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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
234Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,112 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,229 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0266/CD

    Single storey rear extension - Discharge of Condition 3 re: Planning Permission 06/15/0522/F

    1A Marine Parade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6DP NR31 6DP

    Received 11 May 2016
  2. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/08/0731/LB

    Removal of two casement softwood windows to rear of property and installing two hardwood vertical sliding windows painted white

    13 Tolhouse Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2SQ

    Received 2 Oct 2008
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0400/F

    Lounge extension *

    37 Victoria Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EF

    Received 17 May 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0609/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    94 Kings Drive Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk nr31 8te

    Received 7 Dec 2020
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0591/F

    Lean to conservatory to side of bungalow

    46 Rosedale Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PN

    Received 30 Jun 2006
  6. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0643/LB

    GIS

    36 Market Row The Barber Shop Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jul 1997
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0502/F

    Proposed residential development of 4 no. three bedroom townhouses - Phase 1 - Plots 1, 2, 3 & 4

    59 Beccles Road (Land to rear of) Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Aug 2013
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0933/F

    Side extension for garage and first floor bedroom

    54 Primrose Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8RN NR31 8RN

    Received 6 Nov 2006
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0456/O

    GIS

    43 Eastern Avenue Richard Peters Car Sales Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 1998
  10. WITHDRAWN06/07/0010/BL

    Internal alterations, demolition of log cabin & construction of restaurant & three new entrance lobbies

    Church Farm Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 3 Jan 2007
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/96/0001/F

    Conservatory, ground floor extension & first floor extension to bedroom

    27 Bernard Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Jan 1996
  12. APPROVE06/20/0656/CD

    Discharge of conditions 4, 8, 11 and 12 of pp. 06/18/0533/F - Parking; Noise Management Plan; Design & layout; Community Use Agreement

    East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7BQ

    Received 1 Dec 2020
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0830/HH

    Increased roof height and rear roof extension; Ground floor rear extension; Front porch; Extension to garage

    29 Beach Drive Scratby Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3NP

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0075/F

    Single storey rear extension

    6 Bately Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6HJ

    Received 31 Jan 2008
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0786/CU

    Change of use of land to operate holiday park (Yare and Bure Villages) for year round holiday caravan use

    Breydon Water Holiday Park Butt Lane Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QB

    Received 15 Dec 2016
  16. APPROVE06/26/0381/OBL

    Application to part discharge a Section 106 Agreement planning obligation dated 24 May 2023 pursuant to pp 06/19/0676/O (Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except access, for up to 665 dwellings; local centre (to include A1-A5, B1, D1 and other community uses); land for a primary school; health centre; plus associated infrastructure and open space) - Schedule 14 Part 1: Bus Service Scheme.

    Land at Nova Scotia Farm, Jack Chase Way West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 May 2026
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/0548/F

    Removal of agricultural occupancy condition +

    Lochinvar Crossways Lound Road Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DS

    Received 19 Jun 2002
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0086/F

    Proposed shower room extension

    2A Station Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9BE

    Received 6 Feb 2018
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0533/F

    Proposed extension to garage at front and rear

    44 Amhurst Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PJ

    Received 12 Aug 2011
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0075/TRE

    T1-Horse chestnut reduce to a pollard 50% of the canopy to try and stimulate fresh growth and reduce loading.

    1A Crosstead GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4AP

    Received 23 Feb 2021
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0737/BF

    Alterations to elevations (& temporary siting of caravan)

    Broadlands Horsey Road West Somerton Norfolk NR29 4AB NR29 4AB

    Received 21 Sept 2005
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0500/F

    Demolish garage and form extension to rear of property +

    21 Claydon Grove Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AT

    Received 25 Jun 2001
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/19/0156/F

    Demolition of existing fire damaged property and sub-division of plot to allow erection of 2 new detached bungalows

    4 Ormesby Glebe Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JW

    Received 15 Mar 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0542/F

    Rear extension *

    5 Caister Sands Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Jul 2000

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