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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
29,572Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,206 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,322 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 28 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. WITHDRAWN06/06/0276/F

    Extension to form a kitchen/ diner with bedroom over

    Reed Cottage Beccles Road Fritton Norfolk NR31 9HB NR31 9HB

    Received 15 Mar 2006
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1148/F

    Single storey lean-to conservatory at side of bungalow

    72 California Crescent California Great Yarmouth NR29 3QP

    Received 29 Nov 2004
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0630/F

    Extension to sheet metal works

    SAS Sheet Metal Works Vanguard Road Gapton Hall Ind.Est Great Yarmouth (Parish of Bradwell)

    Received 9 Sept 2014
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0774/F

    Single storey rear extension *

    Abbotswood School Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Sept 2002
  5. PERMITTED DEV.06/15/0215/PDC

    Details of prior approval - Change of use from office to residential

    32 Hall Plain GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2QD

    Received 14 Apr 2015
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0175/O

    Erection of 3 bungalows & garages/carports rear of 30 Bulmer Lane with access off Lavender Court

    30 Bulmer Lane Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AF

    Received 21 Mar 2019
  7. Accept Amend Notice06/20/0302/NMA

    Non material amendment to pp 06/20/0070/F - alterations, re-positioning & change of materials

    40 Warren Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6JT

    Received 1 Jul 2020
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0765/F

    Single storey front extension

    7 Sandpiper Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8JE

    Received 20 Nov 2014
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0642/F

    Ground floor extensions to both sides of building

    Redgates School Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jul 1995
  10. WITHDRAWN06/03/0251/CU

    Change of use from shop to residential *

    The Old Bonds Deneside Great Yarmouth NR30 2PP

    Received 21 Mar 2003
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0819/F

    GIS

    Yarmouth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0ER

    Received 19 Oct 1998
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0138/F

    Two-storey extension

    Woodlands The Green Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3JT

    Received 22 Feb 2005
  13. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/22/0536/CD

    Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10 of pp. 06/21/0411/F as varied by 06/22/0212/VCF - Document of flood proofing techniques; Flood Response Plan; Arboricultural report; Landscape Plan; Land contamination

    Mildred Stone House Lawn Avenue GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1QS

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  14. NOT APPLICABLE06/23/0153/HH

    Proposed erection of 6ft fence (rear & side) and 4ft fence (front); path fence and small gate; Erection of conservatory to the rear

    18 Rising Way Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4RN

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  15. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/0872/A

    Installation of a non-illuminated free-standing sign in the front garden, and a non-illuminated sign board mounted to the garden railings.

    The Old Vicarage, 24 Church Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0689/O

    Seven town houses with garages

    Great Yarmouth Timber School Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1LQ

    Received 20 Jul 2004
  17. Undecided06/26/0702/F

    Installation of historic Gorleston Carnegie Clock on freestanding clock tower structure within flower bed

    Land at Bakers Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QT

    Received 3 Sept 2026
  18. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/13/0653/F

    Change of Use to Class A2 Retail (Financial & Professional Services) for use as a bookmaker, new shop front, installation of air-conditioning condensers and satellite dish

    19 Market Place Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1LY

    Received 29 Oct 2013
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0347/F

    New ground floor extension to front of house

    41 Laburnum Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Apr 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0458/CU

    Use of unit for educational training of children not in mainstream schooling

    Unit 2 Jones (GC) Way Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0GA

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0702/F

    Proposed internal alterations and extension with new roof conversion

    25 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PX

    Received 9 Oct 2014
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0072/F

    Ren pp 06/97/0835/F for use of former agricultural land to form new car park and access, new information building

    Church Road/Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Feb 2004
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/19/0531/A

    Proposed 1x 42" LCD media screen. 3 x 1250mm x 700mm flag pole signs

    Tesco Pasteur Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0DW

    Received 12 Sept 2019
  24. Undecided06/26/0496/CD

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) of pp. 06/23/0056/F (Erection of 77 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works.)

    Land South of Meadowland Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jun 2026

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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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