Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is the local district authority for the borough of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK. The council serves a growing population of approximately 97,800 residents, living in Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-on-Sea and surrounding villages. Please see the borough council’s website for information about its services. Norfolk County Council is the other main council serving the borough.The borough is a major UK coastal resort, catering for 5.6 million day trips and 4.1 million staying nights each year, with visitors bringing more than £591 million into the local economy annually. It has also been England’s offshore energy sector capital since 1965, with an Outer Harbour, Enterprise Zone, skilled workforce, sizeable supply chain, and prospects of sharing in significant future investment in offshore windfarms and gas platform decommissioning.Following a major public consultation about people’s aspirations for the borough, the council has adopted an updated plan for the borough’s future – The Plan – which is helping the council and potentially a range of other partners to focus their individual and collective efforts and investment to best meet public priorities.The council’s six main priorities are:• Economic growth• Housing• Neighbourhoods, communities and the environment• Tourism, culture and heritage• Great Yarmouth town centre• Transport and infrastructureAs a key priority, The Plan highlights an ambition for Great Yarmouth to be a fast-growing coastal “Enterprise Town”. Efforts will be focused on creating the conditions to ensure the borough and its residents are best placed to benefit from new jobs and investment, including from the next generation of offshore energy developments.The community of Great Yarmouth has been self governing since the Charter of King John in 1209. The Council - in its current form - came into existance in 1974.