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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
28,174Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,933 approved or refused records
2,680Refused applications

19,253 approved · 2,680 refused · 1,187 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/Reasons06/05/0527/F

    Pvcu conservatory to rear

    4 Charles Burton Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Jul 2005
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1120/F

    New shop front, shop fit and full disabled facilities

    99/100 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Nov 2004
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0981/F

    B1 development and use as ambulance station and depot

    Beacon Park Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Oct 2003
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0844/F

    Conservatory extension to rear of dwelling

    7 Zurich Close Hopton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 28 Oct 2005
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0976/F

    Extension to front of bungalow

    4 Pine Close Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3RX NR29 3RX

    Received 21 Nov 2006
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0244/F

    Change of use of existing garage to single residential unit to be used as 'granny annexe'. Demolition of existing store and construction of new garage and store

    Treetops 11 The Green Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3JT

    Received 9 Apr 2009
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0016/F

    Proposed porch to front elevation of property

    37 Nile Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6AS NR31 6AS

    Received 11 Jan 2017
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0916/TRE

    Works to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO ref: No.2 2025) - T1 (Hornbeam) - Crown reduction by a maximum of 1m and architectural pruning to red lines annotated on photo to regulate the size and shape.

    5 Cherry Tree Avenue (tree adjacent the highway) Martham NR29 4QP

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0166/F

    GIS

    2 Rollesby Road Martham Service Station Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Mar 1998
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0368/F

    Proposed partial demolition, alterations and refurbishment of existing property and erection of a detached garage

    Norrard Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NJ

    Received 4 Jun 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0909/F

    Erection of 1.8m high fencing by approximately 16m long *

    6 The Laurels Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9DD

    Received 16 Oct 2002
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0034/F

    GIS

    Access Scaffolding Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 0NT

    Received 20 Jan 1997
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0833/F

    Variation of conditions 2 & 7 of planning permission 06/14/0142/F - Increase in dimensions of bungalows and removal of trees T6 & T7

    12 Connaught Avenue (Land adj) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7LU

    Received 9 Dec 2014
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0469/BF

    First floor extension at side

    Free Staithe Cottage The Staithe West Somerton Norfolk NR29 4EB NR29 4EB

    Received 22 May 2006
  15. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0385/CD

    Demolition of existing bungalow, erection of a replacement agricultural workers dwelling and detached double garage - Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 re: PP: 06/18/0044/F

    Farmhouse Home Farm Lowestoft Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AN

    Received 5 Jul 2018
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0344/F

    GIS

    19 Seymour Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 4BB

    Received 28 Apr 1997
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0503/F

    Proposed alteration to PP 06/09/0667/F to omit 1st floor balcony & extend first floor full width of house. Re-siting one window, and cladding of flue in facing brickwork

    8 Violet Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 16 Aug 2012
  18. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/20/0583/LB

    Replacement windows

    1 and 5 Church Court Priory Plain GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NS

    Received 28 Oct 2020
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0862/F

    GIS

    Iceland Store High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Nov 1998
  20. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0128/PDE

    Removal of existing conservatory and construction of orangery

    Willow Cottage 1A North Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6AP

    Received 27 Feb 2018
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0317/F

    Internal and external alterations including removal of pitched roof to form external terrace area at first floor level and clad the rear brickwork with timber stained boarding

    11 Queen Street GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2QW

    Received 7 Jun 2018
  22. WITHDRAWN06/23/0279/TEL

    The proposed replacement of 3 no. antennas at 48m and the installation of associated ancillary equipment on the water tower. The installation of 1 no. GPS node at ground level.

    Caister Water Tower Ormesby Road Caister on sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5NH

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  23. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/19/0166/LB

    Demolition of extension, 2 bathrooms, walls; new extension; new 2 storey house

    160 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PA

    Received 21 Mar 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0733/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/94/0728/F for wildlife hospital incl. two caravans and ancillary enclosures

    Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth (Saw Mill wooded area next to)

    Received 12 Sept 1995

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