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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
28,287Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,028 approved or refused records
2,695Refused applications

19,333 approved · 2,695 refused · 1,191 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0338/HH

    Two-storey side extension and single-storey front extension.

    3 Heather Gardens Belton Belton With Browston NR31 9PP

    Received 24 Apr 2026
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0128/F

    Two storey rear extension

    6 Blake Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4LT

    Received 18 Feb 2008
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0422/F

    Relocate and alter existing test gantry *

    Units 3 and 4 James Court Independent Lifting Services Faraday Rd Gapton Hall Ind Est Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 0NL

    Received 25 May 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0890/F

    GIS

    10 West Road Jolly Farmers Public House Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RP

    Received 27 Oct 1999
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0881/F

    GIS

    44 Anglian Way Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Nov 1996
  6. APPROVE06/23/0252/PU

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed construction of new, two-storey offices with additional parking provision

    Site 9 Excalibur Road Beacon Park Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7RQ

    Received 21 Mar 2023
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0526/F

    Conversion of barn to dwelling - previously approved on Planning Permission 06/10/0320/F

    Jasmine Cottage Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PY

    Received 2 Sept 2013
  8. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/13/0304/F

    Proposed sub-division of garden to form plot for detached house and garage

    14 Beach Road Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AJ

    Received 13 May 2013
  9. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0966/CD

    Discharge of Condition 3 of reserved matters approval 06/23/0616/D (Development of 173 dwellings with associated infrastructure, representing Phase 1(a) of outline permission 06/19/0676/O) - Details of proposed drainage infiltration basin designs, landscaping and in-basin planting for water quality enhancement, and updated Management and Maintenance Plan.

    Land at Nova Scotia Farm West of Jack Chase Way Caister-On-Sea

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0605/F

    Variation of condition 2 on PP 06/13/0130/F - revised design, increased parking/turning area, provision of storage and office space for holiday let business

    Low Farm (Barns at) Somerton Road Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4AW

    Received 24 Sept 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0734/CU

    Change of use of 2 no holiday units to one residential unit with conservatory linking the two buildings

    Waveney House Holiday Units Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Nov 2011
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0852/F

    GIS

    Rainbow Superstore Mill Lane/Burgh Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth (Unit 4)

    Received 28 Oct 1998
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0498/F

    Proposed sunroom extension to front of house

    2 Cess Lane Goose Cottages Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4TZ

    Received 28 Jul 2015
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0594/F

    Single storey rear extension

    4 Pavilion Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6BX

    Received 2 Nov 2020
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0968/HH

    Removal of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.

    36 Hill Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HP

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0115/CU

    Use of land for positioning of ten steel storage containers

    Hall Farm Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 20 Feb 2015
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/1016/F

    GIS

    Ormesby Road/Covent Garden Rd Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Dec 1997
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0078/HH

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    62 Pascoe Drive Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3TL

    Received 31 Jan 2025
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0166/F

    Single storey extension to side of property

    5 Priory Close Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5AZ

    Received 23 Feb 2004
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0598/F

    First floor extension to include two bedrooms & en-suites & rear conservatory

    20 Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 3 Jul 2006
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0705/F

    Single storey rear extension

    15 Lynn Grove Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AW

    Received 3 Nov 2009
  22. Undecided06/26/0633/CU

    Proposed change of use of existing guesthouse to form 1 no. residential dwelling.

    Shemara Guest House Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0514/F

    Proposed conservatory

    13 Humberstone Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AG

    Received 25 Jul 2014
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/1026/CU

    Change of use to single private residence (Class C3)

    6 Euston Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1DX

    Received 5 Dec 2006

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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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