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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20,214 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0940/CU

    Change use retail warehouse/ garage to private car park linked with adjo residential flats (Alexandra House)

    8/8a Deneside Great Yarmouth NR30 2HL

    Received 4 Oct 2004
  2. APPROVE06/26/0663/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment for Condition 7 of pp 06/24/0756/F (Construction of hard surfacing to extend the existing car park to provide an additional 37no. parking spaces, with associated landscaping, planting, CCTV and lighting.) - To allow the use of mechanically rolled permeable tarmac as an alternative surfacing material.

    Playing Field, Village Hall Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AG

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  3. Accept Amend Notice06/22/0198/NMA

    Non-material amendment for pp. 06/21/0611/F - single storey rear extension - replace lantern roof to a flat skylight window and reduce window size in toilet.

    23 St Johns Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7JZ

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0623/HH

    Part retrospective application for single storey rear extension and proposed front first floor extension above garage.

    The Beeches Lords Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9EP

    Received 7 Jul 2022
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0148/HH

    Demolition of conservatory; Erection of single-storey front and rear extensions and associated alterations; Erection of cart shed.

    Grange Farm Repps Road Martham NR29 4RP

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0124/F

    First floor extension over part garage

    150 Repps Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4QZ

    Received 21 Feb 2018
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0698/F

    GIS

    32 Beach Drive Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Aug 1997
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0568/F

    Replacement of existing fence with new 6ft metal and wood fence

    Upper Wood Farm Upper Wood Barn Browns Lane Mautby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3JQ

    Received 8 Oct 2019
  9. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0590/A

    Directional sign for future housing development

    56 High Street Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 5 Aug 2008
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0679/O

    Two new houses

    10 Hyrn Close Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QY

    Received 16 Jul 2003
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0276/F

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Construction of rear and front extensions

    58 Bracecamp Close Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3PR

    Received 8 May 2018
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0176/F

    New garage for domestic use only

    42 Beccles Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8DG NR31 8DG

    Received 14 Mar 2016
  13. APPROVE06/92/0071/F

    GIS

    Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jan 1992
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0964/F

    GIS

    Pettingills Back Lane West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Dec 1996
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0261/F

    Proposed 2.0 metre high boundary treatment to front curtilage with landscaped strip to front.

    38 Sun Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PY

    Received 24 Apr 2017
  16. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/03/1090/LB

    New air conditioning plant to rear first floor roof and associated ductwork

    35/36 Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1LX

    Received 25 Nov 2003
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0029/F

    Two-storey rear extension

    The Pump House Back Chapel Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jan 2004
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0021/CU

    GIS

    72 Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LA

    Received 13 Jan 1999
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0252/CU

    Change of use from block to community sports base and changing area for beach and sea activities

    The Old Toilet Block Gorleston Beach Ravine Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DX NR31 6DX

    Received 10 Mar 2006
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0892/F

    Change of use of land from agricultural to storage of building materials & extension to existing portakabin

    Halls Group Limited Hall Farm Scratby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 14 Nov 2005
  21. REF. DETAILS Conditions/Reasons06/95/0028/D

    Three-bedroomed detached bungalow with attached garage

    12 Sun Lane (adjacent) Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jan 1995
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0659/F

    Erection of 1.8m wood panelled fence to side of dwelling

    30 Mallard Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8LX

    Received 5 Sept 2008
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0455/A

    One fascia sign and one projecting sign

    57-58 Kings Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PW

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0274/F

    Retrospective application for double garage

    2 Hollow Tree Cottages Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 May 2011

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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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