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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
29,574Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,331 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,447 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/17/0671/O

    Self contained bungalow within curtilage of 1 Brett Cottages

    1 Brett Cottages Sidegate Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AT

    Received 24 Oct 2017
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0764/BF

    Demolition of rear lobby and utility room and construction of new single storey kitchen *

    1 Broad Cottage Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AA

    Received 11 Sept 2000
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0760/F

    Two storey extension to east elevation.

    Windy Ridge 37 Church Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 28 Sept 2005
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0831/F

    Retrospective application for siting of Click-and-Collect InPost Parcel Locker

    Channells Norfolk Preserves Limited 82 Hamilton Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LZ

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0899/F

    Demolition of front entrance

    30 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Oct 1994
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0064/F

    Dropped kerb and vehicular access

    59 Church Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7BL NR31 7BL

    Received 6 Feb 2017
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0025/F

    Extension to form sitting room on west elevation

    5 Hunter Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9UA

    Received 12 Jan 2012
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0248/F

    Erection of timber constructed lighthouse approximately 6 metres high and 3 metres diameter at base *

    Arnold Palmer Putting Course Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Mar 2001
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0978/F

    Construction of new conservatories

    6 Pier Walk Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DA

    Received 22 Nov 2006
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0386/F

    Revised submission for single storey rear and larger side extension and change of materials

    69 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QF

    Received 23 May 2014
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/1000/F

    Proposed two storey lounge and bedroom extension

    Rose Harve Off Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JS

    Received 16 Nov 2007
  12. NO OBJECTION06/00/0897/SU

    Extend surfaced playground *

    Woodland Middle School Church Walk Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QQ

    Received 2 Nov 2000
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0525/BF

    Retention of fishing lake and summer house

    Lake View House Alder-Carr-Lake Court Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5ET

    Received 27 Jun 2000
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0734/F

    Variation of condition to allow occupancy from 27th February to 11th February the following year

    33 and 34 Four Acres Estate Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JB

    Received 29 Nov 2017
  15. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/11/0802/A

    Retention of 'V' shaped low level roadsign with 4 No associated directional lights - previously approved 06/07/0035/A

    Fritton Lake Church Lane Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9HA

    Received 20 Dec 2011
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0957/F

    Hardstanding for mobile scanning vehicles

    J Paget Healthcare NHS Trust Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA

    Received 6 Oct 2004
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0637/F

    Single garage *

    4 Bewick Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Aug 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0402/F

    Erection of a beach hut *

    Rottenstone Lane Scratby Great Yarmouth (Hut No 1)

    Received 7 May 2002
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0321/F

    GIS

    1 Old Mill Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Apr 1998
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0052/F

    Proposed new extensions to existing bungalow

    38 Sun Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PY

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0880/F

    Construction of two new single storey holiday let cottages adjacent existing main hotel

    Cliff Hotel Cliff Hill Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6DH

    Received 15 Oct 2021
  22. EST/LAW USE CER.06/95/0524/EU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as self-contained residential flats

    75 York Road Great Yarmouth (Flats 1, 2, 3 and 4)

    Received 20 Jun 1995
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0006/F

    Proposed two storey side extension and new front entrance porch

    11 Greenacres Woodfarm Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7JA

    Received 7 Jan 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0632/CU

    Change of use from shop to domestic premises *

    189 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1DA

    Received 25 Jul 2000

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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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