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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 · 23,108 approved or refused records

2,883Refused applications

20,225 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

WITHDRAWN06/96/0828/SU
GIS
149/153 Blackfriars Road Great Yarmouth
Received 31 Oct 1996
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0032/CD
Discharge of Condition 41 of pp 06/13/0652/O (Hybrid permission for 850 dwellings, employment, school and local centre) - relating to Phase 6 only (93 dwellings) - Details of proposed locations and specification of Fire Hydrants.
Land west of Woodfarm Lane (Phase 6 of the Bluebell Meadow development) Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 16 Jan 2025
WITHDRAWN06/09/0152/CC
Remove decking, supporting steelwork and handrail to Eastern end of jetty. Leaving timber posts. The remainder of the jetty is to be repaired to match the existing
The Jetty The Promenade Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 12 Mar 2009
PERMITTED DEV.06/17/0465/M
Prior notification of proposed demolition warehouse adjoining Ocean Yard
Ocean House (Warehouse adj) Suffling Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3QP
Received 27 Jul 2017
WITHDRAWN06/01/0941/MM
GDO Part 24 application - instal 12m monopole, three 3G antennae, one 300mm trans dish & equip cabinet & ass'd work *
Caister ATE West Road Caister Great Yarmouth (greenfield mobile telecom installation at)
Received 3 Dec 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0559/F
Single storey extension to create conservatory, day room and office and extension to existing study *
1 Yallop Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 29 Jun 1994
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/21/0015/F
Proposed new leisure and guest annexe
Oak Tree Barn Hall Farm Beccles Road Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JQ
Received 6 Jan 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0659/F
Replace existing flat roof to bedroom extension with new pitched roof
12 Lilac Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 25 Aug 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0338/F
Erection of conservatory *
5 The Cannons Close Brambles West Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5SS
Received 12 Apr 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0678/F
Front garden wall and railings with 1.8m (6ft) pillars to replace old wall at front
9 Park Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 6EJ
Received 1 Aug 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0778/F
GIS
43 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PN
Received 15 Oct 1996
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/08/0815/F
First floor extension over existing single storey ground floor extension
1 and 2 Leys Close Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0HE
Received 10 Nov 2008
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0388/F
Vehicular access +
22 High Street Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 11 May 2000
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/96/0535/BO
GIS
Bridge Lane off Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth
Received 16 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0163/F
Change shop front from timber to pvcu
36 Almond Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AA
Received 2 Mar 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0173/F
First floor bedroom extension and ground floor kitchen extension *
2 Castle View Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9AJ
Received 25 Feb 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0569/CU
Change of use from office to holistic therapy centre
6 Queen Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2QP
Received 9 Sept 2010
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0304/F
Garden room and porch on side and front of dwelling +
4 Caister Sands Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5PF
Received 2 Apr 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0572/F
GIS
Nursery Farmhouse Back Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth
Received 30 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0055/F
Demolition of double garage and construction of double garage on same site. Construction of a 4 bedroom single storey bungalow on location of existing double garage
Kooky Burrow Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PN
Received 29 Jan 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0088/F
New extension for pastoral care room and sick room and new circulation space. Demolition of existing lobby and covered walkway
St.Marys RC VA School East Anglian Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QY
Received 14 Feb 2014
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/98/0535/A
GIS
72 High Street Alldays Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5EH
Received 2 Jul 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0346/CU
GIS
51 Market Place Seasons Cafe & Patisserie Great Yarmouth NR30 1NU
Received 29 Apr 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0425/F
Front extension (porch and wc)
12 Quay Ostend Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TJ
Received 10 May 2004

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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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