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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 · 23,233 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,349 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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. WITHDRAWN06/14/0457/F

    Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/81/0807/F to allow year round holiday use

    57 Tan Lane (Rear of) Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DT

    Received 20 Jun 2014
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0293/F

    Conversion of tanning shop and flat into three flats

    209 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RR

    Received 21 May 2013
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/1047/F

    Open porch and conservatory

    11 Youell Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Dec 1994
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0702/F

    Removal of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/02/1039/F to allow casino to additionally operate between 6AM to 8AM

    Grosvenor Casino Shadingfield Lodge Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Oct 2011
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0140/F

    Erection of rear extension

    32 The Cobbleways Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4AG

    Received 27 Feb 2012
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0103/F

    Single storey rear extension

    44 Humberstone Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8AF

    Received 13 Feb 2018
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0374/O

    Erection of a detached 4 bedroom house with garage

    Former Tea Rooms Station Road Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 19 Apr 2007
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0759/F

    First floor extension to rear to form bedroom over existing kitchen & installation of two velux roof lights.

    19 Poplar Drive Filby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 27 Sept 2005
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0535/F

    GIS

    1 Queens Place Cobholm Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jun 1997
  10. NO OBJECTION06/24/0874/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1 x 10m light wooden poles at 2 separate locations and 1 x 9m at another location, in the same work area

    R/o Footway Beach Road, opp junction The Close R/o Footway O/S 25 Beach Road, near junction near The Close R/o Footway 28-29 The Close Hemsby

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0572/F

    Entry lobby and toilets extension, sun lounge restaurant/bar extension and internal toilets modifications

    Lacon Arms Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HS

    Received 13 Oct 2015
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0315/F

    Conversion of existing detached garage to form granny annexe

    Belmont House Winterton Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HH

    Received 3 Jun 2019
  13. LIST.BLD.REFUSE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0670/LB

    Conversion of rear and ground floor sections of building to form two two-bedroomed residential units

    41 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PN

    Received 15 Nov 2018
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0899/CU

    Extend use of former retail unit as offices for further five years

    32a Tolhouse Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2SQ

    Received 29 Sept 2003
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0769/F

    GIS

    5 Crab Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Sept 1999
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0459/O

    Erection of dwelling and associated works

    10 Playing Field Lane Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4SP

    Received 11 Sept 2020
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/14/0723/F

    Demolish existing timber framed chalet and erect two chalet bungalows

    34 California Avenue Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NS

    Received 14 Oct 2014
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0119/F

    Variation of condition 3 of pp. 06/12/0514/F - to enable the wider site to be used as a single dwelling with up to 2 holiday lets, in any combination

    The White House Manor Farm Road East Somerton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DY

    Received 10 Feb 2021
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0301/F

    Extension of shop front to form separate take-away entry to existing fish and chip restaurant

    58 Regent Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AL

    Received 1 Apr 2004
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0937/F

    GIS

    59 Harley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4JT

    Received 18 Nov 1999
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0272/CU

    Change of use from shop to extra seating area for cafe next door

    Masons Stores Branford Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 May 2011
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0922/PDE

    Prior approval for larger home extension - Rear extension to form day room

    10 Meadowcroft Bungalows Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QQ

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/1034/F

    GIS

    32 North River Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1SH

    Received 23 Dec 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0059/F

    Proposed rear kitchen extension; front porch and bay window extension.

    28 Sharpe Way Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3PT

    Received 28 Jan 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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