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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20,219 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0002/CU

    Proposed siting of external picnic tables & portable screen surrounds, adjacent to sea wall opposite the Pier Hotel

    Pier Hotel Harbour Mouth Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PL

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0737/O

    Erection of 16 dwellings

    Elmside House (inc and adjo) White Street Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Aug 2000
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0744/F

    Single storey rear extension to form sun lounge, toilet and extended utility with modifications to drainage

    15 Clarkes Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7AG

    Received 4 Aug 2004
  4. APPROVED BY NCC06/13/0658/SU

    Construction of a new link road from A143 Beccles Road, to a proposed roundabout to serve retail development at Beaufort Way

    Wheatcroft Farm Land at South Bradwell Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Nov 2013
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0604/F

    Retention of mobile for use as a classroom for teaching

    Caister High School Windsor Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 5LS

    Received 21 Sept 2011
  6. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/04/0955/LB

    Extend function room (separate prefabricated building) at rear of listed building

    Browston Hall Country Club Browston Green Browston Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Oct 2004
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/17/0083/F

    Redevelopment of site to construct 16 self contained flats and a shop unit

    137 Mill Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0HS

    Received 15 Dec 2016
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0140/F

    Increase height of the existing south chain link fence to a height of 5.5m (to match height of the west and east fence) provision of a double emergency access gate

    East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BQ

    Received 11 Mar 2013
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0261/TRE

    Proposed felling of damaged Fir tree.

    Beech Tree Cottage Main Road Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AG

    Received 21 Mar 2022
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0661/SU

    GIS

    GYBC Nursery Site Edinburgh Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Sept 1996
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0377/F

    Single storey extensions *

    Melton House Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3NH

    Received 24 Apr 2003
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0908/F

    Change of use from offices to restaurant with manager's flat over

    32 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Nov 1995
  13. APPROVE (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/97/0504/F

    GIS

    Roselea Cess Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jun 1997
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0590/F

    Erection of a steel balcony to east of property

    152 Beach Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 30 Jun 2006
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0885/TRE

    TPO no. 5 1997 - T1 Copper Beech - reduce outer crown by up to 3m to maintain tree health and size; T2 Lime tree - fell due to mild signs of die back and allow surrounding trees to sustainably develop.

    4 Masquers Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SE

    Received 5 Oct 2022
  16. Accept Amend Notice06/21/0354/NMA

    Non material amendment to pp. 06/21/0115/F - Minor alterations to ground floor layout and alterations to windows and doors to north, south and west elevations

    Windmill View River Way Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9NR

    Received 9 May 2021
  17. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0544/CD

    Demolish existing hotel and replace with an A1 (Bulky Goods) unit with associated external works - discharge of conditions 5,6,11& 16 on pp 06/13/0538/F

    Former Two Bears Hotel Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0HU

    Received 29 Aug 2014
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0214/F

    Proposed detached garage & alterations to previously approved detached house

    1 Misburgh Way (New House) Hopton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9RU NR31 9RU

    Received 27 Feb 2006
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0124/F

    Renewal of planning permission 06/15/0163/F - to allow siting of childrens coin operated rides on forecourt

    Treasure Islands Amusements Newport Road Newport Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NW

    Received 4 Mar 2020
  20. NO OBJECTION06/24/0367/TEL

    Proposed installation 1 x 10m medium wooden pole

    Opposite 18 Ranworth Drve Ormesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3SB

    Received 19 Apr 2024
  21. Not proceeded with06/23/0742/TCA

    T1 - Cordaline - reduce to the lower flower clusters T2 - Holly - crown lift off the garage and reduce in height as part of on going maintenance T3 - Alder - remove the straight regrowth from previous historic pruning cuts and reduce the sides in to shape to give more space for young copper beech as part of on going maintenance T4 - Red Robin - reduce to 8ft as part of on going maintenance T5 & T6 - Remove to low stumps as they have become over sized for the area and are shading more specimen trees

    12 Pier Plain Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PE

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0491/F

    Erection of one detached three-storey dwelling

    2 Avondale Road (land at) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DL

    Received 5 Aug 2010
  23. WITHDRAWN06/98/0779/F

    GIS

    South Denes Caravan Park South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Oct 1998
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0706/F

    GIS

    135 Almond Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Sept 1998

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