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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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0053/F
Two-storey side extension including new garage and single-storey dining room extension *
15 Thames Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5UL
Received 21 Jan 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0300/F
Variation of condition 5 of PP 06/19/0229/F - use of annexe as holiday let
311 Lowestoft Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JW
Received 1 Jul 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0794/F
Adaptation of arcade building to form Queen Victoria Public House
Pontins Holiday Club Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HL
Received 7 Oct 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0703/CD
Discharge of conditions 3, 6 and 7 of planning permission consent 06/17/0455/F - Conversion and change of use of former car sales building to create a terrace of 6 houses
Hurrells Motor Services Estcourt Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4JQ
Received 13 Nov 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0067/F
Change of use from place of worship to residential dwelling with single storey extension
Former Church Yarmouth Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NJ
Received 3 Feb 2020
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/16/0002/LB
New combi boiler in bedroom with new flue on external wall
Brooklyn Cottage 96 High Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH
Received 5 Jan 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0639/F
Ground and first floor extension *
Hill Farm Martham Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth (Martham Parish)
Received 3 Jul 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0142/F
Single storey hobbies workshop
168 Beccles Road Pinecot Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 24 Feb 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0417/F
Replacement of wooden sash windows on ground and first floor with PVC-U sash vertical sliding windows
116 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AR
Received 21 May 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0420/CU
GIS
73 St Peters Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3AY
Received 20 May 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0292/F
Single storey rear extension for conservatory and enlarged dining area; front porch
3 St Clement Mews Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 25 Mar 2004
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0252/F
Alts. and fitting out of extg. branch bank internally incl. installation of add'l autoteller machine
44 Market Place TSB Bank plc Great Yarmouth
Received 27 Mar 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0933/F
Renewal of planning permission No 06/96/0872/F for occupation of cottage No. 3 during the winter months
Sand Dune Cottages Rear of 57a Tan Lane Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DT
Received 17 Nov 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0023/F
Single storey side extension
13 Meadow Rise Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HB
Received 13 Jan 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0632/F
Renovation of barn to form residential annexe to existing property
Oak Farm, Court Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR29 5HQ
Received 17 Jul 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0534/F
Raise height and re-roof existing dwelling and erection of two-storey extension +
Upper Wood Farm Browns Lane Filby Heath Great Yarmouth (Mautby Parish)
Received 5 Jun 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0080/HH
Single storey side extension
44 Hogarth Close Bradwell NR31 9QZ
Received 31 Jan 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0693/F
Two pairs of semi-detached houses
32b Gordon Road Southtown Great Yarmouth (Ex Gordon Arms Public House)
Received 18 Aug 1997
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/23/0716/A
Installation of non-illuminated fascia sign 2.4m high x 2.2m wide for company logo to fill the the whole elevation facing Pasteur Road
Cobholm And Lichfield Health And Resource Centre Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW
Received 27 Sept 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0490/F
Change of use of vacant workshop to 2 bed flat at first floor
144 Bells Marsh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PN
Received 16 Jul 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0866/F
Variation of Condition 3 of PP 06/05/0869/O replace Drawing NHHY2/111B with Revised Drawing NHHY2/111C showing revised junction details
Martham Road/Common Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 1 Dec 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0142/F
Conversion of the existing dwelling into 3 no 1 bedroom self-contained flats
114 Wellesley Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2AR
Received 1 Mar 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0605/F
Proposed new chalet bungalow and garage at land r/o 174 Burgh Road
174 Burgh Road (land rear of) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DR
Received 16 Sept 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0433/F
Single storey extension to north elevation to form additional bedroom and hallway
71 Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QA
Received 12 May 2004

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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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