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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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0551/BF

    Siting of caravan to be used for temporary accommodation (existing). Portacabin to be removed

    Decoy Farm Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jun 1995
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0753/CU

    Use of building for specialised vehicle services in conn with extg operation (as listed on app form)

    14 Swanstons Road 5 Star Valet Service Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Sept 1994
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0253/F

    Two-storey extension *

    1 The Laurels Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Mar 2001
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/12/0479/F

    Two storey rear extension

    4 Hurrell Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5XG

    Received 23 Jul 2012
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0412/F

    Demolish part of single garage and extend to form double garage and provide new garden wall

    15 Wren Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 May 1995
  6. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/15/0590/CD

    Proposed detached house - Discharge Condition 3 re: Planning Permission 06/15/0294/F

    2 Roseview Close (Adjacent) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8UP

    Received 21 Oct 2015
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0023/F

    Pitched roof on recently approved garage (06/14/0041/F)

    28 Belstead Avenue Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5BB

    Received 14 Jan 2015
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0173/O

    Sub-division of garden to form plot for detached bungalow

    1 The Promenade Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3PA

    Received 6 Mar 2014
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0201/F

    Conversion of redundant former builders office/ storage premises to two town houses

    12A Saw Mill Lane Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0AE

    Received 7 Apr 2015
  10. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/09/0689/F

    Four bedroom town house

    3 Burtons Buildings St Peters Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3AY

    Received 28 Oct 2009
  11. Accept Amend Notice06/14/0603/NMA

    Increasing size of bathroom window (obscure glazing) to side elevation

    2 Mariners Compass Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TU

    Received 30 Sept 2014
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0446/F

    Retrospective application for replacement dwelling incl an increase in footprint over the original dwelling

    64 Beach Drive Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NP

    Received 28 Aug 2020
  13. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/15/0482/PDC

    Change of use to A3 tea rooms

    7 The Green Kiah Homebakes Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AH

    Received 13 Aug 2015
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0677/F

    GIS

    Carr Farm Decoy Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Aug 1998
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0622/F

    GIS

    134 Trafalgar Road West Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AD

    Received 18 Jul 1997
  16. WITHDRAWN06/05/0836/F

    New house

    Adjacent to 34 St Julian Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 25 Oct 2005
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0245/F

    Extension and alterations to house and garage

    17 Marine Crescent Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4ET

    Received 26 Mar 2008
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0610/CU

    First floor 2 bedroom apartment

    7 Hall Quay Haven Hair Great Yarmouth NR30 1HX

    Received 8 Oct 2010
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0741/F

    Ground and first floor extensions to house *

    Breckland Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9HQ

    Received 24 Sept 2001
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0711/F

    GIS

    Market Gates Shopping Centre Units 13/14/15 Great Yarmouth NR30 2BG

    Received 22 Aug 1997
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0373/F

    Alteration to garage (approved under 06/09/0452/F) to form first floor games room with dormer windows

    The Gables Browston Lane Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DA

    Received 24 Jun 2010
  22. WITHDRAWN06/20/0570/CU

    Change of use of outbuilding to holiday let

    Church Cottage Black Street Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PA

    Received 19 Oct 2020
  23. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/23/0728/TEL

    The proposal is for an upgrade to the existing 15.00m High R&T Swann Monopole. The existing 15.00m High R&T Swann Monopole c/w 3No. Antennas to be removed and replaced with proposed 18.00m High FLI 1003 Tower c/w 3.00m High Headframe (total height 21m) together with 3No. Antenna on an extended concrete base. The proposed installation of 2No. 300mm Dishes, 1No. Cabinet and associated ancillary works. The existing 3No. Antennas are to be relocated to new tower. The existing Flat Pack Rack to be relocated and upgraded internally. Existing Cabinets to be upgraded internally.

    Ashley Garden Centre Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AH

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0319/F

    GIS

    66 White Street Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Apr 1998

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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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