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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20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/05/0252/F

    Erection of new single storey shop

    21 Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Apr 2005
  2. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0121/F

    Retrospective change of use from agricultural land to private amenity use; Use of land for stationing 2no. shipping containers and 1no. wooden shed; Proposed hardcore surfacing and boundary fencing.

    Land Adjacent junction of Low Road and Mede Court Repps with Bastwick NR29 5AH

    Received 12 Feb 2025
  3. NO OBJECTION06/25/0540/TCA

    Works to trees in a Conservation Area: T1 (Apple) - Fell.

    The Garden, Black Street Winterton-on-sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4AP

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0443/F

    Installation of new timber shop front and alterations to Market Row elevation *

    31 Market Place Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 May 2002
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0223/BF

    Two stables, store and tack room for private use of applicant

    Caraway High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Mar 1995
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0316/F

    Proposed single storey front extension

    98 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8BD

    Received 28 May 2013
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0461/F

    Disabled grant facilities - front extension to facilitate new chair lift installation

    9 Girton Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 7JW NR31 7JW

    Received 22 May 2006
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0845/F

    Construction of first floor extension, new garage and conservatory +

    27 California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3PE

    Received 25 Sept 2002
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/96/0712/F

    GIS

    Hi-Lo Church Walk Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9DX

    Received 24 Sept 1996
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0679/F

    Dropped kerb *

    246 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0JE

    Received 30 Jul 2002
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0555/F

    Alterations and extensions to form new master bedroom, en-suite shower room, car port and enlarged kitchen

    85 Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Jul 2005
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0190/F

    Proposed erection of brick walls to boundary

    The Old Chapel Scratby Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 26 Mar 2018
  13. FINALLY DISPOSED OF Conditions/Reasons06/14/0130/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 06/13/0049/F - Alterations to roof pitch and changes to finish

    Land Adj Asco Group Ltd Fishwharf South Denes Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Feb 2014
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0357/F

    Proposed conversion of existing house into 2 no. residential flats

    12 Garrison Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1PZ

    Received 18 May 2015
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0155/F

    GIS

    Great Yarmouth High School Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Feb 1997
  16. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/02/0271/LB

    Restore kitchen with alterations to other parts of the cellar *

    97 High Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PE

    Received 25 Mar 2002
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0165/SU

    GIS

    41 Queens Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Mar 1997
  18. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/03/0770/D

    Detached bungalow with integral garage *

    Old Coast Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Aug 2003
  19. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/98/0715/LB

    GIS

    Browston Hall Browston (Belton Parish) Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Sept 1998
  20. WITHDRAWN06/06/0528/F

    House

    37 Stradbroke Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk (plot between 36 & 38)

    Received 9 Jun 2006
  21. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/95/0130/CC

    Demolition of wall following impact and replacement with 2m chain link fence

    35/36 South Quay South Quay Surgery Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Feb 1995
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0496/F

    Two new windows in first floor of existing building

    Shell Warehouse Southtown Marine Base Berth 26 Southtown Wharf Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Jun 2005
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0492/F

    Change of use and alterations to existing buildings to form livery stables and riding track with jumps.+

    Old Hall Farm Lords Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 May 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0779/F

    New sectional-type store/ building *

    Boundary Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LW

    Received 15 Sept 2000

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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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