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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 · 23,194 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,310 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0573/F
Ground floor internal alterations, new shop front and change of use to take- away +
94/95 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Jun 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0548/F
GIS
111 Granville Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth
Received 25 Jun 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0109/F
Two storey rear extension
12 Germander Court Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8SN
Received 6 Mar 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0478/CU
Change of use to car hire firm (Avis) with valeting of cars +
Overall Protection Ltd Sauls Wharf Steam Mill Lane Cobholm Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Jun 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0630/F
Conservatory and tool shed
3 Belle of the East Way Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Aug 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0556/F
Extension to kitchen and conservatory to rear of dwelling
228 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Jul 2005
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0076/CU
Change of use from A1 shop to A5 hot food take away
Around a Pound Gift Shop Franson Park Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BN
Received 9 Feb 2009
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/12/0068/LB
Repair and or replacement of six windows
The Cannons Front Road West Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5SU
Received 10 Feb 2012
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0345/HH
Proposed single storey flat roof rear extension and loft conversion; Utilising flat roof dormer
34 Drift Road Caister on Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5QQ
Received 25 Feb 2022
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0324/F
Erection of conservatory
30 The Close Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Apr 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0242/F
Provide hard standing at the front of the property
Sycamore Cottage South Road, Hemsby, GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JH
Received 15 Apr 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0497/F
Conversion of former bank to dwelling and erection of domestic garage +
Barclays Bank (former) The Green Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 19 Jun 2000
FINALLY DISPOSED OF06/16/0431/F
Redevelopment of site and the construction of 11 dwellings
Former trailer storage yard Mill Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0AR
Received 23 Jun 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0282/F
Sub-division of garden to form two plots and construction of pair of semi-detached houses and double garage
1 Winterton Road (Plot adjacent) Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 15 Mar 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0878/F
Retrospective application for a change of use from a former repair garage to beauty treatment studio (Use Class E) and associated works.
Land to the rear of 58 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DX
Received 28 Nov 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0937/CU
GIS
Area of land next to Pasteur Road and adjoining 14 Plevna Terrace & Warwick Shubrook Ltd Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Nov 1998
ADV. REFUSAL (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/20/0252/A
Replacement of advertising hoardings with 2 x 48 sheet digital advertising displays
Pasteur Road and Southtown Road Land At Junction GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0DS
Received 11 Jun 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0593/F
Two storey extension & demolition of greenhouses
Oak View Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QP
Received 29 Jul 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0312/F
Bedroom extension *
28 Anglian Way Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9DB
Received 3 Apr 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0488/F
GIS
The Old Bus Depot St Peters Road Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Jun 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0433/F
Two storey side and single storey rear extension, and roof conversion, plus balcony to south elevation
Reed Cottage Ashby Road Repps GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5JT
Received 24 May 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0538/HH
Proposed two storey front extension, part two storey, part single storey rear extension, and detached garage.
56 Beccles Road Bradwell NR31 8HF
Received 27 Jun 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0786/F
Dormers in roof of front elevation *
Rainbows End The Craft Winterton Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Aug 2003
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0803/CD
Discharge of Condition 8 of reserved matters approval 06/21/0312/D (Reserved matters for Phase 3 comprising 17 no. dwellings) - Condition 8 - Fire hydrants
Site 25 Beacon Park Gorleston
Received 8 Oct 2024

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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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