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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
28,284Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,026 approved or refused records
2,695Refused applications

19,331 approved · 2,695 refused · 1,191 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/04/0991/D

    Detached bungalow

    1 Poplar Avenue (adjoining) Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Oct 2004
  2. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/20/0528/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3, 7 and 10 of Reserved Matters approval 06/20/0002/D (for Phase 4 within outline planning permission 06/13/0652/O)

    Land at Wheatcroft Farm Beccles Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QD

    Received 19 Oct 2020
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0149/F

    Installation of an electricity kiosk and associated works to the site.

    Purley Court, Unit H Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LZ

    Received 28 Feb 2024
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0462/F

    First floor rear extension *

    16 White Clover Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 May 2003
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0382/F

    Construct a single storey extension to form a level access shower room

    40 Isaacs Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0BT NR31 0BT

    Received 26 Jun 2017
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0367/F

    Extension & conservatory to dwelling, garage extn with wind turbine, erect barn with wind turbine, wall to front

    Oaklea Sidegate Road Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR31 9AL NR31 9AL

    Received 16 Apr 2007
  7. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/04/1135/LB

    Restoration of original features and materials

    11 Kimberley Terrace Oxford House Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Nov 2004
  8. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/04/1192/A

    Two shop signs and one projecting sign

    14 Southtown Road The Rocket Great Yarmouth NR31 0HU

    Received 14 Dec 2004
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0335/CU

    Proposed change of use from engineering unit to gym

    3 Longs Industrial Estate Englands Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6NE

    Received 13 May 2016
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0598/F

    GIS

    11 Garrison Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jul 1998
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0532/F

    Proposed rear extension

    21 Whinchat Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 8SD

    Received 16 Oct 2020
  12. EST/LAW USE CER.06/18/0092/PU

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use of land edged red for: Sui generis - for the siting of up to 145 holiday units (tents, caravans, motor homes or campervans): (i) between 1 April or Easter (whichever is the earlier) to 30 September in each year for holiday units sited on the land edged yellow on the plan attached to this Certificate; and (ii) all year round for holiday units sited on the land edged blue on the plan attached to this Certificate.

    Rose Farm Touring Park Stepshort Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JS

    Received 8 Feb 2018
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0168/F

    Replacement of existing flat roof with pitched roof

    11 Hickling Way Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3SE NR29 3SE

    Received 16 Feb 2007
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0510/BF

    Refridgeration building *

    Priory Farm Restaurant Priory Farm St Olaves Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 May 2003
  15. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/13/0329/LB

    Proposed change of use from public house to office ground floor office accommodation. Provision of staircase to first floor flat

    7 Church Plain Wrestlers Inn Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1PL

    Received 30 May 2013
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0360/F

    Proposed new residential care building (Use Class C2) of 10 apartments and communal areas to provide supported self-contained transitional accommodation to be used in conjunction with the Oliver Court Care Home

    Bath Hill Terrace Land to west Adjacent to Oliver Court GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2LF

    Received 30 Apr 2021
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0263/HH

    Single-storey side extension; Single-storey side and rear extension; Installation of a pitched roof to existing garage.

    200A Beccles Road Bradwell NR31 8QD

    Received 6 Apr 2026
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0180/F

    Proposed mobile unit for manager's accommodation

    Hobland Kennels and Cattery Hobland Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9AR

    Received 18 Mar 2014
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0028/F

    Single storey rear extension

    3 Rowan Way Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8EP

    Received 27 Jan 2020
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0146/F

    Rear extension *

    20 Tan Lane Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DW

    Received 25 Feb 2000
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0001/F

    Rear extension to provide additional bedroom accommodation

    4 Bell Meadow Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4UA

    Received 5 Jan 2004
  22. WITHDRAWN06/20/0542/D

    Approval of reserved matters for pp 06/19/0190/D - Design of dwelling, site and landscaping

    2 Sidegate Cottages Sidegate Road Hopton-On-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AL

    Received 20 Oct 2020
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0347/CU

    Retrospective change of use of grazing paddock to secure dog exercise park for walking (sui generis); Proposed closure of existing access and new access to Mill Road and associated works.

    12 Acres Site (land adj Chicken Hatchery) Mill Road Burgh Castle NR31 9QP

    Received 2 May 2025
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0802/F

    Renewal of PP 06/07/0860/F to vary conditions in respect of closing times to close 01.30 hrs Tues-Sat & New Years eve/day 02.30 hrs

    Pamela's Restaurant Wellington Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JJ

    Received 6 Nov 2008

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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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