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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20,225 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/96/0456/F

    GIS

    Caldecott Hall (land at) Fritton Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jun 1996
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0580/F

    Erection of two-storey replacement dwelling on extended plot taking in former agricultural land +

    The Hazels Barn Lane Runham Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Jul 2001
  3. WITHDRAWN06/12/0105/F

    Demolish buildings and redevelop site to form four apartments and one town house

    5 Deneside Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2HL

    Received 15 Feb 2012
  4. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/15/0630/CU

    Change of use from A2 (Financial and Professional Services) to betting shop (Sui generis)

    44 Market Place GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1PA

    Received 21 Sept 2015
  5. WITHDRAWN06/21/0441/F

    Proposed replacement of existing UPVC & Timber sliding sash and casement windows with new UPVC sliding sash windows. Replace External timber doors with new UPVC doors to match existing

    71 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PP

    Received 26 May 2021
  6. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/98/0447/F

    GIS

    Manships Barn Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Jun 1998
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0365/F

    First floor extension, porch & garage to front, extension to rear to form sunlounge

    5 St James Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JN

    Received 9 May 2005
  8. EST/LAW USE REF06/23/0724/PU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use, to change the existing use from residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to Children's residential care home (Use Class C2) pursuant to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on 23rd May 2023.

    Peartree Cottage Filby Hall Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HN

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  9. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0097/CD

    Discharge of Condition 8 of pp. 06/19/0638/F - Details of a proposed Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan

    Broiler Farm Mill Lane Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3DA

    Received 8 Feb 2024
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0439/F

    Proposed erection of conservatory. Proposed erection of flat roof front elevation extension. Replace existing driveway with brickweave permeable paving

    Sunningdale Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PU

    Received 2 Jul 2012
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0745/F

    Renewal of PP 06/09/0656/CU - to allow part of the domestic garage to be used to store garden bird seed, in connection with a small home delivery business on a permanent basis

    33 Thurne Rise Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PU

    Received 1 Dec 2010
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0618/F

    Detached garage and carports with occasional use accommodation over

    Oakwell Manor Herringfleet Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 10 Jul 2006
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0452/F

    Extension to roof to create two bedrooms within the roof space *

    30 Gloucester Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 May 2002
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0714/F

    Proposed brick weave drive

    8 Burnt Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 29 Sept 2008
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0436/F

    Proposed first floor extension

    8 Shire Avenue Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9UB

    Received 17 Jul 2015
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/1074/SU

    External environmental improvement works around dwellings

    5-21 The Conge & 33-49 Howard Street North Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 21 Dec 2006
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0520/F

    Relocate extg 0.3m dia dish on new 2m pole ext above extg headframe for clear line of site

    Prospect Nursery Prospect House Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Jul 2005
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0788/F

    Demolition and rebuilding of section of house and internal alterations

    75 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Sept 1995
  19. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0100/CD

    Discharge of Condition 13 of pp 06/21/0638/F (Development of 10no. flats) - Contamination Site Investigations and Risk Assessment.

    Former Suspension Bridge Tavern Sidegate Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1JU

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0638/F

    GIS

    91/92/93 St Georges Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Jul 1999
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0211/F

    Proposed 2 storey side extension and dormer infill to rear

    7 Veronica Green Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8LW

    Received 5 Apr 2019
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0386/CU

    Change of use from offices to display/retail of sanitary ware, tiles and bathroom accessories

    Suite A & Suite B First Floor Cooks House Morton Peto Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LT

    Received 19 Jun 2012
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0731/HH

    Proposed replacement of hedge with 1.8m wooden fence

    5 School Corner Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QL

    Received 16 Aug 2022
  24. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/0670/A

    Shop sign

    Caister Pizza & Kebab House 13 Yarmouth Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 24 Jul 2006

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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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