Planning and building control

Even if you have received planning consent for your building project, you may still need building regulation consent before you can start work. The Planning Portal website lists all the supporting documents, known as 'approved documents'.

The Development Control department can provide advice prior to the submission of a planning application.

Find out how to view or make a planning application, whether the development needs permission, how much it costs to make a planning application, and other frequently asked questions.

Make a planning application and view our local validation checklist, or view the habitats regulations assessment and guidance.

What to do if you think someone is carrying out work without the required permission, or not keeping to the conditions of their planning agreement.

How to request written confirmation that a condition attached to a planning permission, or section 106 planning obligation, has been complied with.

The council's emergency planning team works very closely with the emergency services and partner agencies within the Norfolk Resilience Forum to make sure we have plans in place to respond to major incidents such as floods, fires, chemical releases or transport accident which may affect our communities or the environment.

Details of local land charge fees including LLC1, CON29, Q2 and Q22 searches.

CIL is a '£ per sqm' charge on new development to fund infrastructure needed to support growth of housing, employment, leisure and transport identified in the local plan. The draft charging schedule is supported by evidence including a viability report and infrastructure delivery plan. We are now consulting on the CIL draft charging schedule from 6 December 2024 to 31 January 2025.

Fill out our online form to request a new name for a property that only has a number, a name change or the removal of a name. Also includes our Street Naming and Numbering Guidance Notes.

Information on the borough's article 4 directions that are used to withdraw specified permitted development rights across a defined area.

When assessing a planning application, we consider the impact on the environment through a process called Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

Major planning application with links to documents.

Outline planning application for up to 665 dwellings with associated infrastructure.

Outline application for demolition of existing buildings and development of 89 dwellings, with some matters reserved.

Demolition of the existing covered market and construction of new six day covered market.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council's Policy and application forms for modification of planning conditions relating to construction working hours.

Planning Obligations (also known as Section 106 agreements/obligations) are legal obligations related to planning permissions that require developers to undertake certain works or make financial contributions.

This page contains raw planning and building control data in tabular and geographic format.

Guidance for assessing the impacts on internationally-protected wildlife sites, plus a shadow HRA template.