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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20,227 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0110/F

    Additional storey to rear over existing single storey

    11 Roseview Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8UP

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0691/F

    Erection of 3 No industrial units for B1 (with trade counters) use. Ancillary office accommodation & external car parking

    Vantage House Harfreys Road Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0LS

    Received 12 Nov 2010
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0683/F

    Proposed rear first floor extension

    38 Lacon Road Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5EU

    Received 19 Oct 2011
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0766/F

    Proposed alterations and roof lift to form new bedroom and shower room in roof space

    4 Arnold Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5PP

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1065/F

    Erection of 1.8m high close boarded 'Yarco' fence to boundary

    21 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Nov 2003
  6. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0645/CD

    Discharge conditions 3 and 4 of Planning Permission 06/16/0397/F - Construction of detached bungalow

    3 Nightingale Close (Site adj) Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NR

    Received 19 Oct 2016
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0563/TRE

    Proposed works to trees (TPO No.7 1993) Sycamore and Willow: cutting back approximately 45 linear meters of mixed trees and hedges by 3m reduction up to 5m height to provide approximately 3m clearance from the store roof - works due to possible pest ingress

    Tesco Yarmouth Road Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5DL

    Received 2 Aug 2023
  8. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/99/0041/F

    GIS

    The Cottage Manor Gardens Coast Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BT

    Received 19 Jan 1999
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0594/F

    Retrospective siting of 3 x storage containers for commercial use - storage of horse & animal feed and bedding for commercial delivery business

    Hillcrest Livery Centre Market Lane Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3ST

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0103/F

    Demolition of store shed, extension to form granny annexe

    The Cottage School Loke Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Feb 2004
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0462/F

    Construction of conservatory to rear of bungalow (single storey) *

    2 Royden Way Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AZ

    Received 1 Jun 1999
  12. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/02/0205/A

    Advertisement pillars (June to September)

    South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth (Sites GY23/GY58/GY59/ GY24)

    Received 5 Mar 2002
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0554/F

    GIS

    Gorleston Football Club Emerald Park Woodfarm Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 9AQ

    Received 1 Jul 1999
  14. WITHDRAWN06/12/0027/F

    Erection of a single 18m 11kw GAIA wind turbine

    Ashby Hall Farm Repps Road Ashby (adjoining field West of) Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Jan 2012
  15. WITHDRAWN06/10/0413/F

    Ground floor extension

    6 Manor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5HG

    Received 9 Jul 2010
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0143/CU

    Change of use from a retail butchers to a chinese restaurant and take away

    57 Market Place Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1NU

    Received 12 Mar 2013
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0529/F

    Temporary general purpose single skin corrugated sheet steel work shed measuring 18' x 17' x 12' to eaves *

    Yarmouth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth (open storage site)

    Received 29 Jun 2000
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0288/F

    Retrospective application for installation of 24 heat pumps on flat roof area

    Euston Court Euston Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 May 2010
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0800/BF

    Replacement of existing flat roof extension with pitched roof extension

    The Old Mill South River Bank Repps with Bastwick Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 18 Sept 2006
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0611/F

    Renovation of former Gorleston volunteer lifeboat house incorporating new roof with velux windows new first floor sail loft and external walkway

    Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat House Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PU

    Received 5 Oct 2012
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0610/F

    Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/12/0330/F to change house types on plots (3) 2 & (3) 3

    Plots (3) 2 & (3) 3 The Village Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AF

    Received 21 Aug 2014
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0762/F

    Removal of condition 3 of PP 6/82/32/O in respect of agricultural restriction

    Hall Road Sevenoaks Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PD

    Received 1 Dec 2015
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/1014/F

    Erection of new sectional concrete garage

    155a Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Dec 1995
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0592/F

    First floor extension and alterations to dwelling including construction of front porch and erection of a rear veranda

    Westview The Lane Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4BN

    Received 31 Aug 2016

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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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