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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0822/F

    Front porch and rear kitchen dining room extensions *

    36 Olive Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0BH

    Received 4 Sept 2003
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0431/F

    Proposed single storey side extension,new conservatory, internal alterations.

    31 Hopton Gardens Hopton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9DF NR31 9DF

    Received 9 May 2007
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0506/F

    Pvcu conservatory to side of property *

    32 Thurne Rise Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PU

    Received 27 Jun 2001
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0484/F

    Reinstatement of existing row house & warehouses, alteration to warehouse roof to form two flats

    29 Hall Plain (Row 71) Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jun 2005
  5. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/95/0144/A

    Double-sided clock on wrought iron bracket protruding from front of building

    50 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BJ

    Received 24 Feb 1995
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0718/CU

    Change of use from hotel/guest house to residential dwellinghouse

    5 Kent Square GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2EX

    Received 18 Nov 2015
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0313/F

    Outbuilding extension to form home office complete with shower room for occasional family guests

    1 Honeymoon Loke Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DU

    Received 17 May 2013
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0643/F

    Proposed residential development for 28 dwellings including all site works

    Kings Drive (Land to South of) Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 15 Nov 2013
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0373/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/12/0234/F - for car parking and link roads. Outdoor terrace and vehicle passenger set down

    Zest Function Suite Potters Leisure Resort Coast Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9BX

    Received 5 Jun 2015
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0109/F

    GIS

    42 Almond Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AA

    Received 9 Feb 1999
  11. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/14/0127/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3, 7 & 8 of PP:06/13/0559/F (Go Kart Track) in respect of design/layout etc.of track, extraction system, decking, toilets and tables/chairs

    Beach Road Kiosk Site & Land Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Feb 2014
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0673/F

    Renewal of PP 06/11/0434/F for continued use as a Taxi office

    Anglia Taxis 65/65A Blackfriars Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3BZ

    Received 23 Sept 2014
  13. PERMITTED DEV.06/14/0631/LDO

    Build and operate small biomass to energy plant

    South Beach Parade (Former part of Caravan Site) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 8 Oct 2014
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0408/O

    One two-storey cottage-style house in rear garden behind existing cottage

    Southview Rollesby Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AQ

    Received 4 May 2004
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0933/F

    GIS

    155 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Nov 1998
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1043/F

    Single storey side and rear extension

    21 Kingston Avenue Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5ET

    Received 30 Nov 2007
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0566/CU

    From A1 (retail) to A3 (food and drink)

    A Bit on the Side Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Jun 1995
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0209/F

    Renovation works - demolish and rebuild rear addition

    22 Lancaster Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Mar 1996
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0502/F

    GIS

    53/54/55/56 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Jul 1996
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0676/F

    Proposed two-storey side extension with new timber garage to the front of site

    2 Lacons Corner Mautby Great Yarmouth NR29 3JB

    Received 22 Oct 2009
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0701/F

    Single storey side extension

    Carousel Market Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9EB

    Received 16 Nov 2010
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0024/F

    Conservatory to rear

    26 Beach Drive Scratby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 6 Jan 2006
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0872/F

    Internal alterations and

    74 Victoria Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Oct 1994
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0052/F

    Four-bedroomed house and integral garage

    Plot 1 The Green School Road Runham Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Jan 1996

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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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