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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
240Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,289 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,405 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/06/0445/F

    White UPVC Victorian conservatory

    2 Copeman Close (off Pit Road) Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 16 May 2006
  2. Undecided06/26/0788/CD

    Discharge of Condition 3: Submission of HMO Management Plan, of pp 06/26/0477/F (Change of use from a 12-person, 12-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation with Manager's Flat (sui generis use), to a 16-person, 16-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation with Manager's Room)

    46 Queens Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3JR

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0735/F

    Relaxation of extg. condition to allow extended habitation period for bungalows i.e. 1st March - 14th January

    Sand Dune Cottages rear of 57a Tan Lane Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Sept 1995
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0860/F

    White UPVC lean to Conservatory with brick dwarfwall

    20 Colomb Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8BT NR31 8BT

    Received 9 Oct 2006
  5. WITHDRAWN06/01/0178/A

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    4 Marine Parade Royal Hotel Great Yarmouth NR30 3AE

    Received 5 Mar 2001
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0914/F

    Construction of a rock berm on Hemsby beach measuring a maximum 1330m long, 20m wide and 3m high; installation of new beach access ramp at Hemsby Gap; removal and relocation of existing Hexiblocks from southern end of the site for use within the berm and ramp features

    Land on Hemsby beach between Newport Road and northern end of overflow car park, off Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 2 Nov 2021
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0680/F

    New brick garage.

    The Wheelwrights Arms 65 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 6 Sept 2005
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0212/F

    Proposed single storey side extension

    2 Bulmer Lane Ocean Villa Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AF

    Received 7 Apr 2015
  9. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/0591/A

    Installation of 1no. internally-illuminated fascia sign and 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign.

    Starling House, Lancelot Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BF

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0037/F

    Proposed flat roof extension to create new lounge and patio area

    The Gables 6 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 9 Jan 2007
  11. WITHDRAWN06/08/0334/F

    Rear first floor bedroom extension

    Sunnyside Mill Lane Fleggburgh Great yarmouth NR29 3AW

    Received 23 Apr 2008
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0257/F

    Development of a Community Diagnostic Centre (Class E(e)) including part demolition, erection of extensions and external alterations, together with associated drainage, engineering and landscaping works.

    Cranbrook Centre, Northgate Hospital Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BU

    Received 8 Apr 2024
  13. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/11/0709/A

    Company name sign on building

    20 Church Plain Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1NE

    Received 24 Oct 2011
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0361/F

    Erection of a 2.2 metre high, profile mesh fence

    Saul's Wharf Steam Mill Lane Great Yarmouth NR31 0GU

    Received 14 Jun 2010
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0737/CU

    Change of use from driving range to garden

    72 Warren Road (Land adjacent) Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JT

    Received 3 Nov 2014
  16. WITHDRAWN Conditions/Reasons06/00/0600/SU

    Pair of semi-detached houses

    72 Berry Close (land adja) Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jul 2000
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0341/F

    Installation of roof-mounted plant *

    Asda Store Acle New Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 7SF

    Received 1 May 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0956/BF

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    Pt OS 3091 The Street Thurne Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Dec 1996
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0041/F

    Remove rear hipped end and build gable end with roof conversion and detached garage

    28 Belstead Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5BB

    Received 22 Jan 2014
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0256/F

    Alterations and extension to dwelling

    Old World Cottage Fleggburgh Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5AJ NR29 5AJ

    Received 20 Apr 2009
  21. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/25/0026/PDE

    Application for Prior Approval for a larger home extension - Proposed removal of existing rear conservatory and construction of a pitched roof single storey rear extension

    8 Kennedy Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6TA

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  22. APPROVED BY NCC06/99/0310/F

    GIS

    Ventureforth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Apr 1999
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/0103/A

    Installation of 1no. 1050mm X 1950mm sign with Downlight and installation of 1no. 600mmx 600mm Back Lit Sign.

    95-96 North Denes Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LW

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  24. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0195/F

    Temporary (1 year) variation of condition number 7 of PP 06/05/0890/F to allow extended opening until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday nights

    Lucky Star 30 Trafalgar Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Mar 2009

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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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