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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

29,539Searchable applications

236Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 23,097 approved or refused records

2,883Refused applications

20,214 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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/Reasons06/10/0234/F
Ground and first floor rear extension with balcony
Seaside Cottage Bush Road Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4BY
Received 19 Apr 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0657/F
Infilling between the 2 buildings to create easier access
Oliver Court Bath Hill Terrace GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2LF
Received 12 Sept 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0116/F
Proposed extension and alterations
341 El Alamein Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8TX
Received 25 Feb 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0949/F
GIS
Vauxhall Holiday Park Acle New Road Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Dec 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0377/F
Erect 6.3m ham radio antenna and 5.3m mast and antenna
7 Hopton Gardens Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DF
Received 5 Jul 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0599/F
Change of use of two first floor flats & two second floor flats from seasonal holiday occupancy to full time residential
25 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JL
Received 8 Oct 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1096/F
Construction of shower room and lounge for disabled person
5 The Mews Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Nov 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0279/F
Conservatory *
21 Tarragon Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8SU
Received 28 Mar 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0971/F
Proposed bungalow for holiday use and garage
"Dun Roamin" (plot adj) Four Acres Estate Kings Loke, Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 7 Nov 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0678/F
New drama centre
Lynn Grove Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8AP
Received 4 Aug 1994
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0619/F
Two storey rear extension and first floor extension to form accommodation
53 California Avenue Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NS
Received 6 Oct 2015
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/10/0672/CD
Proposed agricultural dwelling - Discharge of Conditions 2 & 5 Re: Planning Permission 06/07/0975/F
Pine Farm Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NW
Received 3 Nov 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0168/F
GIS
Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QB
Received 4 Mar 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0706/F
Proposed conservatory
49 Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9JE NR31 9JE
Received 4 Aug 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0460/HH
Retrospective application for the construction of a log cabin with veranda for home office use with bathroom
51 Whitby Road Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3TH
Received 6 Jun 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0083/F
Installation of septic tank
257 The Marrams (land adj) Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JN NR29 4JN
Received 12 Feb 2009
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0127/F
Front and rear extensions to dwelling house
47 Westerley Way Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5AJ
Received 23 Feb 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0638/F
Extension of existing kitchen
4 Sussex Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6PF NR31 6PF
Received 19 Jul 2007
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/22/0876/A
Proposed new shopfront signage - Internally illuminated fascia & projecting signs
Specsavers 18 Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1LY
Received 29 Sept 2022
APPROVE06/14/0003/CD
Removal of existing ten wind turbines with two turbowind T400 wind turbines - Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 14 re: Planning Permission 06/13/0093/F
Bloodhills Farm Bloodhills East Somerton Great Yarmouth NR29 4DU
Received 13 Jan 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0717/HH
Proposed single storey ground floor extension; Front and rear dormer windows to facilitate loft conversion; Render cladding to existing external elevations
8 Marine Drive Caister-on-sea NR30 5NP
Received 27 Sept 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0630/F
GIS
2 Briar Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Aug 1996
PERMITTED DEV.06/19/0095/LDO
Retention of five two-storey portacabin modules linked together for continued use
Halliburton Yare Facility South Denes Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3QF
Received 19 Feb 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0080/F
Bathroom extension to rear +
19 Green Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 31 Jan 2001

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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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