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20,214 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0518/O
Demolition of public house and construction of six town houses and two flats
Rising Flame Public House Station Road/Wolseley Road Southtown Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Jul 2005
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0496/VCF
Variation of condition 5 of pp. 06/21/0941/F - extend holiday occupancy period from 28 to 90 days.
Regency Hotel 5 North Drive Great Yarmouth NR30 1ED
Received 31 May 2022
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0283/F
Garage extension
31 The Promenade Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3PA
Received 16 May 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0273/F
GIS
24 Belstead Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5BB
Received 7 Apr 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0907/F
GIS
88 Church Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LS
Received 2 Nov 1999
ADV. CONSENT06/98/0617/A
GIS
Hopton Holiday Village Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 8BW
Received 30 Jul 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0440/F
Renew pp 06/05/0234/F to modify occupancy condition 2 of pp 06/01/0075/F to inc. holiday use/letting
26 Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 12 May 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0640/F
Construction of 3 No. inverted 'U' shaped discharge pipes (black) over new chamber constructed of brick
Town Quay Pumping Station Hall Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 26 Sept 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0226/TRE
Proposal to remove no. 2 damaged fir trees (TPO ref A1 - No9 1990 confirmed 15 August 1990)
Heath Mount Priory Road St Olaves GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9HQ
Received 1 Mar 2022
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0543/F
Removal of glazed panels. Installation of pressed metal louvres
Telephone Exchange Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BE
Received 26 Aug 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0508/F
Metal structure with toughened glass roof to form covered seating area
Fatso's Restaurant 33 - 34 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 8 Jun 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0395/F
Proposed installation of an ATM
Unit 37-39 Market Gates Martin McColls Great Yarmouth NR30 2BG
Received 11 Jun 2014
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0225/A
Shop signage *
Unit 1 Pasteur Road Topps Road Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Mar 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0735/F
Proposed side and rear first floor extensions and detached single garage (revised proposals)
34 Ormesby Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LA
Received 14 Nov 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0575/F
Reconstruction of cabaret bar & dining hall with ancillary facilities & new glazed access way
Potters Leisure & Chalet Hotel Coast Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BX
Received 27 Jun 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0253/F
GIS
24 Churchill Road Great Yarmouth
Received 24 Mar 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0766/F
Demolition of rear wing of dwelling and building of new kitchen and bathroom *
31 Havelock Road Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Sept 1994
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0706/F
Conversion of coach house to residential unit +
18 Church Lane Hill House Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QW
Received 29 Jul 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0159/F
Demolition of existing chalet bungalow 'Uplands', erection of 3 detached bungalows and garages
Uplands Uplands Avenue Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Mar 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0309/F
Proposed single storey extension
15 Willow Way Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4SH
Received 9 Jul 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0114/F
GIS
Holly Lodge Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AX
Received 16 Feb 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0997/F
Side extension over three floors to a width of 5m of timber construction
1 Seaman Cottages Sidegate Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AS
Received 19 Oct 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0669/HH
Two-storey and single-storey front extension.
111 Covent Garden Road Caister-on-sea NR30 5WA
Received 12 Aug 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/1024/BO
GIS
The Hollies Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth
Received 22 Dec 1999

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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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