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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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/Reasons06/98/0096/CU

    GIS

    Hall Farm Martham Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Feb 1998
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0462/F

    Retrospective application to site a catering van on car park at Hydramec, Units G2-4 Boundary Road

    Hydramec Offshore Hydraulic Systems Ltd G2-4 Boundary Road Harfreys Industrial Estate GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LY

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0068/F

    Pitched roof over bedroom, flat roofed garage extension and new driveway access +

    58 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Jan 2001
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0690/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling, amended application to 06/09/0557/F

    Roselea, Smiths Loke Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8DG

    Received 28 Oct 2009
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0315/CU

    Change of use of land in front of houses to be incorporated into gardens

    32/34/36/38 Mill Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Mar 2006
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0878/F

    Proposed retrospective planning application for the erection of temporary Marquee to be used in conjunction with Old Hall Hotel's Restaurant & Bar

    The Old Hall Hotel And Health Club High Street Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5JL

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0211/F

    GIS

    67 Regent Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Mar 1997
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0203/F

    Rear extension to ground floor, first floor bathroom and bedroom

    14 Church Lane Belton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 24 Feb 2006
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0062/VCF

    Proposed variation of Conditions 2, 3 and removal of Condition 4 of pp. 06/22/0526/F (Erection of detached school building for use as classrooms and staff facilities); Variation of Conditions 2 and 3 to relocate air conditioning units from west side of the building to the east side, and installation of solar panels to the flat roof; Removal of Condition 4 which requires an acoustic barrier to be provided around the air conditioning units on the west side of the building

    John Grant Special Needs School St Georges Drive Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5QW

    Received 26 Jan 2023
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0153/F

    Proposed two storey side extension with single storey garden room extension to rear. Single storey utility room extension

    32 Symonds Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3PN NR29 3PN

    Received 15 Mar 2010
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0961/HH

    Proposed single storey side extension.

    18 Drift Road Caister-on-sea NR30 5QQ

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0848/F

    Extension to form "teenage accommodation" *

    Copperfield Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Sept 2002
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0530/F

    Ren of PP 06/03/0993/F for use of main car park for car boot sales:-Sun/Bank Hols (Jan-Dec) 10am-4pm Mon (Jan-Dec) 9am-6pm

    Great Yarmouth Racecourse Jellicoe Road Great Yarmouth (land adjacent to)

    Received 6 Jul 2005
  14. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0405/CD

    Discharge of conditions 18, 22 and 24 of Planning Permission 06/17/0218/O

    Pleasure Beach South Beach Parade GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3EH

    Received 2 Jul 2018
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0387/SU

    Demolition of existing buildings and structures and erection of 6 residential dwellings (Class C3) together with associated highways and landscaping works

    Hertford Way (land off) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 9 Jun 2016
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0145/F

    Single storey side extension *

    26 Beach Drive Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3ND

    Received 25 Feb 2003
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0076/PAD

    Prior approval application for proposed change of use of first and second floors of retail unit to create 3 no. self-contained flats. Including provision of new front access, reinstatement of original stairs and new shop front.

    33 Regent Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1RR

    Received 31 Jan 2023
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0808/SU

    GIS

    101 Churchill Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4JJ

    Received 13 Oct 1998
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0516/F

    GIS

    163 King Street E Hayden and Sons Opticians Great Yarmouth NR30 2PA

    Received 25 Jun 1998
  20. Not proceeded with06/24/0765/HH

    Detached Annexe

    19 Lincoln Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7NL

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0444/F

    Proposed kitchen extension flat 1 (ground floor)

    91 Upper Cliff Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6AL

    Received 2 Jun 2008
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0351/F

    New chalet bungalow in garden

    29 Belstead Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 30 Apr 2008
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0634/BF

    GIS

    Rushmere Riverside Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jul 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0217/F

    GIS

    Pentlands (bdg plot adjacent) North Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth (formerly Harboards Cottages)

    Received 15 Mar 1999

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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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