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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

29,542Searchable applications

239Recorded 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20,214 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0075/F
Extension to garage *
44 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth
Received 29 Jan 2002
Not proceeded with06/26/0473/PAD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed change of use from a guest house / commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
11 Wellesley Road (former Shemara Guest House) Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR
Received 11 Jun 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0623/F
Proposed garage at parking court to rear of 27 Anglian Way accessed off Walters Close
27 Anglian Way Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9DB
Received 21 Oct 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0359/F
Conservatory
Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth (Plot 145)
Received 21 Apr 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0777/F
GIS
17 Thames Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5UL
Received 17 Sept 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0138/F
Renewal of planning permission no. 06/95/0823/F for change of use part property to dance studio *
Swanstons Road/Main Cross Rd Great Yarmouth NR30 3NZ
Received 24 Feb 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0003/F
Grd flr ext to form wc/shower; 1st flr ext to form bathroom; convert grd flr bathroom to bedroom and garage to studio
5 North View Barns The Loke Back Lane Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5EE
Received 5 Jan 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0908/F
Internal alterations and construction of porch
6 Church Lane Bradwell NR31 8QW
Received 28 Oct 2021
ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/97/0867/A
GIS
Long Bar Marine Parade Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Oct 1997
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0223/F
Two new three bedroom houses with garages
7 Green Lane (Adj) Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5EW
Received 8 Apr 2015
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0428/A
1 non-illuminated fascia, 1 internally illuminated projector, 1 non illuminated tray and 1 window vinyl graphics sign
57-58 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PN
Received 3 Jul 2015
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/95/0537/LB
New extension to form porch/conservatory
Manor Farm Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth
Received 20 Jun 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0897/F
GIS
115 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth (north and west of)
Received 28 Oct 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0650/O
Demolition of existing store to form site for residential development
13a High Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Jul 1995
PERMITTED DEV.06/15/0033/PDE
Proposed single storey rear extension
31 Somerville Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7NP
Received 5 Feb 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/1073/HH
Proposed single storey rear extension to form day room
10 Meadowcroft Bungalows Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QQ
Received 12 Dec 2022
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0819/F
New front entrance porch and rear extension
59 Fern Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 19 Oct 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0875/F
Proposed side extension
7 Greenacres Woodfarm Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 2 Dec 2008
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/16/0433/LB
New shop front to replace existing
136 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PQ
Received 10 Jun 2016
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0201/CU
Change of use of land to site refreshment kiosk to be removed at end of each day
Caister Life Boat Car Park Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 24 Feb 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0612/F
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permissions 06/18/0527/F and 06/18/0528/LB - To improve layout, from that previously approved
141 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PQ
Received 29 Oct 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0624/F
Demolish conservatory and erect new extension at rear of property
65 Anglian Way Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 8DB
Received 9 Aug 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0353/F
Renewal of Planning Permission 06/08/0371/CU for change of use of part of existing amusement area into sandwich bar
17 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2ES
Received 31 May 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0417/F
Single storey detached garage in rear garden to replace existing
11 Reynolds Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 27 May 2005

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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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