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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
16,157 approved · 2,204 refused · 1,049 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 1999 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
17 Pinecot Avenue Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QB
Received 13 Jul 20201 Robin Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8JL
Received 12 Jun 2015Exford Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3BA
Received 13 Oct 20006 Alexandra Road Park House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2HW
Received 7 Oct 201535 Byron Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4HD
Received 21 Jun 20228 The Paddock Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HG
Received 3 Jun 201622 Villarome Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5TQ
Received 27 Jun 201817 Sandringham Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4DY
Received 26 Jan 202354 Englands Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8RT
Received 29 Aug 2019Pightle 52 Leathway Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QA NR29 3QA
Received 26 Nov 2009Old Rectory (adjacent) Beccles Road Fritton Great Yarmouth
Received 30 Aug 200020 Diana Way Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5TP
Received 14 Sept 201824 Chestnut Avenue Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PN
Received 29 Apr 2015The College of Art and Design (former) Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 22 Dec 2010Meadow Way (Land at) Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk
Received 18 Oct 201821 Coast Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Feb 2004Caister High School Windsor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LS
Received 29 Apr 200261-62 Marine Parade Beach House Hotel Great Yarmouth NR30 2EY
Received 4 Jun 2010Maltings House Malthouse Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 13 Jun 201331 Elm Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7PL
Received 8 Sept 2023Wellington Pier Marine Parade Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Feb 200449-50 Bells Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6BB
Received 28 Nov 201932 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PX
Received 23 Apr 2008226 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AH
Received 26 Apr 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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.
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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