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20,227 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0835/F
Extensions to bowls pavillion
Caister Bowls Club King George V Playingfield Allendale Road Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 29 Sept 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0919/F
GIS
42 Queens Road Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Dec 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0195/F
Side and rear single storey extensions
Holly Tree Chalet Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Mar 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0935/F
GIS
Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LX
Received 19 Nov 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0015/HH
Proposal for two single storey side/rear extensions and replacement of existing red tile hanging with anthracite/grey cement board cladding on the front elevation
16 Penguin Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 3NU
Received 7 Jan 2022
PERMITTED DEV.06/17/0564/PDE
Notification of a larger home extension - proposed conservatory
30 Lawyer Corys Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6TR
Received 5 Sept 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0990/F
GIS
52/53 Bells Road Koi-Joy Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 9PP
Received 8 Dec 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0574/F
Permanent use of the site for storage of touring caravans and motor homes; retention of earth bund and landscaping
Mill Farm Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QS
Received 29 Jun 2022
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/14/0206/LB
Change of use of no.135 from retail to office, two Row houses brought into use as 3-storey dwellings, conversion of warehouse at rear to two dwellings, demolition of single storey stores at rear and erection of 2-storey dwelling
135 King Street Howkins Jewellers Great Yarmouth NR30 2PQ
Received 9 Mar 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0020/F
Extension to rear
18 Kennel Loke Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JU
Received 15 Jan 2016
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/98/0210/F
GIS
Blood Hills Somerton Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Mar 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0602/F
Construction of small timber outbuilding to house therapeutic spa
55 Staithe Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PY
Received 26 Sept 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0253/F
Detached garage
33 Oak Tree Close Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QN
Received 18 Mar 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0489/F
Proposed extension to rear & alterations
40 St Nicholas Drive Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5QS
Received 2 Aug 2011
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0267/CD
Renewal of PP 06/09/0680/F for new pavilion - Discharge of conditions 4 & 5 Re: PP 06/12/0746/F
Filby Playing Field Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AA
Received 11 Apr 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0141/F
Rear conservatory *
9 Royden Way Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AZ
Received 21 Feb 2003
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/07/0296/LB
Wind out canopy
6 - 8 George Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1HF
Received 23 Mar 2007
APPROVED BY NCC06/10/0458/SU
Construction of a covered walkway
Lynn Grove VA High School Lynn Grove Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AP
Received 27 Jul 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0042/F
Erection of tack room and storage room; erection of shelter
Yarmouth Road (Land at) Caister GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk
Received 25 Jan 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0937/F
Demolish derelict building and rebuild, erect new conservatory - all to form new granny annexe to main house
Stokesby House Filby Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3EJ
Received 8 Oct 2003
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/99/0165/A
GIS
Southtown Road Service Station Southtown Road Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Feb 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0671/HH
Proposed single storey extensions to side and rear, together with first floor roof dormer extension. Additional alterations to enlarge the roof by converting front and rear hipped slopes to gables.
2 Milldene Yarmouth Road Caister-on-Sea NR30 5BS
Received 22 Aug 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0659/F
Alteration of shop front to include installation of new access door; removal of staircase and replace in new location
41 Market Row GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1PB
Received 29 Jul 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0602/F
Construction of earth reservoir for storage of surplus winter water for irrigation *
Burnley Hall (land at) East Somerton Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Jul 2000

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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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