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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

233Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 23,113 approved or refused records

2,883Refused applications

20,230 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

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

REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0101/CU
Proposed change of use from hotel to self-catering holiday accommodation with shared kitchen and living facilities (sui-generis)
The Mayfair 5 Albert Square Great Yarmouth NR30 3JH
Received 6 Feb 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0242/F
Extension to form garage and porch plus internal alterations
1 Provan Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9LW NR31 9LW
Received 7 Mar 2007
NO OBJECTION06/00/0363/F
Variation of condition No. 2 on pp 6/1994/6001 to extend the life of the permission by a further five years *
Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth
Received 8 May 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0552/BF
Two-storey and single storey extensions; new garage/store *
1 The Street Thurne Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Jun 1994
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0812/TRE
Holme Oak - (T10) TPO 9. 2017 - Pollard tree to a height of 5-6m at a suitable point as the tree is in decline
Land south to Koolunga House High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH
Received 22 Sept 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0275/F
Proposed external works - new entrance doors, shop front glazing, cladding to front, new loading yard and compound to the rear
Unit C Purley Court Gapton Hall Road Retail Park (west) GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0NL
Received 6 Apr 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0679/F
GIS
Sundowner Holiday Park (adj) Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Aug 1997
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/17/0540/O
Proposed residential development of site
Martham Road (Site off) Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NQ
Received 17 Aug 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0312/F
Installation of new aluminium shop front to replace existing
51-53 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SH
Received 15 May 2012
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0676/F
The installation of 2nd floor balcony to the East and replacement of windows with French doors on the East elevation
19/20 Euston Road Marine Lodge Hotel GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1EB
Received 7 Dec 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0529/F
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey extension at the rear
58 Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6DG NR31 6DG
Received 9 Jun 2006
WITHDRAWN06/96/0525/F
GIS
Potters Leisure Chalet Hotel Coast Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0981/F
Installation of 60cm grey satellite dish *
137 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QX
Received 8 Dec 2000
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/20/0430/F
Removal of condition 1 of pp 06/03/0691/F to allow all year round occupancy instead of 1st March to 14th January
22 Four Acres Estate Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JB
Received 29 Jul 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0153/F
Two-storey extension to north aspect of house to enlarge tow bedrooms, kitchen and resite bathroom
8 Ambrose Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DA
Received 24 Feb 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0529/F
Move garden fence to property boundary - 1.8 metres high
2 Vincent Close GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0HR
Received 15 Aug 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0570/F
Installation of second roller door *
Absolute House Yarmouth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0ER
Received 26 Jun 2002
WITHDRAWN06/04/0687/O
Chalet type bungalow
Cherry Lane Browston Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Jul 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0829/F
GIS
Burtons Farm Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Oct 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0383/F
GIS
14 Bulls Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RS
Received 5 May 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0126/F
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 06/19/0469/D - alterations to design
Beech House Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh NR29 3BA
Received 23 Mar 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0830/O
Four detached bungalows and garages
105 Green Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 8QE
Received 24 Sept 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0951/F
Extension to office and stock room *
Rossport Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Nov 2000
APPROVED BY NCC06/96/0754/SU
GIS
Burial Ground off Market Place Great Yarmouth
Received 8 Oct 1996

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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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