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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

226Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 23,147 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,263 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0284/LB
GIS
6/8 George Street Great Yarmouth (first and second floors)
Received 10 Apr 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0844/F
GIS
3 Blacksmith Cottages High Street Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Nov 1996
EST/LAW USE REF06/96/0549/EU
GIS
379 The Glebe Cosycorner Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0396/F
GIS
75 Blackbird Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 11 May 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0383/F
Kitchen/bedroom extension
1 Waveney Road Southtown Great Yarmouth
Received 2 May 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0021/F
GIS
28 Gloucester Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 15 Jan 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0625/F
Divide ground floor into two to form two shops and new shop fronts
5/6 Middle Market Road Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Aug 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0514/F
New shop front
81 Lower Cliff Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Jul 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0707/F
Demolition of rear extension and replace with single storey extension
Jasme Cottage Rollesby Road Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AQ
Received 10 Nov 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0596/HH
Retrospective permission for the erection of outbuilding; Gates to driveway entrance; installation of solar panels
25 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3NH
Received 4 Jul 2022
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/07/0527/LB
One x flat sign with name on, on front of building. One x banner on lamppost adjacent.
Norfolk Nelson Museum 26 South Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 15 Jun 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0538/F
Detached garage
Whitethorn Farm Town Road Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AB
Received 13 Aug 2015
Undecided06/26/0478/LB
Forming and installing a 30min fire rated wall and door in the basement of the former library building connecting to The Tollhouse. Installing 2x 30min fire rated doors in the former library that are visible from The Tollhouse as per submitted plans.
Central Library And Tolhouse Museum Tolhouse Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2SH
Received 16 Jun 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0703/F
Single storey flat roofed extension to form breakfast room, study and utility room *
69 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EZ
Received 16 Aug 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0209/CU
Change of use from guest house to dwelling house *
29 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 3JA
Received 14 Mar 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0432/F
Kitchen extension to form dining room to accommodate disabled parents at mealtimes.
14 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3PU
Received 25 Jun 2012
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0245/F
Two storey side/rear extensions to form bedrooms, playroom and dining room +
49 Heather Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 27 Mar 2001
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0619/F
Erection of childrens play equipment at rear of public house +
154 Beccles Road The Sun Inn Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PS
Received 27 Jun 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0928/F
GIS
Unit A1 Gapton Hall Retail Pk Halfords Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Nov 1998
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/02/0976/A
Front elevation sign and gable end signs *
2 Cromer Road Co-operative Chemists Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RH
Received 7 Nov 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0104/F
Proposed extension to existing production unit
Aeropak Chemical Products Ltd Viking Road (Parish of Bradwell) Great Yarmouth NR31 0NU
Received 18 Feb 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0862/F
Demolition of 322 holiday chalets and construction of approximately 190 static caravan bases
Caister Holiday Park Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Sept 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0470/F
8m high cctv column
St Peters Road/Deneside Great Yarmouth
Received 26 May 2004
WITHDRAWN06/08/0383/F
Change of use from Social Club to four Residential Flats at ground floor
21 Euston Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1DZ
Received 13 May 2008

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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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