England · Local authority

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

29,533Searchable applications

238Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 23,091 approved or refused records

2,883Refused applications

20,208 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas23 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas18 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0944/BF
GIS
Lake View Court Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth
Received 24 Nov 1995
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0808/F
GIS
22 Deborah Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DB
Received 29 Sept 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0486/F
Use of land for touring and camping site, comprising 20 touring pitches, 12 shepherd huts and flexible camping areas, associated infrastructure
Welcome Farm Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PY
Received 14 Jul 2014
NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/24/0079/TEL
Proposed installation of 1x 9m medium wooden pole, Wadham Road, Gorleston and 1x 9m medium wooden pole, Emmanuel Avenue, Gorleston for fixed broadband purposes
Wadham Road & Emmanuel Avenue Magdalen Estate Gorleston
Received 30 Jan 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0499/CU
Change of use of part ground floor to restaurant (catering for hotel guests and to public)
45 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Jun 1994
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0632/F
Removal of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/03/0937/F to allow applicant to let garden cottage to others than occupiers of Stokesby House or their dependants
Stokesby House Filby Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3EJ
Received 15 Oct 2012
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0050/F
GIS
135 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Jan 1999
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0659/F
Change of use to garden land with 6' fence, decreasing to 3' 3" near path +
57 Parkland Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 9 Jul 2003
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/16/0357/F
Retrospective application for conversion of former hotel to eight studio flats
13 Albert Square Corner House Hotel GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3JH
Received 4 May 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0016/F
GIS
199 Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Jan 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0566/F
GIS
27 Beresford Road Post Office Great Yarmouth
Received 16 Jul 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0475/F
Insertion of a Class A1 (retail) mezzanine floor in Unit C2
Unit C2 Purley Court Gapton Hall Retail Park Gapton Hall Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NL
Received 24 Jul 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0653/F
New fully accessible holiday cottage and new games room and guests sitting/meeting room
Lower Wood Farm Mautby Great Yarmouth NR29 3JQ
Received 8 Oct 2009
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0725/F
Proposed detached boiler house outbuilding
33 Ormesby Road R/O Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LA
Received 9 Nov 2011
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/13/0377/CD
Conversion and extension of existing agricultural barns to 3 no residential dwellings - Discharge of Conditions 3,4,5,6,7,9 and 15 re: Planning Permission 06/13/0130/F
Barns at Low Farm Somerton Road Winterton Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Jun 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0179/F
Single storey extension
68 Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0BA NR31 0BA
Received 17 Feb 2006
APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/00/0145/BD
Three dwellings and detached garages *
Filby Road/Runham Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth
Received 25 Feb 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0804/F
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
58 East Anglian Way Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6QY
Received 11 Dec 2014
APPROVE06/00/0627/F
Retention of conservatory *
7 Rockall Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5UD
Received 24 Jul 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0279/F
Dropped kerb and vehicular crossover *
72 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 30 Mar 2000
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0057/O
Redevelopment of outbuilding to form single storey dwelling
Manor Farm Church Lane Filby Great Yarmouth (outbuildings and land rear of)
Received 21 Jan 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0643/F
Conservatory to rear
36 Thames Way Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 18 Jul 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0740/F
Two storey extension to side
37 Hemsby Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4QQ
Received 4 Dec 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0785/HH
Reconstruction of the roof and first floor of the rear wing along Back Lane, constructing a new roof and replacing the former thatch covering with red clay pantiles, adding three catslide dormer windows, a conservation-style rooflight and a lower eaves line; Removal of external masonry paint and repainting; Insertion of 2no. rooflights to rear courtyard lean-to extension roof; Replacement and enlarged windows and doors; Remove rear windows and create two new openings for doors; Block-up a rear door.
The Gables Farm 3 Hemsby Road Martham NR29 4PB
Received 26 Sept 2025

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
UK research
Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK research
Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK research
Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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.

Check collection coverage