England · Local authority

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

223Recorded 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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0216/F
Roof conversion and two- storey extension and conservatory *
30 Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Mar 2003
DEFERRED06/04/1168/LB
Refurbishment and alterations for restaurant purposes including retention of paving to forecourt
4 Hall Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1HX
Received 6 Dec 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0432/CU
Change of use from open space to Hotel garden and car park
Land at rear of 19/20 North Drive Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 12 May 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0129/F
Extension to enlarge existing toilets and extension to form new toilets +
The Castle Public House Norwich Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 22 Feb 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1190/F
Refurbish and extend existing house
High Barn House Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HN
Received 13 Dec 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0613/F
Installation of 90 cm diameter satellite antenna for the purpose of business tv
35/36 Market Place Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Jul 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0299/BU
Change of use from shop (A1)
Port of Yarmouth Marina Caister Road Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Apr 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0516/F
Single storey kitchen extension to the front of the property
26 Seafield Road North Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5LG
Received 30 Aug 2013
APPROVED BY NCC06/04/0884/F
Vary conds 2/4 to temp store asbestos & cat 1 waste o/side transfer stn; instal curtain across opening of loading bay
Vanguard Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 13 Sept 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0295/F
GIS
10 Hebrides Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5TX
Received 9 Apr 1999
NO OBJECTION06/22/1057/TCA
Tree works in a Conservation area - T1, T2, T3 Field Maples, T4 Ash, T5 Cherry - crown lift by up to 5m to allow 5m height clearance to car park; additional pruning to trees overhanging lighting columns at rear of car park to allow a 2m clearance
J Sainsbury Supermarket St Nicholas Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1NN
Received 6 Dec 2022
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0107/CU
Retrospective application for change of use to HMO (six bedrooms)
109 Nelson Road Central GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2NL
Received 16 Feb 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0965/BF
GIS
Sewage Pumping Station off Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Dec 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0344/F
Glass fibre hut to store mobility scooter
7 St James Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 13 Apr 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0478/F
GIS
169 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Jun 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0728/F
GIS
2 Beresford Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 31 Aug 1999
Accept Amend Notice Conditions/Reasons06/19/0432/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Permission 06/19/0301/F - 1) Insertion of new external door to side of garage. 2) Provision of pre-treated SW external cladding colour black instead of red facing bricks
3A Priory Road St Olaves GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9HQ
Received 2 Aug 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0643/F
GIS
Holly Haven High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QL
Received 29 Aug 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0192/O
GIS
The Stores North Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LN
Received 11 Mar 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0637/F
Renewal of PP 06/10/0420/F for pair of semi-detached three bedroom houses
21 & 21A Colomb Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8BT
Received 5 Nov 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0266/F
Demolition of single storey rear extension to former public house and construction of 6 no. houses with associated external works, bin/cycle stores
72 Howard Street South GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1LN
Received 13 May 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0218/O
Bungalow
57 Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QJ
Received 4 Mar 2004
Not EIA development06/22/1059/ESN
EIA Screening Opinion for Phase 6, Wheatcroft Farm
(Land at) Wheatcroft Farm Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Sept 2022
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0604/F
Demolition of dwelling and construction of new three- bedroomed bungalow with parking to front
9 Ormesby Glebe Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JW
Received 2 Jul 2021

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Get emailed about new planning applications in Great Yarmouth

Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.

Set up an area alert

Researching a proposal in Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
UK research
Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK research
Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK research
Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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.

Check collection coverage