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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
29,168Searchable applications
236Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,783 approved or refused records
2,833Refused applications

19,950 approved · 2,833 refused · 1,220 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Sept 1994 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/25/0745/HH

    Removal of conservatory; Erection of single-storey front and side extensions; Solar panels to roof; Installation of dropped kerb and parking space off Deben Drive.

    11 The Naze Belton Belton With Browston NR31 9LB

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0970/CU

    Change of use to cafe/ take away

    77 Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5BU

    Received 11 Oct 2004
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0458/F

    Sub-division of garden to form plot and construction of 2 bedroom bungalow

    29 Belstead Avenue Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5BB

    Received 17 Jul 2009
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0422/F

    Proposed dormer and alterations

    29 Waveney Drive Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JU

    Received 23 Jul 2018
  5. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0668/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 5 of pp 06/21/0867/LB - Proposed erection of a single storey extension to the rear of 36 Cliff Hill, with internal re-configurations; demolition of existing garages at rear of 36 and 37 Cliff Hill, and replacement with 2no. adjoining new garages - Condition 5 - Materials preservation

    36 Cliff Hill Gorleston NR31 6DQ

    Received 20 Aug 2024
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0181/F

    Renewal of PP 06/08/0198/F for portacabin

    Filby Bowls Club Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Mar 2013
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0061/O

    GIS

    13 Addison Road (part) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PA

    Received 28 Jan 1998
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0639/F

    GIS

    11 Kennel Loke Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Aug 1998
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0222/F

    Variation/removal of conditions on 06/18/0106/F:Condition 2 - revised plan as access road has altered and Condition 15 - remove as fire hydrant not required as per Building Control

    14a Beach Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 19 May 2020
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0305/F

    GIS

    Cherrydene High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Apr 1998
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0176/F

    Change of use of part of garage/store to be used for an aromatherapy business

    26 Blake Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9GW

    Received 12 Mar 2014
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0370/O

    GIS

    Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 May 1998
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1093/F

    Addition of first floor and double garage

    Millers Lodge Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HS

    Received 25 Nov 2003
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0062/VCF

    Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 06/82/0196/F (Restriction on use of holiday caravan site snooker and pool room allowing use only between 20th March and 31st October) - Proposed amendment to allow the holiday caravan site snooker and pool room to be used from 1st February to 14th January in the following year.

    Eastern Beach Holiday Park Manor Road Caister NR30 5HH

    Received 27 Jan 2025
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0279/TRE

    W1 - group of Poplar Trees - pollard to a height of 4 metres to reduce shading and to make trees more stable.

    5 Primrose Close Ormesby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 3RD

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0186/F

    Change of use of summer house outbuilding to board small pets.

    67 Yarmouth Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5BU

    Received 3 Mar 2021
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0346/F

    Erection of detached three-bedroom bungalow

    Covent Garden Road (Land off) Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5SB

    Received 18 Jun 2019
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0040/F

    Extension to lounge & front of property including new piers & roof to bay window & proposed conservatory

    35 Elmgrove Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 10 Jan 2007
  19. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0812/F

    Proposed replacement dwelling and double garage

    Marsh House High Road (off) Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Nov 2008
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0950/F

    Renewal of pp 06/98/0562/F to demolish offices, erect portacabin wc, portacabin office, store container

    Old Transport Yard Morton Peto Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Oct 2003
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0264/BF

    Single storey extension

    Corinth 62C Riverbank Repps with Bastwick Great Yarmouth NR29 5JY NR29 5JY

    Received 13 Mar 2006
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0605/F

    Proposed front porch and shower room extension

    31 Sparrow Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8SG

    Received 29 Oct 2019
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0757/F

    Four detached houses with detached garages *

    Somerton Road Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Sept 2000
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0849/F

    New dwelling and integral garage

    Fulmar Close (off) Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Nov 1996

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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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