Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
20,220 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Midcontinent Building Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Jun 2000Beacon Park (Phase 2) South Gorleston/Part Bradwell Parish Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Jun 2006Greyfriars House Greyfriars Way Great Yarmouth NR30 2QE
Received 9 May 2011Phoenix Pool Widgeon Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8JU
Received 6 Sept 20164 Market Place Great Yarmouth
Received 16 Nov 2001Beccles Road (off) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AH
Received 8 May 2001Willowcroft Staithe Road Repps Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 10 Feb 20069 Allendale Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Sept 1999162 King Street Peggottys PH GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2PA
Received 23 Aug 2018Haven Caister Holiday Centre Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 1 Aug 1996Land adj Foster Close Ormesby St Margaret
Received 27 Feb 20254 Poplar Drive Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HU
Received 2 Dec 20036/7 The Green Browston Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Jun 200183 St Georges Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2JR
Received 3 May 2000North Quay Great Yarmouth (Former Brewery Building)
Received 29 Jan 1996Lyndale Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Apr 1995Gorleston Baptist Church 14 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 19 May 2009113 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AE
Received 15 May 2009Equestrian Centre Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Apr 199927 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DY
Received 1 Oct 202589 California Avenue (rear of) Scratby Great Yarmouth
Received 16 Oct 2002Land at south of South Denes Road and South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3QF
Received 27 Mar 2024Coach House (converted) adjacent Koolunga High Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 25 Feb 1997Jendik Farm Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh NR29 3AE
Received 16 Feb 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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