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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
230Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,142 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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.

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/Reasons06/21/0556/F

    Proposed single storey rear and side extensions; Re-location of garage and a new 1.8m high boundary wall

    47 Victoria Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6ED

    Received 22 Jun 2021
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0439/F

    Conversion of garage into workshop by replacing roller doors and building work bays

    Great Yarmouth College Southtown Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 May 1995
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0122/F

    2 Detached Houses

    The Pipeyard St Peters Plain Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Feb 2006
  4. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0462/A

    Two poster panels forming integral part of bus shelter *

    Caister Road Great Yarmouth (rear of 3 Caystreward)

    Received 12 Jun 2001
  5. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/05/0766/LB

    Renewal of PP 06/00/0755/LB to form open wall to orangery as int access for staff/guests to new bedroom wing extn.

    Browston Hall Browston Green Browston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 29 Sept 2005
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0208/HH

    Proposed porch roof extension.

    32 Blake Drive Bradwell NR31 9GW

    Received 20 Mar 2024
  7. PERMITTED DEV.06/96/0771/F

    GIS

    55 Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Oct 1996
  8. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0664/A

    6 Fascia signs, 1 non-illuminated double sided twin post sign and 2 non-illuminated internally applied window vinyls

    Unit 2 (adj. Matalan) Southtown Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0JB

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0650/F

    Proposed alterations to private dwelling to enlarge lounge and bathroom and form new bedroom

    23A Tan Lane Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5BL NR30 5BL

    Received 23 Jul 2007
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0948/BF

    Enlarge existing boat dyke; build entrance porch *

    Plot 47/47a Repps Riverbank Brightside/Osokosi Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Nov 2000
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0945/F

    GIS

    9 Allendale Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Nov 1999
  12. DETAILS REQUIRED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0085/DM

    Prior approval notification for the proposed demolition of a building

    Former Lynch and Calver Store Tower House The Conge Great Yarmouth NR30 1JN

    Received 1 Feb 2023
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0270/F

    Proposed two-storey extension and workshop

    140 Edinburgh Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7HE

    Received 2 Apr 2008
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0061/F

    Construction of single storey timber framed cabin to serve as a sales office and housekeeping store

    Belle Aire Holiday Park Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HZ

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  15. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0426/CU

    Use of building as hotel/guest house/hostel

    45 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 7JA

    Received 17 May 1995
  16. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/26/0041/CU

    Retrospective Change of Use of a dwelling (use class C3) to a 6-bedroom 6-person House in Multiple Occupation (use class C4).

    44 North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1JE

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  17. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/19/0427/CU

    Change of use from residential to HMO

    20 Havelock Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norolk NR30 3HQ

    Received 2 Aug 2019
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0519/F

    Alterations to form restaurant,circulation corridor, reading room,kitchen alterations,foyer,additional accommodation wing & accommodation to existing outbuilding,day retreat camping area & facilities,bio- mass building & reception building enhancements

    Fritton Lake & Fritton House Hotel Beccles Road Fritton Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Aug 2012
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0781/F

    Change of use from Social Club (D2) to Clinic (D1) with alterations to external windows and doors

    Northgate Street Northgate Hospital GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1BU

    Received 16 Dec 2015
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0190/F

    GIS

    The Ship Inn Victoria Street Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 1998
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0441/F

    Proposed conversion of barn outbuilding to residential dwelling

    Church Farm Belton New Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9DU

    Received 20 Jul 2013
  22. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/22/0851/CD

    Proposed discharge of conditions 7, 13, 15, 16, 18 of pp 06/17/0266/O (Demolition of existing agricultural building and construction of six new dwellings): Conditions 7) Details of off-site highway improvements, 13) Site survey/floor levels, 15) Surface water management, 16) Preliminary Ecological Appraisal, 18) Phase 1 Contamination Report

    Land at Decoy Road Decoy Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3LG

    Received 12 Sept 2022
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/12/0396/A

    Proposed signage to click & collect facility

    Tesco Stores Ltd Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW

    Received 15 Jun 2012
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0701/F

    Convert property into three self-contained flats

    43 St Georges Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2EU

    Received 15 Aug 1994

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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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