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20,229 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0799/SU

    GIS

    18/36 Dashwood Close Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Sept 1997
  2. WITHDRAWN06/22/0446/A

    Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen on new BT Street Hub

    Footpath O/S Unit 11 (Big Mama's Breakfast) Market Place GREAT YARMOUTH NOrfolk NR30 1NL

    Received 19 May 2022
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0064/BF

    Demolition of existing garage/ conservatory and building up of single storey extensions/ conservatory (replacement)

    1 High House Mill Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 22 Jan 2007
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0476/F

    Change of use from ground floor shop to office, with three residential flats

    73 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 24 May 2006
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0944/F

    Creation of pets area *

    Fritton Lake Countryworld Fritton Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Nov 1994
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0591/F

    GIS

    Yarmouth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Jul 1999
  7. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/02/0932/A

    Projecting sign +

    26/27 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2NZ

    Received 23 Oct 2002
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0593/F

    Demolition of commercial buildings to allow the erection of 2 townhouses

    Seabird Works School Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 3 Jul 2007
  9. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/12/0722/LB

    Partial demolition of flat roofed extension at rear.Conversion of existing flat into two flats.Use of warehouse spaces as artists studios and shop as art gallery

    133 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PQ

    Received 17 Dec 2012
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0698/F

    Extension to ground floor office and balcony to first floor

    128 Southtown Road Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0LA

    Received 15 Nov 2010
  11. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/21/0293/A

    Proposal for 2no. internally hung illuminated signs and 1no. centrally located illuminated fascia sign (revision of pp.06/20/0679/A)

    3-7 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2BB

    Received 12 Apr 2021
  12. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0667/BF

    Two storey side extension and attached double garage

    129 Caister Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4DL NR30 4DL

    Received 21 Jul 2006
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/1037/O

    Renewal of pp 6/93/35/O for construction of new access and erect bungalow (max floor area 1500 sq ft (living space))

    The Hazels (land adjoining) Barn Lane Runham Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Dec 1995
  14. WITHDRAWN06/97/0311/CU

    GIS

    13 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Apr 1997
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0805/F

    Vary condition to allow occupation from 28th February in any one year to 14th January in following year *

    Elm Beach Caravan Park Manor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5HG

    Received 28 Sept 2000
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0335/F

    Garage *

    54 Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Apr 2000
  17. EST/LAW USE CER.06/25/1036/PU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development - Use of the residential garden for the proposed siting of a twin-unit caravan / mobile home for residential use ancillary to the main dwelling known as 31 Whitby Road, Ormesby, Great Yarmouth NR29 3TH, on a permanent basis.

    31 Whitby Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3TH

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0857/O

    GIS

    Hammond Road/Moat Road off Northgate Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Nov 1996
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0827/F

    Demolition of existing and erection of kitchen/bathroom extension *

    62 Lower Cliff Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Sept 1994
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0413/F

    Temporary wc building adjacent Decoy Barn

    Fritton Lake Countryworld Church Lane Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9HA

    Received 5 May 2004
  21. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/22/0716/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 20 of pp. 06/20/0422/F - Written scheme of Investigation for Programme of Archaeological Migratory Works

    Hemsby Holiday Centre Beach Road Hemsby NR29 4HL

    Received 19 Aug 2022
  22. FINALLY DISPOSED OF06/18/0727/O

    Proposed residential development

    Filby Hall (Land adj) Main Road Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3HN

    Received 17 Dec 2018
  23. PERMITTED DEV.06/14/0225/LDO

    2 no. light industrial and offices units

    Plot 15 Beacon Park Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 1 Apr 2014
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0204/HH

    Erection of a single storey rear and side extension

    6 Castle Mews, Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9YL

    Received 12 Mar 2025

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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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