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Great Yarmouth planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Great Yarmouth website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
29,549Searchable applications
223Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,150 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. REFUSED06/26/0195/PAD

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed conversion of an existing agricultural building, into a single storey 2-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3), with associated external alterations including insertion of windows and doors, cladding and alterations to roofing material, with associated detached garage, garden and parking (under the provisions of Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)).

    Greenfields Cherry Lane Browston Belton With Browston NR31 9DN

    Received 17 Mar 2026
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0589/F

    GIS

    48 Seaview Rise Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SE

    Received 13 Jul 1999
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0600/HH

    Proposed (1) single storey front extension, (2) conversion of built-in garage to habitable use including alterations to elevations and (3) erection of detached double carport with garage.

    Low Barn Old Coast Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QH

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0303/CU

    Change of use from betting shop (sui generis) to adult gaming centre (sui generis)

    3 Regent Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2AF

    Received 1 Jul 2020
  5. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/10/0541/A

    1 x internally illuminated folded aluminium fascia with fret cut text logo 1 x internally applied window graphic

    Central Surgery Sussex Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QB

    Received 26 Aug 2010
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0090/F

    Two-storey side extension conservatory and porch

    1 Filby Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3ES NR29 3ES

    Received 30 Jan 2007
  7. APPROVE06/09/0107/CD

    New portal frames steel clad industrial building. Discharge of Conditions 11 & 12 re PP 06/08/0441/F

    Former Power Station Site South Denes Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 16 Feb 2009
  8. Not proceeded with06/24/0268/EU

    Lawful Development Certificate for the use of the property as a holiday let

    39 Beach Road Caister-on-sea NR30 5EX

    Received 13 Apr 2024
  9. WITHDRAWN06/07/0753/F

    Construction of wind farm consisting of 4 wind turbines & assoc infrastructure, access tracks, underground cables etc

    Ormesby Road (Land to East & West) Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 20 Aug 2007
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0227/CU

    Change of use from a public house to a veterinary surgery practice

    The Magdalen Arms Magdalen Way Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 15 Apr 2015
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0946/F

    Conservatory

    2 Gainsborough Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9RB NR31 9RB

    Received 8 Nov 2006
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0484/F

    Garage *

    20 Maple Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jun 2001
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0235/F

    Alterations and extensions to form kitchen/dining room and larger conservatory .Extension to residential curtilage

    High Banks Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Mar 1996
  14. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/00/0932/F

    Retention and completion of bungalow under construction for use as a holiday dwelling +

    407 The Glebe Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JA

    Received 16 Nov 2000
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0280/F

    Construction of workshop unit with office accommodation.

    Morton Peto Road (Site off) Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LT

    Received 15 May 2013
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0734/O

    GIS

    Cromer Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth (Land and buildings off)

    Received 1 Oct 1996
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/00/0549/A

    Two poster panels forming integral part of bus shelter +

    80 Beatty Road (outside) Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Jul 2000
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0470/CU

    Conversion of existing building from a house in multiple occupation to 4 self contained flats

    12 Wellesley Road The Briglands GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AR

    Received 13 Aug 2019
  19. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/10/0463/CC

    Conversion of former hotel to 12 self contained flats

    149 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PA

    Received 28 Jul 2010
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0321/F

    Extend first floor bedroom over dining room on front elevation

    141 Almond Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8EN

    Received 15 May 2009
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0668/F

    Installation of plant equiment within the existing plant compound within the service yard.

    Marks and Spencer Plc Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0NL

    Received 1 Oct 2014
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0108/F

    Alterations to access, parking and fencing *

    Thames House Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Feb 2003
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0762/F

    Proposed extension to side of existing bungalow

    Milbur Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Dec 2012
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0551/F

    Two-storey rear extension and single storey side extension *

    13 Humber Keel Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TH

    Received 17 Jul 2001

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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.

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