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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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0351/F

    Retrospective application for conversion of vacant dwelling into two flats

    9 Beaconsfield Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4JR

    Received 29 Jul 2020
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0416/F

    Demolition of public house & erection of 8 no. three bedroom houses & 2 no. two bedroom flats with associated parking & site works

    The Fastolfe Arms Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jul 2013
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0334/O

    Demolition of buildings and erection of two two-storey dwellings *

    99/101 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QF

    Received 8 Apr 2003
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0122/F

    Conservatory to rear

    Dove House Piece Beccles Road Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JQ NR31 9JQ

    Received 7 Feb 2007
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0378/F

    Replacement and upgrade of existing public telephone kiosk with kiosk combining public telephone service and ATM service

    167 King Street (O/S) Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PA

    Received 2 Jun 2014
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1082/F

    Erection of conservatory to rear

    Anchorage Old Coast Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QH

    Received 14 Dec 2007
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0258/F

    Conversion ground and first floor offices to six residential flats

    23 South Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2RG

    Received 24 Apr 2012
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0314/F

    Alterations and extensions to dwelling, new conservatory and extension to existing boundary wall

    The Cottage The Street Hemsby, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4EU NR29 4EU

    Received 28 Mar 2007
  9. Not proceeded with06/21/0988/PDE

    Prior approval - notification of larger home extension: lean-to conservatory

    48 University Crescent Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7QH

    Received 30 Nov 2021
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0974/F

    Extension to rear to form playroom and utility

    17 Ranworth Drive Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Dec 1995
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0224/F

    Sub-division of garden to form plot and construction of detached house. Revised submission

    20 Elmgrove Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7PP

    Received 16 Apr 2018
  12. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/07/1088/A

    Proposed advertisements

    Toby Pub & Carvery Beacon Park Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 7RA

    Received 19 Dec 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0442/F

    GIS

    Fishermans Wharf Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Jun 1998
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1141/F

    New double glazed windows and erection of brick enclosure for outside electricity supply at rear of property

    52 Church Road Priory Lodge Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Nov 2004
  15. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/21/0136/F

    Erection of 1No. detached single storey dwelling with integrated garage and garden/amenity space.

    Oak Farm Court Road Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH (land west of) NR29 5HQ

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0434/F

    Rear extension

    22 Fairisle Drive Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 May 2004
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0487/F

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of new detached garage

    10 West Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jun 2005
  18. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/23/0130/LB

    Proposed installation of non-illuminated fascia and window signs

    11 Regent Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1RN

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0439/F

    Proposed ground floor extension to the rear (to be aligned with the existing walls). First floor pitched roof extension to be the full length of the house (to be flush with existing front wall)

    23 Mallard Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 8JY

    Received 24 May 2021
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0532/PAD

    Application for Prior Approval: Proposed change of use and associated alterations to convert 3no. agricultural buildings into 10no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3).

    Rectory Farm Low Road Martham NR29 4RE

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  21. WITHDRAWN06/19/0183/F

    Front & rear extensions & proposed new boundary wall

    8 School Corner Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QL

    Received 26 Mar 2019
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0476/F

    Proposed front and rear extensions

    62 Bately Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6HN

    Received 13 Aug 2019
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0364/F

    Proposed retrospective permission for works to outside areas, erection of wooden structure/gazebo, introduction of new designated parking area accessed from Crossways

    The Jolly Farmers Public House 10 West Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3RP

    Received 5 May 2023
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0043/F

    GIS

    1 West Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jan 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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