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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
28,411Searchable applications
236Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,138 approved or refused records
2,725Refused applications

19,413 approved · 2,725 refused · 1,193 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/11/0296/F

    Erection of semi-detached two-storey dwelling

    56 Burnt Lane (Plot adjacent to) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PG

    Received 5 May 2011
  2. WITHDRAWN06/05/0638/BF

    Removal of agricultural occupancy condition from lanning permission no B/6/79/682/O

    Caldecott Decoy Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Aug 2005
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0011/F

    Victorian-style conservatory to west gable end of dwelling

    9 Minsmere Road Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NX

    Received 7 Jan 2004
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0236/F

    Rear infill extension to form utility room

    6 Curlew Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QX NR31 8QX

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/96/0924/F

    GIS

    Bath Hill Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Dec 1996
  6. Not proceeded with06/21/0278/TRE

    TBC - see invalid / held letter - Removal of sycamore in driveway and reduction of beeches and lime trees that are entwined in electricity cables

    27 Warren Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JT

    Received 21 Apr 2021
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0431/F

    Conversion of garage into a guest bedroom with new pitched roof over and erection of new detached garage *

    Sea Haven Black Street Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AP

    Received 14 May 2002
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0445/F

    Alterations to shop front *

    144 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PQ

    Received 1 Jun 2000
  9. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0388/A

    Signage

    Unit C Market Gates Shopping Centre Market Gates Great Yarmouth NR30 2BG

    Received 13 May 2008
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0234/F

    First floor extension to provide bedroom, bathroom and dressing room

    26 Bracecamp Close Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3PR

    Received 10 Mar 2004
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0164/BF

    GIS

    The Gatherings Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Mar 1998
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0583/F

    GIS

    Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth (adjacent school entrance)

    Received 20 Jul 1998
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0498/F

    Proposed replacement of roof light windows

    1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 Church Court Priory Plain GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NS

    Received 21 Jun 2021
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0948/F

    Re-development of site to form Motor Home, Caravan Sales and Accessories with customer parking

    Former CHC Scotia Heliport Base Yarmouth Road West Caister Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 31 Oct 2007
  15. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/20/0458/D

    Approval of reserved matters for pp. 06/19/0223/D - Variation of design from Chalet style to bungalow

    Brentwood Plot 2 St Johns Road Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JT

    Received 10 Sept 2020
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0981/NMA

    Non-material amendment of planning permission 06/20/0606/F to change internal layout and provide additional utility room to Plots 2 & 3 - updated plans also substitute details approved by condition discharge 06/21/0129/CD

    Hilldrop Farmhouse, Holiday Chalets Butt Lane Burg Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AJ

    Received 29 Nov 2021
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0445/F

    Proposed demolition of conservatory and erection of a two storey side extension reducing to single storey at the rear

    The Old School House Lowestoft Road Hopton-on-sea Norfolk NR31 9AH

    Received 24 May 2021
  18. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/23/0808/CD

    Discharge of Condition 12 of pp 06/21/0944/D: External Lighting Details

    Unit 4 Woodfarm Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9YN

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  19. APPROVED BY NCC06/05/0288/F

    Construction of aluminium-zinc coated steel building to house end of life vehicle facility with adjoining tanks

    South Quay Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Apr 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0581/F

    Change of use of former (vacant) guesthouse and managers flat to create 2 independent dwellings

    5-6 Thornlee Camperdown GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3JB

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0611/F

    Installation of Automated Teller Machine with sign

    39-40 Barkis Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 3ED

    Received 10 Jul 2007
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0252/F

    Demolition of existing sub-standard WC, conservatory and timber outbuilding and erection of single storey rear extension

    11 Bernard Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EG

    Received 20 Apr 2012
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0501/BF

    Demolish changing room & huts. Extn providing changing rooms & boat store. Pitched roof & extn

    Rollesby Broad Sailing Club Burgh Wood Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth (Ormesby St Michael Parish)

    Received 5 Jun 2006
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0222/F

    Redevelop barns to residential dwelling, garage and cart shed for existing property

    Sevenoaks Barn Hall Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Apr 2013

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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.

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