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20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/10/0060/CC
Alteration & extn to Gainsborough Court (Demolition of section of building forming 6 holiday flats (nos. 1,2.9,10,11,12) & construction of 3 new holiday flats at 3rd floor level (above nos.19-21);Construction of 10 new residential flats in a separate building
Gainsborough Court Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 3JL
Received 29 Jan 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0178/F
Replacement of garage - single to double
Fairways River Way Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9NR
Received 25 Mar 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0527/F
Proposed single storey rear extension and attached store
4 Wren Drive Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8JW NR31 8JW
Received 12 Aug 2016
OBJECTION06/25/0060/TCA
Notification of proposed works to trees in a Conservation Area: T1, T2, T3, T4, T6: all Beeches - Reduce crown by approx. 3.5m; T5 - Robinia: Reduce crown by approx. 3.5m. (Reason: To allow more light to reach the garden)
Rear of 16 North Road Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3SA
Received 27 Jan 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0466/F
Replacement fencing (3m high) to north & east including two gates; twenty one replacement windows
Southgates Road Ex-Trinity Depot Great Yarmouth NR30 3JL
Received 28 Jul 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1025/F
Chimney +
27 Whimbrel Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9UN
Received 26 Nov 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0680/F
GIS
59 Deneside Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Aug 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0536/F
Porch/conservatory
Manor Farm Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth
Received 20 Jun 1995
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0569/F
GIS
37 Lichfield Road Southtown Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Jul 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0753/F
Extension to form dining room, utility and wc
8 Alder Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PD
Received 29 Aug 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0978/F
Proposed two storey infill extension to rear
18 Napoleon Place GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2NR
Received 26 Nov 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0618/F
Single storey front extension
1 The Naze Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 9LB
Received 13 Jul 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0643/HH
Proposed storage shed outbuilding
28 Buxton Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HG
Received 10 Aug 2026
WITHDRAWN Conditions/Reasons06/04/0963/CU
Change of use from private dwelling to guest house
76 St Peters Road Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Oct 2004
REF. DETAILS Conditions/Reasons06/02/0484/D
Bungalow and garage +
2 Hall Cottages (adjacent) Martham Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth
Received 28 May 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0722/F
Side utility and bathroom extension
42 Lark Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 8SB
Received 10 Aug 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0403/F
GIS
Ormesby Old Hall Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth
Received 27 May 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0561/F
Front and side extensions *
71 Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0BA
Received 18 Jul 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0536/F
Construction of one, two-bedroom house
4 Montague Terrace (adj) Fredrick Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8BN
Received 21 Aug 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0632/F
Ren pp 06/97/0537/F for lorry/ trailer park with storage container; portacabin for off/ rest room & toilet facilities*
Folkes Haulage Harfreys Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Aug 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0923/F
GIS
167a King Street Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Nov 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0587/CU
Change of use to private residential home for up to three elderly persons
25 St Georges Road Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Jul 1995
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0292/CU
GIS
Ex Mid-Way Amusement Arcade Rottenstone Lane Scratby Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Apr 1997
LIST.BLD.REFUSE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0481/LB
GIS
137/138 King Street Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Jun 1996

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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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