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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
29,549Searchable applications
226Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,148 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,264 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Undecided06/26/0562/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment relating to Condition 8 (details of proposed off-site highways works) of outline pp 06/16/0583/O (Proposed development of 93 residential dwellings, associated public open space and new vehicular and pedestrian access from Yarmouth Road) - To amend the wording of the condition removing reference to the two drawing numbers relating to off-site highway improvement works.

    Land at Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  2. WITHDRAWN06/01/0179/LB

    Erection of a menu box on forecourt *

    4 Marine Parade Royal Hotel Great Yarmouth NR30 3AE

    Received 5 Mar 2001
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0782/O

    Demolition of workshop and erection of five detached dwellings each with private garage

    Low Road (yard at) Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Aug 2004
  4. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0670/CD

    Discharge of conditions 5 and 6 of Planning Permission 06/17/0289/F and Listed Building Consent 06/17/0290/LB - conversion and extension at rear to form residential units

    136 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PQ

    Received 25 Oct 2017
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0698/F

    Proposed extension to front of house

    27 Selwyn Drive Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9LP NR31 9LP

    Received 4 Aug 2006
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0412/F

    Two storey extension to end elevation

    10 Soudan Close Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5SG

    Received 28 Jun 2011
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0399/F

    Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of 5 town houses

    118 Lichfield Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0AB NR31 0AB

    Received 3 Jun 2016
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0598/HH

    Erection of new outbuilding for storage of on-site machinery and associated workshop.

    Mill Hill House Mautby Lane Mautby NR29 3EB

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0532/F

    Removal of condition 1 of PP 06/87/0062/F - remove restrictive occupation condition

    Rose Farm Touring Park Stepshort Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JS

    Received 15 Aug 2016
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0599/A

    Mixture of raised chrome lettering some 'Halo' illuminated

    3-6 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1BE

    Received 8 Aug 2008
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0857/F

    Two storey side extension

    40 Madden Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4HH NR30 4HH

    Received 1 Oct 2007
  12. ADV. CONSENT06/98/0472/A

    Company name sign *

    Unit 9 Enterprise Court Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jun 1998
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0421/F

    Brick and white upvc Victorian style conservatory

    12 Sycamore Avenue Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 May 2005
  14. WITHDRAWN06/14/0165/F

    Single storey rear kitchen extension, front and rear elevational changes

    13 Beach Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BH

    Received 11 Mar 2014
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0904/F

    First floor bedroom extension over existing ground floor addition

    Fishermans Cottage 6 Marine Crescent The Lane Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Sept 2003
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0428/F

    Erection of boundary wall *

    3 St Nicholas Court Silver Haven off Yew Tree Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8SH

    Received 8 May 2003
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0030/F

    Extension to front and internal alterations

    38 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 8 Jan 2007
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0655/F

    Erection of conservatory

    19 Stanley Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 19 Jul 2006
  19. PERMITTED DEV.06/05/0814/F

    Change of use of existing garage to proposed playroom.

    31 Prince of Wales Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 18 Oct 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0093/CU

    Change of use from bingo to casino use

    The Palace Bingo Church Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 1PL

    Received 16 Feb 2011
  21. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0066/F

    Change of use of land from agricultural use to create 2no. dog exercise fields; Installation of car parking area; Erection of 2no. shelters; Erection of screening.

    Land south of 29 Hall Road Martham Norfolk NR29 4PD

    Received 28 Jan 2025
  22. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/21/0966/CU

    Retrospective change of use from retail shop to a two-bedroomed flat and external alterations to remove retail shopfront

    72 St Nicholas Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1NP

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0937/SU

    GIS

    1/15 Dickens Court Dickens Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Nov 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0415/F

    Proposed single storey front lounge and porch extension

    14 Selwyn Drive Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9LR

    Received 22 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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