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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
241Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,260 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,376 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 28 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0458/F

    Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 06/06/0615/F - re: obscure glazing in bedroom window

    38 Cliff Hill Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6DQ

    Received 27 Jul 2015
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0190/F

    Conservatory

    Station Villa The Street Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4EU

    Received 5 Mar 2008
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0147/F

    Extensions to front, rear and side *

    1 Nightingale Close Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NR

    Received 25 Feb 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1056/O

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/99/1036/O for industrial use +

    Gapton Hall Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Dec 2002
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0001/F

    Detached chalet bungalow with adjoining garage

    Castle Galleon Fakes Road Newport Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Jan 1997
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0429/F

    GIS

    Richard Peters Car Sales Acle New Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1SE

    Received 21 May 1999
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0693/F

    C.O.U from rural buildings to 4 residential units & 2 new build dwellings in style of former agricultural building

    South House Farm Main Road Clippesby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 4 Aug 2006
  8. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/1007/HH

    Retrospective application for the erection of a 6ft close boarded fence on to the side/front of the property

    71 Emmanuel Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7NY

    Received 22 Nov 2022
  9. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/95/0628/A

    Projecting sign for 'National Lottery'

    45/46 Camden Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jul 1995
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0596/F

    Two-storey side extension

    5 Solent Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jun 2004
  11. WITHDRAWN06/04/0137/F

    Front porch

    3 Napoleon Place Great Yarmouth NR30 2NR

    Received 16 Feb 2004
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0792/BF

    Internal alterations and extension *

    Red Roofs Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Sept 1994
  13. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/05/0114/A

    Bingo hall sign, internally applied opaque vinyl films, poster displays and associated lighting

    Former Tesco Supermarket Church Plain Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Feb 2005
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0447/F

    Residential development to form 8 self contained flats

    Gainsborough Court Nelson Road South GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3JL

    Received 18 Jul 2017
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0122/F

    Rear & side two storey extensions - single storey sun lounge (Permitted Development) - demolish existing garage & build new garage repositioned

    Shrive Barn Belton New Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9DU

    Received 1 Mar 2012
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0706/F

    Proposed rear extension forming new kitchen & utility room. Modifications to existing kitchen to form new bathroom. New front entrance porch

    4 Arnold Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5PP

    Received 23 Nov 2010
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0929/F

    GIS

    56 Market Place Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Nov 1999
  18. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/23/0855/TEL

    Proposed installation of fixed line broadband electric communications apparatus 1.no 9m light wooden pole

    Land Opp 2 St Johns Road Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NS

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0467/F

    GIS

    Kingfisher Holiday Park Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Jun 1996
  20. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0428/A

    Freestanding advertisement hoarding

    Sidegate Road (Land at) Hopton Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 18 Jul 2013
  21. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/08/0881/LB

    Demolition of existing two storey rear extension and erection of new two storey extension and single garage

    12 Camperdown Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JB

    Received 4 Dec 2008
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0151/F

    GIS

    98 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Feb 1997
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/1005/CU

    Change of use from offices (bank) to restaurant

    13 Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Dec 1995
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0775/F

    Proposed change of use to form 2 self contained flats to first and second floors

    21 Hall Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1HP

    Received 27 Nov 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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