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20,214 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/21/0635/A
Proposed various new 'click and collect' signage - including steel-framed fabric canopy sign, no.2 pole mounted aluminium collection point signs, a single-sided panel sign, no.2 pole mounted aluminium entry signs, no.2 pole mounted aluminium exist signs, a fabric banner sign and no.2 double-sided way finding signs in car park.
Sainsburys Supermarket St Nicholas Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NN
Received 4 Aug 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0024/F
Alterations and extensions to existing car parking areas *
Northgate Hospital Northgate Street Great Yarmouth
Received 9 Jan 2003
Not proceeded with06/25/0541/F
Replacement 1.4m and 1.8m high mix of galvanised weld mesh and chain-link boundary fencing with 2.4m high Green CLD RAL6005 weld mesh fencing
Hillside Primary School Lords Lane Bradwell NR31 8PA
Received 8 Jul 2025
APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/07/1087/D
Convert office bldgs to two houses & one flat with parking below; erect 2 houses & 1 flat to front with integral parking
TV Palmers Builders 79 Pier Plain Gorleston-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR31 6PG
Received 19 Dec 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0697/F
Dropped kerb to form vehicular access
94 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 6NB
Received 6 Aug 2007
ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/95/0605/A
'A' board & square signs
Kitchener Stores Branford Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Jul 1995
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0030/F
Extension and alterations to provide additional living space and integral garage
2 Greenhill Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5NY
Received 17 Jan 2005
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/04/0618/A
Practice sign
2/3 Crown Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2JN
Received 1 Jul 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0466/F
GIS
21 Damgate Lane Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PZ
Received 3 Jun 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0813/O
GIS
139 Beccles Road Halls Precasters Ltd Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Oct 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0056/F
Erection of front lobby extension and two storey side extension comprising garage with master bedroom over
4 Filby Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3ET NR29 3ET
Received 18 Jan 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0189/F
Car standing in front of 149 Lowestoft Road within the property area. Requiring curb to be dropped for access
149 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SR
Received 6 Mar 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0546/CU
Change of use from B1 business use to D1 childrens nursery
The Compass Building James Watt Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NX
Received 27 Sept 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0716/F
Conservatory to rear *
13 Provan Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9LW
Received 31 Jul 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/1012/F
Proposed change of use from industrial warehouse to use for motorcycle sales and accessories with motorcycle servicing and repairs (sui generis use)
Units 17/18 Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LX
Received 16 Dec 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0967/BF
GIS
Heronfield Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth
Received 29 Nov 1995
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/02/0913/A
Across road decorations *
Regent Road Great Yarmouth (various locations along pedestrianised section)
Received 17 Oct 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0684/F
GIS
50 St Julian Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Sept 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0975/SU
GIS
65 University Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7QQ
Received 1 Dec 1999
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0710/F
Two storey extension to shop - roof extension to bungalow - bay window
Lords Lane Stores Lords Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 31 Aug 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0631/F
Demolish existing garage and erection of new garage
The Coppins Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PU
Received 5 Nov 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0521/F
Erection of one detached house and garage
44 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3LD NR29 3LD
Received 13 Jun 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0619/F
Single storey porch to front and side of premises (corner) *
30 Bramble Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PE
Received 10 Aug 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0025/F
Covered yard *
21 Alder Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PD
Received 14 Jan 2000

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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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