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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
29,554Searchable applications
226Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,168 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,284 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 24 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0324/A

    New fascia sign and projecting sign both illuminated (Logo's only)

    Hughes Electrical 32/33 Market Place Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 22 Apr 2008
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0960/F

    Construction of new sewage

    Eurocentre North River Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Nov 1994
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0996/TRE

    Works to trees: T1 & T2 - Horse Chestnut - reduce 3m from height and 2m from lateral branches; T3, T4 & T5 - Horse Chestnut - reduce 2.5m from height and 1.5m from lateral branches; T6 - Mature Beech - deadwood & light reduction of lateral branches by up to 1m; T7 - Elm - Reduction of all branches by 1.5m; T8 - Eucalyptus - Reduce height by 3m.

    Caister House Rectory Close Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5EG

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0715/F

    GIS

    Rose Farm Caravan Park Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JS

    Received 22 Aug 1997
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0185/CD

    Discharge of Condition 12 of pp.06/24/0639/CU (Change of use from sheltered housing care home (Use Class C2) to provide a 9no. 1-bedroom supported housing facility (sui generis use) for vulnerable single persons with support needs.) - Proposed lighting details.

    Abbeyfield House, 77-79 Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 1QS

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0856/F

    Two-storey extension to side

    43 Jasmine Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HU

    Received 6 Sept 2004
  7. WITHDRAWN06/22/0766/LDO

    Construction of ancillary single storey training facility and additional parking provision

    Site 9, Excalibur Road Beacon Park Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7RQ

    Received 23 Aug 2022
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0459/BO

    GIS

    Land at O.S. 276 Back Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 May 1997
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0530/HH

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension.

    Keston-Lea, Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HN

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0440/CU

    Change of use to casino

    Windmill Theatre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 May 2002
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0725/F

    GIS

    100 Winifred Way Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Aug 1999
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0283/F

    Construction of pergola and balcony

    The Sedge (Plot 3) Low Farm Somerton Road Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AW

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0919/F

    GIS

    Unit 1 Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Nov 1999
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0746/F

    Proposed single storey front extension

    9 Roseview Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8UP

    Received 6 Dec 2017
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0958/F

    Proposed two storey and single storey rear extension

    4 Elm Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7PL

    Received 11 Nov 2021
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/1049/F

    Raise roof on room at rear

    8 Cromwell Road Southtown Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 15 Dec 2006
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0445/F

    Proposed disabled access ramp

    The Pub on The Prom 74-77 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2DH

    Received 6 Jul 2012
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0878/SU

    Three lifts within brick shafts, including lobbies

    23/49 Cherry Road (odds) Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Oct 2002
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/95/0800/A

    Building Signage

    Gapton Hall Retail Park Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Oct 1995
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0022/F

    Construction of 25 yard open rifle & pistol shooting range

    Dunham Farm Decoy Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jan 1995
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1077/O

    Redevelop single storey shop to single three-bed semi-det dwelling with car standing and forecourt *

    1a Sandown Road (adjacent) Terrys Stores Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Dec 2002
  22. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/97/0408/A

    GIS

    2 Mill Lane Spar Store (Unit 1) Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 May 1997
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0341/F

    Proposed dropped kerb and driveway

    32 Caister Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4DH

    Received 7 May 2014
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0123/F

    New shop front

    111 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AE

    Received 25 Feb 2014

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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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