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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 · 23,144 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,261 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/99/0607/F

    GIS

    158 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RB

    Received 22 Jul 1999
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0880/F

    New workshop/canopy & caravan for office use

    D & S Motors Sidegate Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 18 Nov 2005
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0030/F

    Change of use from offices into a ground floor office, a first floor office and a three-storey flat above

    10 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2QH

    Received 28 Jan 2020
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0457/F

    Single storey extension to form bedroom accommodation and formation of residents garden area

    Land at rear of 60 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth.

    Received 23 May 1995
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0501/BF

    GIS

    Willowcroft Cess Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RF

    Received 22 Jun 1998
  6. APPROVED BY NCC06/94/0983/F

    Completion of landfill

    Butt Lane (land off) Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Nov 1994
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0188/O

    Residential development of ten cottages

    60/67 St Georges Road/ 34 York Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Feb 2002
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0098/F

    Single storey extension to form entrance pay station *

    The Village Burgh St Margaret Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AF

    Received 10 Feb 2000
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0387/F

    Demolition of redundant cattle building, erection of three poultry buildings, on-site managers dwelling and new access road

    Manor Farm Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3HW

    Received 19 Jun 2017
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0307/CU

    Variation of Condition No 4;

    Rainbow Superstore Mill Lane/Burgh Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth Unit 4

    Received 22 Apr 1998
  11. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0566/CD

    Discharge of condition 4 of application 06/23/0523/LB Refurbishment of gasholder guide frame and removal of gasholder tank, bell and crown -Conditions 4 Works Methodology

    Gas Holder Station Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3DR

    Received 10 Jul 2024
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0522/VCF

    Variation of Condition 2 of pp 06/19/0266/F (Demolition of single storey rear extension to former public house, construction of 6no. houses) - Proposed amendments to previously approved plans

    72 Howard Street South Great Yarmouth NR30 1LN

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0589/F

    Two-storey side extension to form kitchen/living/ dining room, two bedrooms and ensuite bathroom

    South View Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HS

    Received 7 Sept 2011
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0018/F

    GIS

    Bessemer Way Tube Care Inspection Ltd Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LX

    Received 13 Jan 1997
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0540/F

    Demolish section of retail store and construct extension up to site boundary; alteration of store entrance *

    Comet Store Fullers Hill Great Yarmouth NR30 1PR

    Received 18 Jun 2002
  16. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/16/0143/CU

    Change of use to 4 bedroomed HMO

    57 Southtown Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0DX NR31 0DX

    Received 2 Mar 2016
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0046/F

    Renewal of planning permission no 06/99/0032/F for office unit

    The Cottage Herringby Hall Farm Stokesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jan 2004
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0146/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/15/0195/CU - Change of use to include an A3 community cafe, in addition to a place of Worship

    Baptist Church North Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RS

    Received 1 Mar 2018
  19. EST/LAW USE CER.06/11/0187/EU

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a house in multiple occupation

    17-18 Paget Road Ivory House Great Yarmouth NR30 2DN

    Received 23 Mar 2011
  20. NO OBJECTION06/24/0811/TCA

    Proposed works to trees: T11 Sycamore - reduce southern aspect of crown by 1.5m, T48 Sycamore - crown lift to a height of 3.5m. T51 Elm, T64 Cherry, T100 Plum, T101 Elm - Fell to ground level. T25 Sycamore and T19 Elm - Fell and remove. All trees within woodland with branches overhanging pathways - Crown lift to a height of 1.8m from ground level ensuring cuts are no larger than 50mm in diameter. (Revised Description)

    Land to South of Koolunga House north of 252 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PB

    Received 11 Oct 2024
  21. WITHDRAWN06/05/0726/O

    The formation of a private drive and the erection of 2 x detached bungalows

    Land to rear of 43 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 19 Sept 2005
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0517/F

    Two-storey side extension and garage *

    89 Rosedale Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PL

    Received 3 Jul 2001
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0298/O

    GIS

    38 Manor Brae & Links Rd (bet) Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Apr 1999
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0811/F

    Extension to rear and conservatory to rear *

    97 Rosedale Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Sept 2002

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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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