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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

28,380Searchable applications

236Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 22,109 approved or refused records

2,719Refused applications

19,390 approved · 2,719 refused · 1,192 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0507/F
Proposed repositioning of vehicular access from the north end to the south end of the frontage
74 Marine Parade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6EZ NR31 6EZ
Received 2 Aug 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0097/F
Replacement of roof coverings, fascias, bargeboards, soffits, rainwater goods
Church Of Latter Day Saints 58 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LZ
Received 25 Feb 2020
CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/98/0174/CC
GIS
37 King Street Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Mar 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0521/F
GIS
60 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0968/F
Rear extension *
4 Kings Corner Winterton Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Dec 2000
Split decision Conditions/Reasons06/23/0067/CD
Discharge of conditions 6, 7, 8, and 9 of pp. 06/22/0240/F - water efficiency statement, electric vehicle charging details, accessible and adaptable housing statement, soft and hard landscaping scheme
Land Rear of 16 Mill Road (off Summerfield Road) Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LU
Received 26 Jan 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0289/F
Installation of ATM Machine
Premier Stores 37 Market Gates Shopping Centre GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AX
Received 4 Apr 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0759/O
GIS
Westgrove House (south of) Rollesby Road Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 8 Oct 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0634/F
GIS
Geoacoustics Ltd Shuttleworth Close Gapton Hall Ind Est Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 29 Jul 1999
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0018/F
Proposed installation of replacement windows at first floor level
Planet Spice, 2 Filby Lane Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3JR
Received 27 Jan 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0197/HH
Roof extension to provide dormer to side; Single storey side and rear wrap-around extension.
20 Mill Lane Bradwell NR31 8HL
Received 10 Mar 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0750/F
Construction of a new plant enclosure to house air handling plant and electrical control equipment at roof level and extensions to the theatre block at first floor level
James Paget Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA
Received 21 Nov 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0848/F
Single storey extension
1 Brett Cottages Sidegate Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Oct 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0529/F
GIS
Gapton Hall Road/Hewett Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0880/F
Proposed ATM machine
McColls 63-67 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 16 Oct 2006
WITHDRAWN06/06/0788/F
Proposed demolition of existing building and the erection of two two bedroom town houses
66 & 67 Blackfriars Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 8 Sept 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0827/F
Replacement of existing shop front *
23 Church Plain Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Oct 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0759/F
Proposed portakabin
The Playing Field Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth
Received 2 Dec 2009
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0797/F
Change of use of 1st and 2nd floor to 1 no. flat, new external staircase and new door opening to the rear with replacement of windows on front elevation
28 Hall Plain GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2QD
Received 19 Dec 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0649/O
Two new bungalow dwellings in grounds of existing dwelling
Byfield West Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5AQ NR30 5AQ
Received 17 Jul 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0649/F
Single storey side extension *
20 Heather Road Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Jul 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0313/F
Renewal of P.P: 06/13/0622/F for temporary storage facility in existing service yard to the rear of the main workshop
Edison Way Gapton Hall Ind. Estate (Parish of Bradwell) GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NG
Received 6 Jun 2018
WITHDRAWN06/24/0012/PAD
To be withdrawn / not proceeded with - Agent confirmed 19/04/24. Description TBC as with 06/24/0019/PAD: Conversion of (XXXX part of) upper floor and roof space to 2No. flats. Alterations to ground floor to form bin and cycle stores.
The Gift House Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3PU
Received 5 Jan 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0490/F
Extension to sitting room and two first floor bedrooms *
18 White Clover Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8ST
Received 23 May 2003

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What these statistics cover

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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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