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20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0725/CU
GIS
81 Regent Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AJ
Received 15 Sept 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0394/F
Two-storey extension to side, rear & front of dwelling, extension to front & new pitched roof to garage (alterations to elevations & increase in size - previously approved under 06/12/0243/F)
27 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3NH
Received 21 Jun 2013
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0027/F
Proposed new residential dwelling (passive house) and garage at land adjacent White House Farm
White House Farm (land adj) Hall Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AX
Received 16 Jan 2018
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0655/CD
Discharge of condition 2 of PP 06/11/0547/F (Door Canopy) in respect of materials
The Waverley Hotel 32-37 Princes Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2DG
Received 16 Oct 2014
NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/24/0122/TEL
Proposed installation of 3x 9m light wooden poles for fixed broadband purposes; 1 outside 23 Park Road, 1 outside 32a Clarence Road and 1 outside 18 Avondale Road
23 Park Road, 32a Clarence Road & 18 Avondale Road Gorleston
Received 19 Feb 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0075/F
Retention of white UPVC porch to front elevation and white UPVC Victorian Conservatory to rear elevation
12 Naples Close Hopton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9SB NR31 9SB
Received 23 Jan 2006
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/0986/A
Erection of totem sign and 2no entrance signs and ATM signage (fascia sign and projecting light box)
Gapton Hall Retail Park Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0NL NR31 0NL
Received 24 Nov 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0454/CU
Change of use from B8 storage & distribution to E(d) Martial Arts gym
116 Bells Marsh Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PN
Received 4 Sept 2020
NO OBJECTION06/24/0868/TEL
Proposed installation of 1 x 10m light wooden pole
Opp Blue Gardenia/Angolo North Road Hemsby NR29 4EZ
Received 6 Nov 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0655/F
Internal alterations and extensions to form granny annexe within existing property *
Dilmun House Waters Lane Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LE
Received 24 Aug 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0039/F
Kitchen and porch extension to side
95 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Jan 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0809/O
Renewal of planning permission no. 06/92/0772/O for residential development
Barleycroft (land off) Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Oct 1995
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0390/F
Variation of condition 4 of Planning Permission 06/98/0969/O to allow the sale of bulky goods use of builders yard for 4 retail units
B&Q Pasteur Retail Park Thamesfield Way GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0DH
Received 16 Jul 2015
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/98/0605/LB
GIS
17 Market Place The Market Tavern Great Yarmouth NR30 1LY
Received 27 Jul 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0194/HH
Proposed two storey rear extension
Dubeck Repps Road Thurne NR29 3BY
Received 15 Mar 2024
WITHDRAWN06/05/0842/O
Development for the erection of 12 self-contained 2 bed roomed apartments
Queen Annes Road Southtown Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 28 Oct 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0778/F
First floor extension
Hill Top West Road West Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 27 Sept 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0952/F
Installation of automatic teller machine *
87/89 Magdalen Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Dec 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0270/HH
Proposed single and two storey extensions to existing dwelling
Sunny Lodge 1 Bush Road Winterton-on-sea NR29 4BZ
Received 2 Apr 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0337/F
Conservatory
14 Batley Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Apr 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0444/F
Create a dropped kerb for new vehicular access
88 Middleton Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7PQ NR31 7PQ
Received 18 Jul 2017
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/97/0363/F
GIS
50 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth
Received 30 Apr 1997
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0730/BF
GIS
Leaf Cottage Back Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth
Received 1 Sept 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0446/BF
Lounge extension and conversion of part of lounge to bedroom
The Cottage, Broad Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 16 May 2006

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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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