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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 · 23,196 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,312 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/24/0008/HH
Single storey rear and side flat roof extension
162 Ormesby Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5NL
Received 4 Jan 2024
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/95/0326/A
Four flagpoles plus flags
Kirkland House Main Cross Road Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Apr 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0029/F
GIS
Manor House Farm (Barn) Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 20 Jan 1998
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/95/0410/F
Three-bedroomed detached bungalow with detached garage
12 Sun Lane (adjacent) Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 10 May 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0054/F
Small porch to front of property *
59 Wolseley Road Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0EN
Received 23 Jan 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0489/CU
GIS
13/14 South Quay Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Jun 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0768/F
Proposed single storey rear extension
53 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 28 Aug 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0789/F
Golf pro's shop extension *
Gorleston Golf Club Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 20 Sept 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0337/F
Environmental improvement works (remediation)
Former Southtown Gasworks Suffolk Road Gorleston-On-Sea NR31 0LQ
Received 20 Jul 2020
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0452/F
GIS
Plot 5 Low Road Repps Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Jun 1998
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0767/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of pp 06/21/0282/PDE - Retain existing pitched roof at rear of building and flat roof on the extension. Installation of smaller windows into side of extension opening inwards
1 Rowan Court North Market Road Winterton-on-sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4BH
Received 15 Sept 2022
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0707/F
Proposed ground and first floor extensions
12 Paddock Close Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9NT NR31 9NT
Received 7 Aug 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0014/F
Replace internal walls to change property back to two houses
5/6 Camperdown Great Yarmouth
Received 8 Jan 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0545/F
Detached domestic garage
34 California Avenue Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NS
Received 24 Aug 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0506/CU
GIS
27 Kent Square Great Yarmouth NR30 2EA
Received 14 Jun 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0423/F
Alterations and extension
Rose Farm Cess Road Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 9 May 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0803/F
GIS
Stardust Amusements Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BN
Received 23 Oct 1996
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/11/0525/A
Erection of single sign board at pedestrian entrance and erection of double sign board at vehicular entrance
East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Aug 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0859/F
Retrospective permission for demolition of existing building; erection of detached 2 bedroomed dwelling with cart shed outbuilding and parking area [Amended Plans Received]
Former Dabs N Crabs site Scratby Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3PQ
Received 24 Sept 2022
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0533/TRE
Proposed works to a protected tree (Tree Preservation Order TPO No.18 2020) T1 - Sycamore - Fell
3 Pyman Close Martham NR29 4UR
Received 25 Jun 2024
NO OBJECTION06/00/0382/M
GDO Part 24 application - three dual polar antennae and one dish antenna onto existing tower *
J W Munnings Harfreys Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth
Received 10 May 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0601/F
Two-storey extension *
1 Bridgford Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SF
Received 17 Jul 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0440/F
Repair to shop front, replacement windows and doors. External staircase to first floor flats at rear of building
31/31A Hall Plain GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2QD
Received 13 Jun 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0489/F
Rear extension, porch extension, increase in roof pitch with dormer on side elevation to form accommodation within roof space
24 Sun Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PY
Received 14 Aug 2013

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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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