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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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0673/LB

    GIS

    68 Market Place Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Aug 1997
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0716/F

    Alterations to incorporate 'Aldreds' auction rooms into Hammond Road Garage for use as vehicle showrooms

    Hammond Road Garage and Kitchener Road auction rooms Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Sept 1995
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0672/F

    Reduce occupancy restriction to allow increased holiday use from 1st March to 14th January in the following year *

    39 Four Acres Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JB

    Received 31 Aug 2001
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0187/F

    Build brick skin lining, form new roof over existing increasing the pitch *

    54 Crab Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8LT

    Received 26 Feb 2002
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0670/CU

    Change of use from store room to coin operated launderette

    147 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PA

    Received 30 Sept 2014
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1105/CU

    Change of use from residential care home to guest house

    4/6 St Johns Terrace Great Yarmouth NR30 2NF

    Received 1 Dec 2003
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0806/TRE

    T1: Ash (within TPO No. 3 1980): Reduce height from 14m to 11m; Reduce crown to the east from 5m to 3m, to the south and west from 4m to 3m; Thin crown by up to 15% to leave a more balanced crown and reduce sail

    12 Pyman Close Martham NR29 4UR

    Received 13 Sept 2022
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0568/F

    Extension to Church to form new kitchen and WCs, including disabled WC

    Martham Baptist Church The Green Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jun 2007
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0325/F

    Rear extension *

    33 Shrublands Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Apr 2000
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0302/TRE

    Proposed works to trees - Oak (TPO No. 10 1991 (A1) - Crown raise to 6m including removing epicormic growth, reduce lateral tips by up to 2m and where possible thin by 20% (where overhanging 1 Trust Close)

    Burgh Hall Residential Caravan Park Tower Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3DW

    Received 10 Apr 2023
  11. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/04/0163/BF

    Removal of sheds and construction of two-storey building for storage below and workshop above

    Dawn Dew Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AA

    Received 23 Feb 2004
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0304/F

    GIS

    10 Somerton Road Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AN

    Received 13 Apr 1999
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0652/F

    Demolish double garage, build new garage with bedrooms above and single storey sun lounge.

    The Gatehouse Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 23 Aug 2005
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0139/CU

    Change of use from A1 shop to A5 Bakery and hot food takeaway

    Hemsby Beach Holiday Village Hemsby Pound Shop Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HS

    Received 27 Mar 2020
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0782/F

    Relocation of external refrigeration compressor units to ground floor recessed area

    42 - 44 St Nicholas Road Premier Stores GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NR

    Received 12 Dec 2016
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0856/F

    GIS

    27 Kennedy Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Nov 1996
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0573/F

    Proposed conversion and extension of existing garage to form granny annexe in rear garden

    23 Keyes Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4AF

    Received 20 Sept 2013
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0761/HH

    Proposed demolition of conservatory and erection of a two storey side extension with internal alterations throughout

    9 St James Crescent Belton GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9JN

    Received 29 Aug 2022
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1152/F

    Two-storey extension

    3 Imperial Mews Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Dec 2003
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0276/F

    Proposed two-storey side extension

    17 Bately Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6HJ

    Received 4 May 2011
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0965/O

    Demolition of cold store and erection of 5 terraced houses

    Tuttles Cold Store Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Nov 1999
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0488/F

    Proposed removal of one shed and installation of vintage fun fair including 16m tall helter skelter

    Merrivale Model Village Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3JG

    Received 6 Jun 2022
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0196/F

    Extension to form first floor bedroom and bathroom with studio in roof space

    129 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 22 Feb 2006
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0761/CU

    Refurbishment of Bowls Pavilion and change of use to Youth Centre

    Bowls Pavilion Wellesley Recreation Ground Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Dec 2010

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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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