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20,263 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0830/BF
Removal of condition 5 of planning application no. 06/89/0338/F *
Broadland Sports Club Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth (Manager's House)
Received 24 Oct 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0592/CU
Change of use from guest house to dwelling
St Catherines House 46 Albion Road Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 30 Jun 2006
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/10/0538/F
1) Replacing roof on existing barn wall 2) Installation of family (private) swimming pool
White House Farm Back Lane Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5DR
Received 7 Sept 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0573/F
8m high lighting columns
The Esplanade Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Jun 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0279/F
Erection of new entrance canopy
Victoria Hotel Kings Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JW
Received 4 Apr 2008
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/26/0133/LB
Erection of a freestanding non-illuminated sign adjacent railings, and a non-illuminated board sign mounted to the railings.
24 Church Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE
Received 26 Feb 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0908/O
GIS
Hammond Road/Moat Road off Northgate Street Great Yarmouth
Received 2 Nov 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0402/O
Residential Development
The Anchorage Drudge Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 1 May 2003
CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0315/CD
Discharge condition 4 of pp 06/14/0132/CU (change of use to storage) in respect of landscaping
Asda (Site Adjacent) Acle New Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 23 May 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0657/F
Conservatory *
The Kings Head PH North Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LR
Received 1 Aug 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0316/F
Extension to front bedroom and extension to rear
12 Foxglove Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8UU
Received 17 May 2011
Undecided06/26/0592/F
Erection of a foodstore (Use Class E(a)) with associated car parking, landscaping, electricity substation, EV charging kiosk, engineering and drainage works.
Land to the north of Hodds Lane and Beaufort Way (Beacon Park District Centre) Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9GH
Received 27 Jul 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0507/F
GIS
3 Alder Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 8 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0766/CU
Change of use of existing garage into an appointment only tattoo studio
31 Barleycroft Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NS
Received 21 Dec 2012
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0305/CU
GIS
9 Alexandra Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2HW
Received 13 Apr 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0967/F
White upvc sun lounge *
10 Caister Sands Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5PF
Received 13 Dec 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0244/F
Bricking up of two existing door openings to west elevation
Royalty Cinema Marine Parade Great Yarmouth
Received 27 Mar 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0033/SU
Construct rear extension to provide ground floor bedroom and shower room. Provide driveway for off road parking
30 Marsh Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0BP NR31 0BP
Received 19 Jan 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0014/F
Alterations and extensions to form further accommodation for private dwelling
9 Jordan Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Jan 2005
EST/LAW USE REF06/94/0777/EU
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as two flats *
1 Coronation Terrace Great Yarmouth
Received 9 Sept 1994
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0029/F
2.4m high white powder coated palisade fence
Asda Great Yarmouth Acle New Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1SF
Received 13 Jan 2009
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0122/F
Two -storey extension and change of use from warehouse to dwelling house +
2 Albert Gate Road Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Feb 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0114/F
Extension to side and alterations
7 Springfield Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LU
Received 9 Feb 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0662/F
Proposed two storey rear extension
Camelot Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 3LW
Received 26 Oct 2010

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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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