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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 · 23,110 approved or refused records

2,883Refused applications

20,227 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0109/CU
Change of use from childrens home to private dwelling *
92 North Denes Road Mallards Great Yarmouth NR30 4LW
Received 11 Feb 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0144/HH
1. Extend garage and new pitched roof over 2. Single storey link extension between enlarged garage and dwelling 3. Loft conversion forming rooms in roof of dwelling served by roof lights in front and rear roof slopes
Holly Trace Church Lane Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JL
Received 17 Feb 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0268/F
Single storey front porch/wc with mono-pitched roof
16 Byron Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5RW
Received 22 Mar 2004
WITHDRAWN06/23/0225/F
Proposed demolition of garage and erection of 3 bed detached dwelling
1 Windsor Road Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5LS
Received 14 Mar 2023
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/17/0626/LB
Change of use from cafe/takeaway to offices
29 Hall Plain GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2QD
Received 9 Oct 2017
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0116/O
Residential development
Land west of B1159 Caister Bypass West Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 13 Feb 2001
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/11/0514/LB
Proposed internal alterations
China Diner/RedLeaf Restaurant 4-5 Hall Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1HX
Received 5 Aug 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1028/F
Rear extension *
57 Winifred Way Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Nov 2002
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/21/0647/LB
Proposed conversion of vacant office into 5 self contained flats with extension to the rear
143 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PQ
Received 27 Jul 2021
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/01/0811/LB
Gen refurb floor and wall finishes, alts to partitioning & ext cleaning, regrade main ent to imp disabled access *
23 Hall Quay National Westminster Bank Great Yarmouth NR30 1LY
Received 18 Oct 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0628/F
Two dormers to front elevation
9 and 11 Norwich Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5JW
Received 30 Oct 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0465/F
GIS
Alcrest Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Jun 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0098/F
Two-storey extension to form garage, wc and bedroom en-suite *
7a Fern Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Feb 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0374/F
Conversion of agricultural building to a workshop
Lime Tree Farm Tretts Loke Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AT
Received 21 May 2014
APPROVE06/96/0958/F
GIS
Woodview Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Dec 1996
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0556/CD
8 dwellings, garaging and improved vehicular access - discharge condition 3 re: PP 06/15/0308/F
Main Road (Land north of) Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3HN
Received 19 Sept 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0701/TRE
T12 - Willow - reduce canopy radially by 3m and height by 2m
Land adjacent 74-86 and 119-127 Leman Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6DF
Received 17 Jun 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0067/O
Construction of detached bungalow
15 California Avenue Stella Vista Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3PE
Received 24 Jan 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0661/F
Demolish existing extension to bungalow & garage. Build new bedroom extension and double garage
Willow Lodge High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 21 Jul 2006
APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/07/0969/D
Proposed detached bungalow and garage
29 Poplar Drive (adj) Filby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3HU
Received 7 Nov 2007
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/1085/CU
Change of use from seven holiday flats to seven self- contained residential flats
1 and 2 Paget Road Great Yarmouth
Received 9 Nov 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0138/F
First floor extension above dining/utility room ( rear) & first floor extension above entrance lobby/wc (front)
23 South Garden Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TL
Received 16 Feb 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0981/F
Rem cond no. 5 to permission 6/94/869/F to permit the stationing of caravans without encl of extg swimming pool +
Wild Duck Holiday Park Station Road Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 20 Dec 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0901/F
Construction of two bedroom house including demolition of existing lean to
Bulls Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6RS NR31 6RS
Received 23 Oct 2006

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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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