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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 · 23,102 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,219 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0466/HH

    Proposed single storey extensions to side and rear of property

    26 Westerley Way Caister-on-sea NR30 5AJ

    Received 26 May 2022
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0837/SU

    Installation of sixteen 5m high Nemo lights and formation of leisure area

    Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 26 Oct 2005
  3. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0504/A

    4 internally illuminated fascia, 1 internally illuminated projector and 6 non illuminated window vinyl signs

    46 High Street Caister on Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5EP

    Received 3 Aug 2015
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0527/F

    Proposed extensions & alterations to dwelling & proposed new garage

    Sheree-Ville, St Marys Road Newport Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JJ

    Received 3 Sept 2013
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0796/F

    Single storey rear extension and front dormer extension

    40 Heather Avenue Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NN

    Received 19 Nov 2014
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0274/BF

    Detached garage, feed/tack store with three stables (revision to 06/99/0792/BF) *

    Taut Mila off Clink Hill West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Mar 2000
  7. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/0828/A

    Fascia wall mounted box sign and re-location of existing projecting sign

    1 & 2 Pier Gardens Gorleston on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6BU NR31 6BU

    Received 28 Sept 2006
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0684/F

    Variation of condition 2 of pp. 06/19/0597/F - Extension to period of permission to site storage container for 5 years

    Wheel Madness 133 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3LD

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0192/F

    GIS

    Pottersfield (site off) off Edinburgh Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Mar 1999
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0351/F

    Two-storey side extension (revised application) *

    Starboard Cottage 1 Marine Crescent Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Apr 2003
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0048/F

    Construction of a 2 bedroom bungalow with vehicular parking/turning space

    7 and 12 Cotoneaster Court (land between) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8EH

    Received 18 Jan 2019
  12. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/01/0650/LB

    Internal alterations *

    4 Hall Quay Hall Quay Club Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Aug 2001
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0031/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of detached replacement house with detached garage

    The Gardens Browston Lane Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DP

    Received 15 Jan 2010
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0385/F

    Removal of condition No. 3 of planning permission No. 06/91/1167/F for permanent residential occupancy

    382A The Glebe Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JA

    Received 13 May 2008
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0558/SU

    Two ablution blocks and warden office (system buildings); improvements to eight hard- standings and other works

    Gapton Hall Itinerants Site Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jun 1994
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/97/0706/A

    GIS

    Hemsby Village Hall Waters Lane Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Aug 1997
  17. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/09/0780/M

    Agricultural determination - erection of modern farm building

    The Grange Fleggburgh Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5AJ NR29 5AJ

    Received 17 Dec 2009
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0226/F

    Rear and side single storey extension. Conversion of garage to utility room and bathroom

    48 Station Road South Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JG NR31 9JG

    Received 6 Apr 2017
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0812/F

    Renewal of planning permission: 06/13/0718/F for chalet bungalow and garage

    Achever Lodge Penguin Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NU

    Received 21 Dec 2016
  20. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/20/0631/CD

    Discharge of conditions 6 and 8 of pp. 06/20/0337/F - Contamination report and asbestos survey

    Former Southtown Gasworks Suffolk Road Gorleston-On-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LQ

    Received 20 Nov 2020
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0523/CU

    Change of use to provide temporary car parking facilities for Worldwide Travel staff *

    Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth (junc of Dock Tavern Lane)

    Received 5 Jul 2001
  22. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0382/CD

    Discharge of condition 4 of pp 06/24/0092/F (Conversion of public house and associated 3 bedroom residential flat into 4 No 1-Bedroom residential dwellings) - Details of Flood Resilience Measures

    The Great Eastern Public House 155 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth NR30 2HZ

    Received 14 May 2025
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0398/F

    GIS

    158 High Street Howards Estate Agents Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RB

    Received 14 May 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0606/F

    Residential development of twenty two dwellings with parking facilities, access road and associated works

    Boundary Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Jul 1995

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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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