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20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

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

Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0387/CD
Discharge of Condition 9 of pp 06/24/0092/F (Conversion of public house and associated 3 bedroom residential flat into 4 No 1-Bedroom residential dwellings) ; Details of water conservation measures
The Great Eastern Public House 155 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth NR30 2HZ
Received 14 May 2025
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0883/CU
Use of site for temporary car parking
Northgate Street/Rampart Road Great Yarmouth
Received 30 Oct 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0732/F
Residential development of seven houses with garages +
Rollesby Road Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Aug 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0131/F
Two storey rear extension to provide additional consulting space & improve main entrance/reception
12 Branford Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5NE
Received 4 Mar 2010
APPROVE06/21/0005/PAD
Proposed erection of agricultural building for use as grain store
Abbey Farm Repps Road Thurne GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3BY
Received 5 Jan 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0099/F
Conversion of net house with single storey extension
Queen of the Broads Bulmer Lane Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AF
Received 2 Feb 2016
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0032/LB
GIS
Wellington Pier Winter Gardens South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Jan 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0083/F
Garage *
26 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 2EN
Received 4 Feb 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0941/CU
GIS
The Old Court House Court Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Nov 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0399/F
Kitchen extension to rear *
11 The Boulters Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TF
Received 17 May 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0451/F
Proposed single storey side extension
1 St Andrews Close Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7AD
Received 1 Sept 2020
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/98/0873/A
GIS
29 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 3JA
Received 3 Nov 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0499/F
Internal alterations and two-storey extension to rear *
Prospect House The Green Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PA
Received 20 Jun 2000
NO OBJECTION06/02/0559/SU
Provision of a double mobile classroom *
Flegg High School Somerton Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QD
Received 20 Jun 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0395/F
Extension at front
97 Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3DN
Received 28 Apr 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0558/F
Change of use of part of existing car park to site a hamburger stall
B & M Homestore Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW
Received 12 Oct 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0727/F
Proposed first and second floor extension and porch
Herringfleet House Herringfleet Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9HJ
Received 15 Nov 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0486/F
Siting of mobile classroom *
Caister High School Windsor Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 20 Jun 2001
APPROVE06/11/0539/CD
Proposed new chalet bungalow - discharge of condition 3 of Planning Permission 06/11/0097/F
High Road (Land at the Hollies) Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QL
Received 26 Aug 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0384/F
Three residential dwellings and garages +
Downing Road (land off) Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 11 May 2000
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0251/F
Use of land for 8 storage units
2-8 Maple Way (rear of) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31
Received 2 May 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0591/CU
Change of use from offices to a dwellinghouse.*
1 Crown Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2JN
Received 13 Jul 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/1072/F
Alterations and extensions
37 California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Dec 1994
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0717/F
Extension to amusement arcades by building on public footpath between the Golden Nuggett and Circus Circus +
20/23 Marine Parade Golden Nuggett/Circus Circus Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Aug 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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