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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/16/0290/A

    Non-illuminated sponsorship acknowledgement signs

    Roundabout A143 Beccles Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 29 Apr 2016
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0411/F

    To erect a summer house/conservatory in back garden

    10 Weston Rise Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5AT

    Received 8 Jun 2016
  3. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/07/0607/A

    Shop sign and projecting sign

    10 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 2BA

    Received 9 Jul 2007
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0153/CU

    Change of use from guest house to single residential dwelling *

    93 Walpole Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4NG

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0922/F

    GIS

    2/3 North Denes Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Nov 1998
  6. WITHDRAWN06/26/0403/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.5 2021) T12 - T17 - Lombardy Poplars - To fell the 6no. trees and replant with 6 Quercus robur 'koster' due to rooting area damage.

    6 Abels Court, Beach Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3FL

    Received 19 May 2026
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0090/CU

    Proposed change of use of self contained B1 Office Suite to D1 Treatment & Rehabilitation Rooms

    Thamesfield Way Part Unit A Great Yarmouth NR31 0DN

    Received 13 Feb 2014
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0606/F

    Internal alterations and first floor bathroom extension *

    Seaway Bridge Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jul 1994
  9. WITHDRAWN06/00/0563/A

    Two poster panels forming integral part of bus shelter *

    North Drive Great Yarmouth (10m north of and opp Euston Road)

    Received 6 Jul 2000
  10. WITHDRAWN06/15/0542/F

    Removal of condition 2 of PP 06/97/0332/F - to allow annexe to be occupied as a separate dwelling

    Alderslea 11A Station Road South Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JG

    Received 23 Sept 2015
  11. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0788/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 6 of pp. 06/19/0697/D - Surface water drainage scheme accident prevention details

    East of Lowestoft Road off Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AH

    Received 21 Sept 2022
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0701/O

    GIS

    A12 (T) Hopton Southbound at junc of A12/Old Lowestoft Road

    Received 19 Sept 1996
  13. WITHDRAWN06/19/0677/F

    Change of use from existing B1, B2 and B8 to D2

    Unit 1C Fairfields Business Centre Hemsby Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4QG

    Received 28 Nov 2019
  14. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/20/0226/CD

    Discharge conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 06/17/0177/F in respect of materials and window finishes

    22 The Green Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3JT

    Received 4 Jun 2020
  15. Not proceeded with06/25/0467/HH

    Proposal for 20x Solar Panels to be installed on garage and house roof

    8-10 Filby Lane Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3JR

    Received 13 Jun 2025
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0071/F

    Demolition of existing buildings and construction of six two storey dwellings with associated site works etc.

    Lowestoft Road (Old) (Sawyers Garage) Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Feb 2014
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0866/F

    Re-roofing of existing garage (pitched roof), new front porch and rear conservatory *

    Willow Lea Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Nov 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0460/F

    Rear extension *

    11 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jun 2001
  19. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/00/0156/F

    Change of use of upper floors to create two single bedroom residential flats +

    16 Market Place Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Feb 2000
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0785/F

    Detached house and integral garage

    Plot 11 Carrel Road off Beaufort Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 4 Oct 2005
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0475/F

    GIS

    Martham Road/off Bridge Meadow Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jun 1998
  22. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/23/0149/PAD

    Application for prior approval for the proposed installation of solar PV panels on roof of Main Facility building

    Caister Holiday Centre Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5NQ

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  23. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0749/CD

    Proposed conversion from store/office to residential dwelling - discharge of condition 8 and 10 re: PP 06/16/0223/F

    70A Yarmouth Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5BT

    Received 18 Nov 2016
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0947/F

    GIS

    4 Back Lane Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Dec 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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