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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 · 23,317 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,433 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/19/0398/CU

    Change of use of existing barn and surrounding land to mixed D1/D2 to allow meeting room and proposed use of Post Mill as a visitors place

    Mill Cottage Mill Road Mautby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3DY

    Received 9 Jul 2019
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0221/F

    Garage extension

    40 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3NH

    Received 6 Apr 2009
  3. WITHDRAWN06/21/0626/CU

    Proposed change of use of the Macey Room at Shrublands Youth & Adult Centre from general community meeting use into a "Not for Profit" community shop

    Shrublands Youth & Adult Centre Magdalen Way Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7BP

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  4. APPROVE06/26/0612/OBL

    Discharge of planning obligation required by Section 106 Agreement dated 15th October 2021 linked to pp 06/20/0156/O: Payment of financial contributions to Great Yarmouth Borough Council for Natura 2000 Contribution (GIRAMS mitigation).

    Foster Close (land off) Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0876/F

    GIS

    126 Trafalgar Road West Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Oct 1999
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0929/F

    Single storey dwelling and ancillary works

    381 The Glebe Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JA NR29 4JA

    Received 3 Nov 2006
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0236/O

    GIS

    Woodland Cottage (adjacent) St Johns Road Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Mar 1997
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0337/F

    Extension to hall and bedroom *

    53 Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Apr 2000
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0626/CU

    Change of use from fish and chip shop to residential dwelling *

    182 Church Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6NN

    Received 14 Aug 2001
  10. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0459/F

    Change of use and conversion of nine holiday flats to six residential flats +

    65 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jun 2001
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0839/F

    Construction of drama and music rooms incorporating new recording studio +

    Caister High School Windsor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LS

    Received 24 Sept 2002
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0540/F

    Demolition of buildings and development comprising forty three residential units (2, 3 & 4 bedroomed units)

    The Malthouse Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jul 1996
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0760/F

    New glazed canopy for new outpatient clinic. Replacement windows at ground floor and Clere storey

    James Paget University Hospital NHS Trust Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA

    Received 2 Dec 2009
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0799/F

    GIS

    Lindgreat Ltd Harfreys Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Oct 1996
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0321/F

    Two storey extension to rear

    The Old Rectory, Beccles Road Fritton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9EX

    Received 20 Apr 2005
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0391/F

    Two single storey dwellings and ancillary works

    Plots 384 & 384A The Glebe Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JA

    Received 15 Jun 2009
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0386/F

    Two storey front extension

    96 Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RQ

    Received 11 Jun 2009
  18. Not proceeded with06/23/0644/F

    Proposed construction of access roads within the site, 28no. static caravan bases with verandas and associated parking spaces, associated infrastructure and landscaping, and change of use of existing fields from touring caravan use to stationing of 28no. static caravans

    Vauxhall Holiday Park Acle New Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1TB

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/04/0129/A

    Side panel fascia sign to serve ATM ( illuminated)

    15 Hall Quay Barclays Bank plc Great Yarmouth NR30 1HL

    Received 12 Feb 2004
  20. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/15/0556/CD

    Demoliton and redevelopment to form 5, 3-bedroom town houses- Discharge of conditions 3,4 &6 Re: PP06/14/0623/F

    Salisbury Arms Public House 33 Century Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0BX

    Received 7 Oct 2015
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0195/O

    Sub division of plot and construction of 1 bedroom bungalow with parking /turning space and new access

    Holly Tree Cottage Sandy Lane Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9LT

    Received 29 Mar 2019
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0660/O

    GIS

    Cornercroft Back Road Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Sept 1996
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0483/F

    Demolition of single and two-storey commercial buildings. Construction of 8 no. town houses

    Avenue Works Avenue Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6NZ

    Received 3 Aug 2010
  24. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0352/HH

    Proposed erection of single storey pitched roof front extension; Demolition of existing flat roofed outbuildings and erection of single storey flat roofed store to side and front.

    5 University Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7QL

    Received 7 May 2025

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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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