extensions *

    34 Warren Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Hopton Parish)

    Received 8 Apr 2003
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0415/F

    New entrance gates, extract ducting and external alterations

    8A Deneside Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2HL

    Received 24 Jun 2009
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0308/CU

    Change of use from car rental to car sales *

    Brinell Way Great Yarmouth (Unit 4/5 Cooke House)

    Received 3 Apr 2003
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0198/F

    Proposed portacabin

    Filby Playing Field Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Mar 2008
  5. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/26/0363/CD

    Discharge of Condition 18 (Details of wheel cleaning facilities for construction vehicles) of pp. 06/16/0583/O (Proposed development of 93 residential dwellings, associated public open space and new vehicular and pedestrian access from Yarmouth Road)

    Yarmouth Road (Land at) Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4WS

    Received 30 Apr 2026
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0618/BF

    Two-storey rear extension *

    2 Rollesby Gardens Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Jul 2002
  7. ADV. CONSENT06/96/0432/A

    GIS

    Gapton Hall Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jun 1996
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0355/HH

    Alterations to dwelling and conversion of garage into living accommodation

    35 The Esplanade Scratby Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3NZ

    Received 1 May 2024
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0305/F

    Proposed porch extension

    17 Buxton Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HG

    Received 21 May 2010
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0119/F

    Renewal of pp 06/10/0088/F extension to front elevation to form bedroom and en-suite

    49 Brooke Avenue Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5QY

    Received 28 Feb 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0292/F

    Demolition of garages and construction of two storey building comprising one ground floor and one first floor flat

    Danby Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8BP

    Received 19 May 2015
  12. APPROVED BY NCC06/06/0449/SU

    Two classbases and link to existing school

    Ormesby Middle School North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 17 May 2006
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0004/F

    Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory

    28 Meadowland Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8TA

    Received 11 Jan 2013
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0734/F

    Erection of food court building *

    Vauxhall Holiday Park Acle New Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Aug 2000
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0239/HH

    First floor front extension.

    14 Ollands Road Bradwell NR31 8TQ

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0221/TRE

    Proposed works to 4no. trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (ref: TPO No.3 1979 amended 1984 - Group G9) - T1 Oak - remove water sprouts; T2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 4m; T3 Oak - Remove lower limbs to branch collar.; T4 Beech - Remove lower limbs to branch collar.

    180 Burgh Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9EH

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0262/F

    Proposed two wooden sheds for storage

    Old St Margarets Ruins (Grounds) Coast Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 May 2013
  18. WITHDRAWN06/16/0506/EU

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as private permanent dwelling

    40 Fairway Lakes Village Caldecott Beccles Road Fritton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9EY

    Received 30 Aug 2016
  19. Undecided06/25/0945/OBL

    Pre-Application Enquiry: Discharge of planning obligation(s) within Section 106 Agreement dated 4th April 2017, relating to planning permission 06/15/0705/F (Construction of 9 new mixed size/type residential dwellings).

    2 Pipistrelle Close Fleggburgh NR29 3FF

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0671/F

    Renewal of PP:06/09/0564/CU for change of use of derelict former agricultural building to general storage & retention & regularisation of works carried out for repairs

    Scratby Farmhouse (land adj West) Scratby Road Great Yarmouth NR29 3QP

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0736/F

    Rear extension & pitched roofs over existing flat roofs *

    3 Barton Way Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3JT

    Received 21 Sept 2001
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0344/HH

    Roof extensions to side and rear to create first floor bedroom; Single-storey rear extension; Erection of front porch.

    10 Marram Drive Caister-on-sea NR30 5NR

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0138/F

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 06/15/0473/SU - revision of external plant, air conditioning units and external cylindrical tank

    Phoenix Pool Widgeon Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8JU

    Received 29 Feb 2016
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1030/F

    Roof conversion

    31 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8PX

    Received 27 Nov 2007

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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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