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20,263 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0092/F
Single storey kitchen extension to rear incorporating some internal alterations *
46 Barleycroft Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 8 Feb 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/1000/F
GIS
Mannings Club Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 9 Dec 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0993/F
GIS
24/25 Middle Market Road Great Yarmouth (site of Hemel Guest House) NR30 2DS
Received 9 Dec 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0643/F
Side extension forming larger lounge
Compass Rose Parklands North Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HE
Received 26 Jul 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0895/F
GIS
35 Chestnut Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PL
Received 28 Oct 1999
WITHDRAWN06/14/0556/F
Demolition of existing garage and erection of dwelling
33 Nelson Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6AY
Received 12 Aug 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0099/CU
Conversion of shop to residential
189 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1DA
Received 15 Feb 2011
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/19/0163/A
Proposed new illuminated fascia signage
Ocean Bay Amusements Pier Gardens Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PP
Received 20 Mar 2019
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/94/0591/F
Demolish and rebuild bungalow
119 Station Road North The Cot Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Jul 1994
Undecided06/25/0747/F
Change of use from retail (Use Class E1) at ground floor into a 1-bedroom flat, and retail storage space at first and second floor levels into a 2-bedroom flat.
20 Broad Row Great Yarmouth NR30 1HT
Received 11 Sept 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0797/TRE
Raise crown of Birches (G1) to 2m and reduce crown by 1m; Raise crown of Lime (T2) to 2m; Reduce height of Silver Birch (T2 and Maple (T4) by 1.5m
7 Bygone Close Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 3FA
Received 18 Sept 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0248/BF
Extension and conversion of outbuilding to form granny annexe *
The Homestead Mill Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Mar 2003
NO OBJECTION06/23/0551/TCA
Proposed works to trees: Fell deceased mountain Ash (T3)
1 The Street West Somerton SOMERTON Norfolk NR29 4EA
Received 19 Jun 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0243/BF
GIS
Broad Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Mar 1996
APPROVE06/19/0438/CD
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 9 of Planning Permission 06/18/0026/D - Approval of reserved matters application for 184 dwellings at Phase 3 - Approved under 06/13/0652/O
Wheatcroft Farm (Land at) Beccles Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QD
Received 1 Aug 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0588/CU
Conversion of three storey house and basement into 3 No: bedsits
59 South Market Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR301DC
Received 20 Sept 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0010/HH
Proposed single storey flat roof extension to rear and side
70 Victoria Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EF
Received 5 Jan 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0353/F
Renewal of Planning Permission No. 06/09/0197/CU for siting of tables & chairs within an external area
Paved Area to West of Jetty Unit 3 Marine Parade opposite St Peters Road Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Jun 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0121/CU
Change of use from hireshop (A1) to take-away (A5)
Pizza Take-away California Sands California Road Scratby NR29 3QL
Received 28 Feb 2011
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0130/A
Village sign
Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 15 Feb 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0936/F
Single storey extension forming sun room and ground floor bedroom +
Lantern Cottage King Street Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AT
Received 16 Nov 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0455/TRE
Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Orders No.10 1991 and No.1 2025 - T1 (Ash) - fell leaving a 5 metre stem for habitat, T2 (Ash) - Pollard at 5 metres, G2 (Elm) - fell to near ground level, T6 (Oak) - remove dead wood over car park
Land off Tower Road Fleggburgh NR29 3DW
Received 10 Jun 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0796/F
GIS
Simpsons Garage Lowestoft Ltd Suffolk Road Southtown Great Yarmouth
Received 22 Oct 1996
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0322/A
Fascia sign above shop front *
7/8 Tower Buildings Marine Parade Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Apr 2001

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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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