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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. WITHDRAWN06/19/0499/F

    Conversion of 5 & 6 South Quay to 5 flats, erection of single 2 bed house, with associated demolition, external hard landscaping, bin stores, cycle and car parking

    5 & 6 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2QJ

    Received 6 Sept 2019
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0053/F

    GIS

    Rose Farm Touring Park Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JS

    Received 21 Jan 1999
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0083/F

    Two-storey side extension

    16 Bramble Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jan 2004
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0053/F

    Conservatory in courtyard

    18 Cross Road/49 John Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jan 1995
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0321/F

    Rebuilding of farm storage building, renovating walls where necessary, on existing foundations *

    White House Farm Back Lane Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5DR

    Received 10 Apr 2002
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0208/F

    Proposed loft conversion including dormer construction to rear, Velux roof lights to front and single storey rear extension

    33 Kennedy Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6TB

    Received 2 Apr 2019
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0126/F

    New residential Hospice building with Day Care facilities and gardens. Car parking and new access from Sidegate Road

    Sidegate Road Hopton Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 5 Mar 2012
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0537/F

    Variation of condition 2 of PP:06/04/0572/CU - from repair of motorcycles to the repair of new and used motor caravans

    Unit 2 Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LN

    Received 4 Sept 2012
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0805/F

    Proposed demolition of plant room, external wall to plant area and associated flue

    37-39 Market Place Former Palmers Store GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1LU

    Received 13 Sept 2022
  10. WITHDRAWN06/06/0758/A

    Shop sign

    20 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2NZ NR30 2NZ

    Received 30 Aug 2006
  11. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/95/0118/A

    Double-sided pylon sign

    Hyundai-Constitution Motors South Beach Service Station South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Feb 1995
  12. WITHDRAWN06/07/0787/SU

    Retention of the existing informal surface previously used as car parking/compound during wks to pp 06/03/0978/SU

    Flegg High School Somerton Road, Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR29 4QD

    Received 4 Sept 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0307/F

    Addition of 8ft x 4ft timber sheds to each house, 8 in total and new Air source heat pumps, one per house

    Land between Alpha Road & Common Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31

    Received 14 Apr 2023
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1079/F

    Formation of bedrooms over existing garage

    Velseda Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Nov 2004
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0861/F

    Alteration to shop front

    3 King Street Marks and Spencer Great Yarmouth NR30 2BB

    Received 6 Sept 2004
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0859/SU

    GIS

    25 St Hildas Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31B7QP

    Received 29 Oct 1998
  17. WITHDRAWN06/11/0800/A

    Retrospective application for entrance sign advertising themed recreational amenity attractions

    Fritton Lake Church Lane Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9HA

    Received 20 Dec 2011
  18. REFUSED06/24/0173/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to pp 06/23/0520/VCF - Amendment to change the materials of the boundary treatment from approved use of gabions to a panel fence

    203 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SX

    Received 8 Mar 2024
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0744/F

    Alterations and extensions

    3 Poplar Drive Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HH

    Received 18 Aug 2006
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/1182/F

    Ground floor and first floor extension over garage

    58 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Dec 2003
  21. LIST.BLD.APP06/98/0046/LB

    GIS

    Boarded Barn Farm Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QH

    Received 22 Jan 1998
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0486/F

    Proposed conservatory

    60 Buxton Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HF

    Received 31 Jul 2012
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0748/F

    Ground and first floor extensions

    Seckford House The Street Runham Great Yarmouth NR29 3AH

    Received 23 Aug 2006
  24. WITHDRAWN06/00/0952/CC

    Dem single storey buildings to rear to provide on-site car parking for proposed office accommodation and apartments

    25/26 Hall Quay/19/20 Regent St Former BT Telephone Exchange/PO Great Yarmouth NR30 1HP

    Received 23 Nov 2000

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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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