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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
29,546Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,123 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,240 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVED BY NCC06/10/0214/SU

    Conversion of caretaker's house to children's centre to provide training facilities and offices

    Caretakers House Caister Infants School Kingston Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Apr 2010
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0754/HH

    Proposed single storey rear extension (revision of permission 06/23/0464/HH)

    8 Gloucester Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7LT

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0338/F

    Convert former shop to one residential unit and demolish part of former shop and erect one new dwelling

    17 The Green (former shop to rear) Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PL

    Received 26 May 2011
  4. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/14/0194/A

    New signage

    Prom Hotel (Pub on the Prom) 74/75 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 2DH

    Received 14 Mar 2014
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0672/F

    Raising of main roof to form rooms in roof and conservatory

    25 Rollesby Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4SW

    Received 13 Jul 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0045/F

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 06/11/0513/F to change design of bungalow

    Station Gardens (Adjacent) Repps Road Martham, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4QR

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  7. EST/LAW USE REF06/94/0853/EU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as private dwelling *

    4 Kent Square Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Oct 1994
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0099/F

    Demolish rear single storey extension and rebuild granny annexe *

    42 Suffield Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Feb 2003
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0962/F

    Renewal of PP 06/04/1105/F for continued use of portacabin as temporary workshop

    The Grange, High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9QL NR31 9QL

    Received 14 Dec 2005
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0493/F

    Conversion of existing outbuilding into a bedroom and provide link to existing dwelling

    King Street Lantern Cottage Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AT

    Received 28 Jul 2015
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0692/F

    Proposed ground floor extension

    37 Blackbird Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8RT

    Received 19 Sept 2008
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0037/F

    Bungalow and garage

    Old Coast Road (Plot 3) Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 10 Jan 2006
  13. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/15/0100/CU

    Change of use from redundant guest house to house in multiple occupation

    84 North Denes Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4LW

    Received 17 Feb 2015
  14. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/07/0294/D

    Erection of dwellings and garages - Plots 3 and 4

    Site adj. The Laurels Town Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Mar 2007
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0914/F

    Extension to form utility room +

    16 Stradbroke Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7AQ

    Received 9 Nov 2000
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0615/F

    New shop front *

    9/11 Tolhouse Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Jun 2003
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0281/F

    Extension at first floor to extend bedrooms over existing kitchen & dining room on ground floor

    14 Shakespeare Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4HE

    Received 30 Apr 2009
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/16/0255/F

    Sub-division of plot and construction of new 2 bedroom dwelling with balcony on corner plot

    2 Barnard Avenue GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4DS

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0148/O

    Conversion of Public House to residential accommodation (4 flats) and erection of 5 new houses and parking

    The Royal Oak Public House The Green Ormesby St Margaret Norfolk NR29 3JT NR29 3JT

    Received 9 Feb 2006
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0467/F

    Increase size of previously approved extension at rear

    Rose Bay Back Path Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4BB

    Received 25 May 2004
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0086/HH

    Alterations to existing conservatory to form rear garden room; Erection of detached garage.

    Walnut Tree Cottage Mill Road Burgh Castle NR31 9QP

    Received 3 Feb 2025
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0707/F

    WC, shower and porch to front elevation.

    89 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 12 Sept 2005
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0572/F

    Proposed new garage to rear of existing bungalow

    60 Blackbird Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8RU

    Received 2 Sept 2009
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0102/CU

    Alterations to form two separate houses (ClassC3 of Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987

    68-69 St Peters Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 2 Feb 2007

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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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