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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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/Reasons06/08/0752/CU

    Use of first floor as offices with a separate meeting room. Use of second floor for storage and kitchen facility

    100A High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RF

    Received 10 Oct 2008
  2. Undecided06/25/0949/TEL

    Installation of a 10m tall light wooden pole as fixed line broadband apparatus, on land to the south of 1 Rectory Close.

    1 Rectory Close (land outside) Rollesby Martham NR29 5HW

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  3. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0084/CD

    Discharge of condition 3 of PP 06/16/0686/CU (Change of use from public house to 1 bedroom house - scheme of rooflights

    1 Row 71 Hall Plain GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2QD

    Received 13 Feb 2017
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0046/F

    Replace existing first floor walkway, railings and supporting structure above inner courtyard

    1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 & 12 Church Court Priory Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 1NS

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0771/F

    Alterations to front elevation of property & erection of front boundary wall

    46/47 South Market Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 4 Sept 2006
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0820/F

    Demolish existing rear conservatory and replace with a living room extension

    8 Nelson Road Caister on sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5DY

    Received 26 Sept 2021
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0394/F

    Alterations to form three flats, replacing existing living accommodation over restaurant

    72 Regent Road The Arches Restaurant Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 May 2005
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0778/F

    New shop front following subdivision of retail unit to create two retail units

    7 Yarmouth Road Caister-on-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5DL

    Received 11 Dec 2015
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0338/F

    House and garage +

    The Paddock Warren Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Hopton Parish) (adja Kennel Farmhouse) NR31 6JT

    Received 8 Apr 2003
  10. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/23/0655/CD

    Discharge of Condition 8 of pp 06/22/0256/F (Development of a Diagnostic Assessment Centre (Class Ee) and parking) - Details of proposed lighting strategy

    James Paget University Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA

    Received 3 Sept 2023
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0825/F

    Proposed retrospective permission for relocation of former wash down facility for use as storage building

    Eurocentre North River Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1TE

    Received 2 Sept 2022
  12. WITHDRAWN06/96/0447/F

    GIS

    Townlands Estate Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Jun 1996
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0824/F

    Extensions to kitchen *

    131 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Sept 2002
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0332/F

    Replacement of existing fencing along Boundary and Suffolk Road with new palisade fencing. Erection of new/relocation of existing yard racking

    Jewsons Boundary Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0JY

    Received 16 Jul 2020
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0861/F

    Alterations to form two residential flats over retail shop

    85-86 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RQ

    Received 1 Dec 2008
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0629/F

    Retrospective application for construction of a dwelling contrary to the approved plans within original planning permission 06/19/0699/F; introduction of glazed door and Juliet balcony on front (west) elevation

    Victory House 75A Victory Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9GA

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/07/0397/A

    3 x foamex signs with vinyl lettering, 1 x banner

    Outland Safety & Ind Products Ltd Ocean House Suffling Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 27 Apr 2007
  18. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/24/0450/LB

    Alterations to convert the first and second floors into 1no. 4-bedroom residential dwelling; Single storey rear extension to create 2no. artist studios in the museum courtyard.

    Norfolk Nelson Museum 26-27 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2RG

    Received 4 Jun 2024
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0651/F

    Demolition of dwelling and

    Barn Farm Decoy Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jul 1994
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0835/F

    Addition of pitched roof

    Rivendell Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HR NR31 8HR

    Received 26 Oct 2005
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0102/F

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission no. 06/14/0623/F - height increased to second floor bedrooms

    Salisbury Arms Public House 33 Century Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0BX NR31 0BX

    Received 18 Feb 2016
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0836/F

    Erection of new single brick wall 1830 mm high constructed in bricks to match adjoining property *

    35/36 Market Place Halifax Building Society Great Yarmouth NR30 1LX

    Received 4 Oct 1994
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0436/F

    Rear extension and alterations

    5 Longfellow Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5RG

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0417/F

    Single storey extension to form new dining room

    7 Dove Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QY

    Received 4 May 2006

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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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