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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20,263 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/Reasons06/16/0082/F

    Partial demolition of sub-standard rear extensions. Proposed new single storey extension.

    29 Elm Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7PL NR31 7PL

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  2. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0618/CU

    Change of use from offices to a single residential dwelling

    31 Southtown Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0DU

    Received 9 Nov 2018
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0005/F

    Erection of a wooden storage shed for gardening and maintenance equipment

    Tower Caravan Park Covent Garden Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5SB

    Received 7 Jan 2020
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0273/CD

    Discharge of Condition 3 of pp. 06/25/0158/F (Proposed change of use from offices to a mixed use comprising Chinese takeaway/restaurant, children's party venue and retail unit (sui generis); Associated external alterations.) - Details of refuse storage area

    Great Yarmouth Station, Vauxhall House Vauxhall Station Great Yarmouth NR30 1SD

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0565/F

    Proposed lean-to conservatory

    63 Chestnut Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8PL

    Received 28 Jul 2008
  6. APPROVE06/01/0111/CU

    Change of use from post office and general stores to residential use only *

    The Old Post Office Beccles Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9AD

    Received 9 Feb 2001
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0545/CU

    Change of use to single dwellinghouse from guest house *

    26 Wellesley Road Corner View Guest House Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR

    Received 18 Jun 2002
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0325/F

    Proposed installation of a new modular building - to provide classroom, toilets, cloakroom and kitchenette - at rear of school on the site of a former mobile classroom facility

    Northgate St Andrews School Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP

    Received 19 Apr 2023
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/12/0678/F

    Demolition of dilapidated building and erection of 3 bed cottage style dwelling

    St Marys Vicarage Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Nov 2012
  10. Not proceeded with06/22/0117/NMA

    Non-material amendment of pp. 06/19/0553/F - proposed erection of self build 4 bed detached house - omit first floor north facing window in exercise studio and install a double glazed corner window in the north east corner of the studio; omit the large oblong window in the lounge south facing wall and replace with a circular window.

    Fairview Farm Stepshort Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JS

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  11. PERMITTED DEV.06/14/0394/PDE

    Single storey bedroom/wetroom extension

    24 West Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5AX

    Received 1 Jul 2014
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0635/F

    Installation of a Coniston wall mounted canopy system

    Martham Primary and Nursery School Black Street Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PR

    Received 19 Sept 2016
  13. NO OBJECTION06/09/0685/MM

    GPDO part 24 app - erection of KX100 telephone kiosk

    The Green Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QT

    Received 20 Oct 2009
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0094/F

    Erection of detached garage

    257 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6JJ

    Received 16 Feb 2009
  15. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0507/PDC

    Notification for Prior Approval - Change of use of B1 offices to 30 self-contained apartments C3

    45 Yarmouth Way GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3QZ

    Received 31 Aug 2018
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0119/F

    Replace part of existing boundary fence with 1.8 metre high fence

    1 Trafalgar Road West Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8AD

    Received 22 Feb 2019
  17. Accept Amend Notice06/14/0606/NMA

    Changes to external appearance. Block shifted 900mm to the east. Glazing on west elevation reduced.

    East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BQ

    Received 26 Sept 2014
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0049/F

    Erection of temporary modular building for use as warehouse and associated integral office accommodation and associated infrastructure

    Land Adj Asco Group Ltd Fishwharf Great Yarmouth NR30 3LF

    Received 8 Feb 2013
  19. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/96/0233/LB

    Part demolition of rear range and rebuild to provide inside bathroom and toilet. Repair & restore building fabric

    The Shrubbery Rollesby Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Mar 1996
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0646/F

    Conversion of barn building to one residential dwelling

    Waters Farm Barn Osier Lane Mautby Great Yarmouth NR29 3JB

    Received 5 Nov 2012
  21. LIST.BLD.REFUSE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0612/LB

    GIS

    139 and 140 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Aug 1996
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0032/F

    Pitched roof over garage to replace flat roof

    46 Long Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jan 2004
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0570/F

    GIS

    22 St Hilda Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LH

    Received 6 Jul 1999
  24. EST/LAW USE CER.06/08/0400/EU

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing use as six residential flats

    15 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JL

    Received 16 May 2008

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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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