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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
29,533Searchable 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20,208 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/05/0031/F

    Ren pp 06/01/0750/F for lorry/ trailer park with storage container; portacabin for off/ rest room & toilet facilities

    Lindgreat Yard Harfreys Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jan 2005
  2. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/07/0438/F

    Proposed alterations and change of use of previous Residential Care Home to form 6 No Residential Flats

    "Green Gables" 75-77 Hamilton Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4LX

    Received 11 May 2007
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0262/F

    Installation of condensing units for air conditioning

    3 Market Gates Shopping Centre The Boots Company Great Yarmouth NR30 2AX

    Received 18 Mar 2004
  4. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/15/0156/CD

    Conversion of barn to a residential dwelling with addition of rear extension - Discharge of condition 3 re: PP: 06/14/0805/F

    7 Collis Lane East Somerton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DT

    Received 13 Apr 2015
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/13/0629/F

    Erection of nine single storey dwellings with associated open space and road widening

    Hall Road (Land off) Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PD

    Received 18 Oct 2013
  6. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/07/0107/D

    Demolition of outbuildings and erection of dwellings and garages - Plots 2 and 6

    Site adj. The Laurels Town Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Feb 2007
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0914/F

    Renewal of planning permission

    Ice Offshore Containers Eurocentre North River Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Oct 1994
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0617/F

    Single storey rear extension and pitched roof to garage

    3 Beach Drive Stellamaris Beach Drive Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NP

    Received 24 Oct 2018
  9. NO OBJECTION06/26/0565/TEL

    Notification of proposed installation of a 9m tall light wooden pole for fixed line broadband apparatus.

    Land at The Craft Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AX

    Received 9 Jul 2026
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0242/F

    Bedroom and garage extension

    7 Private Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Mar 1995
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0240/SU

    Demolition of existing flats and maisonettes, construction of 7 two bed, 6 three bed, 1 four bed houses and 1 four bed house designed for a disabled person

    2-46 Peterhouse Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 8 Apr 2009
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0228/F

    Construction of garage

    1 Browston Corner Browston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9DJ NR31 9DJ

    Received 3 Mar 2006
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0591/HH

    Proposed 2 storey side extension and single story rear extension

    10 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7JR

    Received 4 Jul 2022
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0586/F

    Extension on ground floor and to loft area

    5 Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4TJ

    Received 31 Jul 2008
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0606/F

    Single storey rear and side extension to provide new living room kitchen and integral garage

    43 Beach Drive Scratby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3NP NR29 3NP

    Received 4 Jul 2006
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/21/0951/F

    Proposal to vary Condition 4 of planning permission 06/20/0422/F to allow occupation of the holiday accommodation units all year round

    Former Pontins Holiday Centre Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HJ

    Received 14 Nov 2021
  17. WITHDRAWN06/98/0015/F

    GIS *

    Station Road Nurseries Bracon Road/Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jan 1998
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0421/F

    Removal of single glazed aluminium windows at 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors & replacement with white PVC double glazed windows. Removal of painted reinforced glass panels above & below windows & replace with white PVC panels

    Ferry House South Denes Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3PJ

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  19. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/98/0577/CC

    GIS

    149/153 Blackfriars Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jul 1998
  20. NO OBJECTION06/24/0435/TEL

    Proposed installation of 10m light pole for fixed broadband near Cosy Nook, Stepshort, Belton, Nr31 9js

    Near Cosy Nook Stepshort Belton NR31 9JS

    Received 28 May 2024
  21. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/05/0214/F

    Removal of garage/outbuildings and erection of new three- bedroomed dwelling

    11 Reynolds Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QD

    Received 22 Mar 2005
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0192/F

    Installation of security shutters to shopfronts

    McColls The Boulevard 37-39 Market Gate Shopping Centre Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Mar 2009
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0722/F

    Retail use on ground floor and six dwellings, minor demolition to existing building on Stonecutters Way

    37, 38 and 39 Market Row and Stonecutters Way Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1PB

    Received 30 Sept 2008
  24. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/10/0026/F

    Change of use from former first aid building (Class D1) to hot & cold food & drinks sales kiosk (Class A5)

    Former First Aid Station Lower Esplanade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jan 2010

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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.

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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