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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20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/09/0608/F

    Proposed rear single storey extension, 2 storey front bay window extension and detached garage to rear

    14 South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3EQ

    Received 18 Sept 2009
  2. PERMITTED DEV.06/15/0040/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - single storey rear extension

    11 Pinecot Avenue Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QB

    Received 10 Feb 2015
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0121/CU

    Change of use from office to residential flats *

    54 Blackwall Reach Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Feb 2003
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0072/F

    GIS

    24 Marine Parade Cheers Bar Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jan 1997
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0706/F

    Proposed Demolition of existing bungalow (Apple acre) and erection of 1 no chalet bungalow and 1 no bungalow with garages

    Apple Acre Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HS

    Received 22 Nov 2012
  6. APPROVED BY NCC06/14/0662/SU

    Extensions to form additional office accommodation

    Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth Day Services Great Yarmouth NR31 0LJ

    Received 16 Oct 2014
  7. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/09/0445/CU

    Change of use from retail (A1) to licensed betting office (A2)

    134/136 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QX

    Received 7 Jul 2009
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0691/F

    Renewal of PP 06/02/0650/F for transmitter room.

    Great Yarmouth Business Park Radio Mast Base Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 8 Sept 2005
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0694/BF

    Extension *

    San Marino Riverside Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Sept 2001
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0543/F

    Rear extension to first floor *

    14 Heather Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jun 1994
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0427/F

    Extension to form porch and wc

    37 Sparrow Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 May 2005
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0645/F

    Conservatory at rear of property

    Abbotswood, School Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 6RW

    Received 19 Jul 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0469/F

    New tarmac playground *

    West Flegg Middle School Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 May 2003
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0042/F

    Four dwellings off a shared private drive

    The Avenues (adjacent) Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jan 2004
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0596/F

    Alterations to front to form new entrance porch *

    Ormesby Baptist Church West Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Jul 2002
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0252/CU

    GIS

    Flats 1-6 Tollgate Court Tollgate Road Great Yarmouth (former Tollgate Motel)

    Received 30 Mar 1998
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0560/F

    UPVC conservatory on brick base

    33 Symonds Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 23 Jun 2006
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0047/F

    Chalet bungalow and garage

    Plot A Sun Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jan 1996
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0080/F

    Outdoor terrace and vehicle passenger set down.

    Function Suite Potters Leisure Resort Coast Road Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR31 9BX

    Received 16 Feb 2010
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0846/VCF

    Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved plans) and 3 (Details of materials) of Reserved Matters approval 06/20/0404/D (Landscaping details for residential development of 7 plots pursuant to outline permission 06/16/0518/O - varied by application ref. 06/25/0334/VCO), to introduce the following amendments: (1). Proposed new pitched roof garage on the western boundary of Plot 1; (2) Changes to appearance and materials of Plot 1; (3) Changes to materials, appearance, increased height, removal of chimneys at Plots 2, 4, 5 and 7. (4) Changes to appearance, including increased ridge height, removal of chimneys at Plots 3 and 6.

    Site off Main Road Filby NR29 3HN

    Received 24 Oct 2024
  21. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/03/0943/LB

    Minor works to improve disabled access and facilities

    23 Hall Quay Nat West Bank Great Yarmouth NR30 1HQ

    Received 8 Oct 2003
  22. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/22/0106/LB

    Listed building application for proposed removal of old electric room heaters and replacing them with a gas condensing boiler and radiators under the energy obligations, ECO 3 Scheme. A flue will be installed on the back wall of the property

    Flat 2 32 Camperdown Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3JB

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/1067/F

    First floor extension for

    Potters Leisure Ltd Coast Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Dec 1994
  24. APPROVED BY NCC06/16/0198/SU

    Variation of condition 2 PP 06/15/0367/SU - amendments to courtyard roof, car park surface & pathways

    Southtown First School Tamworth Lane GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0HJ

    Received 13 Apr 2016

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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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