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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 · 23,118 approved or refused records

2,883Refused applications

20,235 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0348/F
Single storey extension to rear
1 Garnham Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PB
Received 10 Apr 2006
APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/03/1058/D
Two-bedroomed bungalow with attached garage and associated external works
Net House/Net Cottage (rear of) Low Road Winterton Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Nov 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0097/F
Change of use from office space to a dwelling
55 Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6AN
Received 17 Feb 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0362/F
Amendments to planning application 06/11/0296/F - porch to front and revised windows and doors.
56 Burnt Lane (Plot adjacent) Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 29 May 2012
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0382/F
Proposed flat roof extension to side of bungalow
27 Kennedy Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 9 Jun 2009
WITHDRAWN06/06/0616/F
Form shop with roller shutter doors. Alterations to existing shop
16-18 Lower Esplanade Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 7 Jul 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0835/F
Proposed single storey extension to rear of bungalow
33 Colomb Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 8BT
Received 28 Sept 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0171/HH
Erection of a single storey outbuilding in rear garden
73 Butt Lane Burgh Castle NR31 9PY
Received 28 Feb 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0660/CU
Change of use for first and second floors to provide a House of Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) comprising living accommodation of 6 bedrooms with kitchen/living area, en-suites and shared bathroom
156 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RB
Received 27 Jul 2023
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0232/CD
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of PP 06/14/0689/F (conversion to 5 apartments) re timbers, materials, repairs, boundary treatments, noise insulation and cycle parking
16/17 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2RA
Received 13 Apr 2016
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0361/LB
GIS
16 Marine Parade The Barking Smack Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH
Received 30 Apr 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0470/F
Extension to form garage and conversion of existing garage to kitchen +
3 Shannon Drive Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 3 Jun 1994
CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/98/0428/CC
GIS
24 Repps Road Star Inn Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 29 May 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0783/F
Removal of Condition 4 of PP 06/11/0186/F - Works to be phased
Alpha Centre Alpha Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LG
Received 7 Dec 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0086/F
Renewal of permission for use as playgroup
Woodfield Cess Road Martham (known as Kindergarten Care)
Received 2 Feb 1995
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0317/CD
Proposed discharge of condition 10 of pp 06/17/0631/F (Proposed replacement dwellings) Condition 10 - Details of hard surfaces to be installed
27 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3NH
Received 25 Apr 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0634/F
Refurbishment of St Georges Park and environments to include new lighting and installation of cycle stands
St Georges Park/ Trafalgar Road (open space) Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 18 Jul 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0480/F
Rear extension and alterations
47 Four Acres Estate Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JB
Received 14 Sept 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0580/F
Revised bungalow type to plot no: 1
Plot No:1 - Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth (Rear of Olde Thatche)
Received 1 Sept 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0014/F
Revised application - sliding gate and pedestrian access
18-19 Brinell Way GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0LU NR31 0LU
Received 20 Jan 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0104/F
Front porch extension, rear and side dormers
72 Links Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 2 Feb 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0249/F
Porch to front elevation
101 Trafalgar Road West Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8AD
Received 27 Mar 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0562/F
GIS
Old Transport Yard Morton Peto Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Jul 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1075/F
Two-storey extension to side
1 Garnham Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Nov 2003

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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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