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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
237Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,111 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,228 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/03/0295/BF

    Erection of three fishing platforms and associated work to upgrade footpath to promote disabled access *

    Repps Riverbank Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Apr 2003
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0356/F

    Shower room extension, lift extension and access improvements to front area for disabled person *

    Windlesham Mead Decoy Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 May 2000
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0094/F

    Erection of 2no. 2-person glamping pod huts with verandas to be used as holiday let accommodation; Installation of parking area and electric vehicle charging facilities and access track.

    Land to the rear of 1 Homestead Gardens Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HS

    Received 7 Feb 2024
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0931/TRE

    Proposed works to trees: T3 Tilia (Lime); T4 Tilia (Lime); T6 Tilia (Lime) within Group 1 - Crown lift to 2.5m above ground (TPO no.1 1981)

    Old Rectory Somerton Road Winterton-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4AW

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0208/F

    Shop feature frontage +

    30 Regent Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AF

    Received 13 Mar 2003
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0866/F

    Change of use to residential accommodation including demolitions, alterations and new extensions

    Royal Naval Hospital Queens Road Great Yarmouth (St Nicholas)

    Received 13 Oct 1994
  7. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/99/0584/O

    GIS

    1a Tower Road (adjoining) Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Jul 1999
  8. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/03/0450/M

    Agricultural determination - Dutch barn to be used for storage of agricultural equipment/straw/hay *

    Butt Lane (land off) Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 May 2003
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0732/F

    Two-storey extension to side and single-storey kitchen extension to rear

    1 Filby Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3ET

    Received 30 Jul 2004
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0246/BF

    Dem timber/tin clad shed, erect workshop & stores for refit & repairs on RNLI Life- boats & Port Authority craft

    Burgh Castle Yacht Station Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PZ

    Received 27 Mar 2001
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0614/F

    GIS

    13 Bittern Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jul 1998
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0480/F

    Proposed conservatory on bungalow currently under construction

    1 Aspen Close Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RT

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  13. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0552/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 7 of pp. 06/21/0853/D - Position of fire hydrants

    Land at Wheatcroft Farm, Bradwell Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0264/F

    Extension to front to create porch and WC

    31 Tennyson Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4EY

    Received 1 Apr 2014
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0493/F

    Proposed new front entrance porch

    44 Mallard Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8LX

    Received 6 Aug 2010
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0968/F

    Conservatory

    1 Vine Close Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4HQ NR29 4HQ

    Received 20 Nov 2006
  17. WITHDRAWN06/23/0046/CU

    Proposed change of use of C3 dwellinghouse to C2 residential institution (up to 4 people living together receiving care)

    14 Broom Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PB

    Received 20 Jan 2023
  18. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/07/0900/F

    Erection of a new bungalow and retention of existing 'double garage' on part of the 'Cliffholme' site

    'Cliffholme', Bush Road Winterton-on-Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR29 4BY

    Received 17 Oct 2007
  19. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0382/CD

    Change of use of two first floor flats and two second floor flats from seasonal holiday occupancy to full time residential - Discharge of condition 2 Re: Planning Permission 06/13/0599/F

    25 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JL

    Received 26 Jun 2014
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0466/F

    Removal of existing garage, extension to provide additional bedrooms, toilets, integral garage, enlarged living room, dining room and kitchen

    1 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PX

    Received 15 Aug 2018
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/1012/F

    Enclosing of existing carport

    3 Hill Cottages Lound Road Browston Belton With Browston NR31 9DS

    Received 26 Nov 2025
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0348/F

    GIS

    Sundowner Holiday Park Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 May 1998
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1038/F

    Retention of steel clad building

    Moughton Engineering Services Units 12 and 13 Faraday Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Oct 2004
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0447/F

    Bungalow and detached garage

    215 Beccles Road (adjacent) Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 May 1995

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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.

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