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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 · 23,150 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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/Reasons06/07/0549/F

    Alterations and extensions

    12 School Road Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4PX

    Received 25 Jun 2007
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0310/F

    Renewal of planning permission 06/11/0191/CU - use of golf course car park to caravan sales and display area

    Sundowner Holiday Park Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NW

    Received 15 May 2013
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0774/F

    Proposed single storey front extension

    9 Halt Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5NZ

    Received 5 Dec 2016
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0404/CU

    Change of use of premises to repair and sale of secondhand electrical goods

    1 Lancaster Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 May 1995
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0465/F

    Two-storey and single storey extension to front and rear

    25 The Mews Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 6TW

    Received 22 May 2007
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0200/F

    Change of use of land to enable installation of red telephone box for use as a library; Installation of bench and planter

    2 Beach Drive Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 3NP

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  7. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/26/0270/CD

    Discharge of Condition 25 of pp. 06/22/0546/F (Proposed erection of 41 no. dwellings, vehicular access, landscaping, open space, footpath improvements and associated infrastructure) - Details of electric vehicle charging points.

    Land north of Scratby Road Scratby

    Received 8 Apr 2026
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/17/0076/F

    Formation of an annexe over garages with balcony

    41 California Crescent Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QP

    Received 10 Feb 2017
  9. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/14/0124/A

    One fascia sign and one projecting sign to front elevation

    111 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AE

    Received 25 Feb 2014
  10. PERMITTED DEV.06/15/0693/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - flat roofed single storey rear living room extension

    16 Crab Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8DJ NR31 8DJ

    Received 25 Nov 2015
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0929/F

    GIS

    165 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Nov 1998
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0617/F

    Conversion of coach house to residential dwelling +

    Coach House Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Aug 2001
  13. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0894/CD

    Discharge of Condition 6 of pp 06/22/0132/F (Proposed erection of 2 self contained two bedroom apartments) ; Details of soft and hard landscaping scheme

    Links House 62 Links Road Gorleston NR31 6JX

    Received 26 Oct 2025
  14. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/03/0046/D

    One detached house and garage *

    44 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Jan 2003
  15. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/05/0063/A

    Leaflet dispensers and graphic panels

    Sainsburys Supermarket St Nicholas Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1NN

    Received 26 Jan 2005
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0735/F

    Ground floor extensions; addition of first floor to provide bedroom accommodation; new garage

    43a California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Aug 2006
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0999/BF

    Rear extension - living room and sitting room *

    Swan Lodge Priory Gardens St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9TP

    Received 18 Dec 2000
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0490/F

    Retrospective application bookmakers shop to flat with new front window frame

    78A Nelson Road Central GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3BP

    Received 24 Jul 2015
  19. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0496/F

    Construction of one residential dwelling and associated works

    Plot 8 Mulberry Tree House Main Road, Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Jun 2008
  20. WITHDRAWN06/04/0854/F

    Change of use from industrial and commercial and erection of 319 units of residential accommodation

    Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Sept 2004
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0622/F

    GIS

    Caldecot Farm Decoy Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth (Barn Conversion)

    Received 26 Jul 1999
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0444/F

    Removal of solid panel to shopfront display window & re-painting of shopfront

    142 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RB

    Received 14 Jul 2011
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0420/F

    Proposed new conservatory

    5 - 7 North Drive The Sea Princess Hotel GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1ED

    Received 29 Jun 2015
  24. Not EIA development06/22/1063/ESN

    EIA Screening Opinion for proposed erection of discount foodstore, creation of road access and landscaping

    Trafalgar College Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DN

    Received 9 Aug 2021

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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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