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20,263 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

More application records

  1. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/12/0557/A

    Replace existing Casino signage

    Grosvenor Casino Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JG

    Received 12 Sept 2012
  2. WITHDRAWN06/97/0422/LB

    GIS

    45/46 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 May 1997
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0611/F

    Demolition of rear addition and rebuilding in cavity brickwork *

    59 Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jul 1994
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0139/CU

    Proposed change of use of furniture warehouse to retail furniture store

    The Coach House Emporium 76A Southtown Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0JR

    Received 22 Feb 2008
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0206/CU

    Use of site for dismantling offshore platforms

    South Denes Road Great Yarmouth (Tank Site)

    Received 13 Mar 1996
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1024/F

    Detached house and garage *

    Scratby Hall (adj) Scratby Great Yarmouth (Plot 4)

    Received 25 Nov 2002
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0805/F

    Removal of existing warehouse, store and stables and erect new detached dwelling *

    47 Cess Road (adjacent) Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Sept 2003
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0038/F

    Replace three windows in East elevation. Block up one window opening in West elevation.

    Russell Lodge RCH 235 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Jan 2010
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1051/F

    Single storey side extension

    54 Crosstead Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 3 Dec 2007
  10. PERMITTED DEV.06/17/0053/PDE

    Notification of a larger home extension - pitched roof single storey rear extension

    6 East End Close Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5PG

    Received 31 Jan 2017
  11. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/21/0990/LB

    Proposed new entrance gates complete with keycode lock panel

    Priory Day Nursery Priory Gardens GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1NH

    Received 3 Dec 2021
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0456/F

    Single storey extension to form bedroom at rear

    9 Roman Way Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5JX

    Received 23 Jul 2010
  13. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/1041/CD

    Discharge of Condition 45 of pp. 06/16/0391/SU (Outline application for up to 231 residential units (5.88 Hectares). Full application for 56 residential units, associated infrastructure, pumping station, electricity substation and landscaping) - Submission of planting and landscaping scheme

    Site 25 Beacon Park Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0433/F

    First floor side extension and internal alterations

    10 Sharpe Way Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 12 May 2006
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0739/F

    Proposed lounge and shower room ground floor extension and bedroom extension to first floor. Proposed car port

    131 Beccles Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8AB

    Received 29 Nov 2017
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0784/F

    Change of use from commercial shop into a restaurant

    12A Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AF

    Received 18 Dec 2009
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1045/F

    Kitchen and bathroom extension to rear and porch to front

    19 Manby Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Nov 2003
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/16/0389/F

    Demolish existing barn and erect detached residential dwelling

    Fengate Farm (Land at) Common Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NA

    Received 27 May 2016
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0755/F

    Rear extension and alterations

    2A Kennel Loke Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JU

    Received 18 Dec 2015
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0725/F

    Change of use of existing owner's quarters into new bedrooms with en-suites and new office accommodation together with extension to form link

    Vineries Residential Care Home Winterton Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Oct 2008
  21. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/0320/A

    Retrospective application for the installation of non-illuminated Aluminium Composite Sign, replacement hanging pub sign (non-illuminated) and replacement composite sign at entrance (non-illuminated).

    1 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SG

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  22. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/24/0976/LB

    Demolition of 2 metre high northern boundary wall of the Iron Duke and asphalt resurface, erection of replacement wall set back 1.5 metres; Provision of new 1.8 metre wide path on southern boundary.

    The Iron Duke Public House North Drive Great Yarmouth NR30 4HF

    Received 19 Dec 2024
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0735/F

    Retrospective application for single storey extension

    15 Pound Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7QY

    Received 20 Nov 2009
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0188/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/10/0106/F - Renovation and conversion of barn to form two dwellings

    Hall Farm (Barn 1) Hall Farm Barns Beccles Road Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Apr 2013

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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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