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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 · 23,100 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,217 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

  1. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/21/0317/CD

    Discharge of condition 8 of pp. 06/17/0438/O - Provision and timing of fire hydrant

    Land adjacent to Lowestoft Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9RN

    Received 20 Apr 2021
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0220/F

    Bungalow

    8 and 10 Martham Road (between) Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Mar 2005
  3. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0171/CD

    Discharge of conditions 6 and 7 of Planning Permission 06/14/0604/F - Sub-division of garden to form plot for detached dwelling

    14 Beach Road Woodland Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 15 Mar 2018
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0597/F

    Porch to front, rear extension and rear dormer extension

    1 Fakes Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JL

    Received 14 Sept 2015
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0867/F

    GIS

    21 Blackbird Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8RT

    Received 20 Oct 1999
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0305/F

    Side extension to existing house and reconstruction of detached garage

    5 Willow Way Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4SH

    Received 12 May 2017
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0770/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    91 Middleton Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7PT

    Received 14 Sept 2021
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0664/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/13/0574/F for retention of beach hut

    1 Beach Hut Scratby Green Rottenstone Lane Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 8 Nov 2018
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0634/HH

    1. Single-storey side extension; 2. Replacement front boundary wall

    Tittlemouse, Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PU

    Received 3 Aug 2025
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0267/F

    Alteration to shop front including new through the wall ATM *

    132/133 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Mar 2000
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0241/F

    Remove existing front bay, build new front extension

    38 Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0BB

    Received 22 Apr 2013
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0787/F

    Replacement roof with room space and single storey extension

    86 Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6DQ NR31 6DQ

    Received 8 Sept 2006
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0574/F

    GIS

    St Pauls Lodge Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Jul 1996
  14. NO OBJECTION06/97/0514/M

    GIS

    Outside Marina Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Jun 1997
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0114/F

    Extension and alterations *

    181 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Feb 2003
  16. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/00/0179/D

    Detached house with integral garage *

    Bridge Road Plot 4 former Links Hotel site Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Mar 2000
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0308/HH

    Erection of new gable ended pitched roof over existing flat roofed garage.

    Highland House 39 Beach Road Hemsby NR29 4HJ

    Received 23 Apr 2024
  18. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0768/CD

    Discharge condition 4 of pp 06/21/0339/CU - Flood response plan

    Bwell Gym Unit 6 Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LX

    Received 29 Aug 2022
  19. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/11/0268/F

    Change of use from agricultural land to form car park

    Filby All Saints Church Church Lane Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Apr 2011
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/19/0495/F

    Proposed new single storey dwelling on land to rear of 25 Beccles Road

    25 Beccles Road (Land R/O) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0PW

    Received 3 Sept 2019
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0178/O

    A1(Retail Foodstore), B1(Offices Etc), B2(Gen Indus) B8(Warehousing) and provision second Cobholm access road

    Whitegate Farm and adjo land Pasteur Road/High Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Mar 1996
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0079/F

    GIS

    21 Keyes Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Feb 1997
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0709/F

    Conservatory at rear *

    1 Marine Crescent Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Aug 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0889/F

    Porch to front elevation

    109 Alderson Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Sept 2004

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