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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
29,551Searchable applications
225Recorded 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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0837/F

    Retention of 1800 fencing with brick piers to side of property

    18 Briar Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8WF

    Received 31 Aug 2004
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0920/F

    Part demolition of existing stores/workshop and erection of two, three bedroom houses

    Former Engineering Works Breydon Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 28 Nov 2005
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0792/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/95/0931/F for car park *

    Westbank and Lillet Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Sept 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0958/F

    GIS

    104 Beach Road Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Nov 1999
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0281/O

    Demolition of double garage & erection of single storey dwelling and two single garages

    Baytree 41 Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Apr 2005
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/96/0185/F

    Extension

    111/112 North Denes Road Taywood House Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Mar 1996
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0473/F

    Single storey side extension *

    12 Lilac Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HD

    Received 20 May 2003
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0300/F

    Refit shop front and fascia *

    3 Regent Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AF

    Received 4 Apr 2002
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0821/F

    GIS

    14 Whinchat Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Oct 1997
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0912/F

    GIS

    3 Church Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Dec 1996
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0187/BF

    Kitchen extension and re-siting of conservatory on end of extension *

    Holdan House Church Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Mar 2001
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0652/F

    Retention of an existing portacabin

    Gapton Hall Retail Park Gapton Hall Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0NL

    Received 27 Nov 2018
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0869/O

    Renewal of planning permission 06/04/1125/O for one detached house

    1 Poplar Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 7PW

    Received 5 Oct 2007
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0495/F

    Five two-storey terrace houses and one flat.

    Burnt Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Jul 1996
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0406/F

    Extension to rear and front elevation

    Kennel Farm House Warren Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Hopton Parish) NR31 6JT

    Received 24 May 2005
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1014/F

    Side extension

    50 South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3EQ

    Received 25 Oct 2004
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0185/A

    Fascia & Projecting Sign

    WHSmith, Post Office 183 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1LS

    Received 4 Mar 2008
  18. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/23/0907/CU

    Change of Use of existing garden room to Beauty Salon and all associated works.

    Tally Ho Hall Road Hopton-on-sea NR31 9AX

    Received 11 Dec 2023
  19. LIST.BLD.REFUSE (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/05/0222/LB

    Rear ext to form ten two-bed flats and additional two two- bed flats or one penthouse to previous approval

    Former College of Art & Design Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Mar 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0757/F

    Proposed alterations and partial rebuilding of garage to form granny annexe

    18 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QE

    Received 1 Dec 2009
  21. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0617/CD

    Discharge of Condition 15 of pp 06/23/0926/VCF (Demolition of existing building and erection of new discount food store) - Ground Contamination Remediation Scheme

    Trafalgar College Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DN

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0923/HH

    Two storey front extension; Roof conversion and extension to create dormer window; Conversion of garage into habitable room; Erection of a car port; Extension of existing dropped kerb.

    43 Collingwood Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LR

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0566/F

    Demolition of fire-damaged buildings and erection of seven three-storey town houses

    King Street/Alma Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jun 2004
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0841/F

    GIS

    27 Avenue Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Nov 1996

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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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