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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 · 23,333 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,449 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0002/F

    Porch to front and extension to rear of existing house

    4 Fisher Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 5 Jan 2009
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0093/F

    Removal of existing conservatory and replacement with sun room extension

    York Lee King Street Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 27 Jan 2006
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0292/F

    Removal of existing shopfront and air conditioning units and install a new shopfront and new air conditioning

    3 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AF

    Received 10 May 2011
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0457/SU

    GIS

    149-153 Blackfriars Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 May 1999
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0785/CD

    Discharge of Condition 8 Part (A) Submission of archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation, of pp 06/23/0504/F (Construction of 55 dwellings (Class C3) with associated access, drainage, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure.)

    Land North of Barton Way Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0843/F

    Conversion of existing residence into three flats *

    11/12 Market Row Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Sept 2003
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0041/F

    Demolition of workshop and construction of two semi-detached dwellings

    6 Pier Walk Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DA

    Received 11 Jan 2006
  8. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/18/0047/LB

    Conversion of ground floor from retail into cafe/restaurant. Conversion of first, second and third floor to 7 no. flats/duplex

    43 Market Row GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1PB

    Received 30 Jan 2018
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1104/CU

    Change of use to lorry park +

    Townlands Harfreys Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Dec 2002
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0571/F

    Renewal of planning permission 06/16/0462/F - Siting of a night watchman's caravan and display for sale of four motor cars

    85B North Quay Carwash Site (next to Kwik Fit) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1JF

    Received 8 Oct 2018
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0058/BO

    Bungalow in garden of No. 3 Sportsmans Cottages with new vehicular access to No. 3 from Main Road

    3 Sportsmans Cottages Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jan 1995
  12. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/07/0821/A

    Proposed new fascia sign

    Unit E1, Gapton Hall Retail Park Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 0LZ

    Received 18 Sept 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0363/F

    Removal of condition 3 of Planning Permission 6/81/940/F to allow use as domestic dwelling (not in conjuction with Bakery/Restaurant)

    The Bungalow (Rear of Cottage Loaf Bakery) Station Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0180/F

    Revised proposal to raise building 300mm more off ground level on new annexe originally approved under 06/09/0719/F

    Golden Jubilee Pavilion Bradwell Bowling Green Green Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QG

    Received 25 Mar 2010
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0899/F

    Upvc conservatory *

    1 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Nov 2000
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0094/O

    GIS

    K M and Chris Brown Car Sales Suffolk Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Feb 1999
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0914/F

    Extension to existing rooms in roof space to form new dormer at rear of bungalow

    5 St Hilda Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5LH NR30 5LH

    Received 27 Oct 2006
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0676/F

    Concrete stable block of three stables, tack room and hay store adjacent to workshops

    Hall Farm Cottage Mautby Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Aug 1995
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1103/F

    Conservatory to rear

    39 Webster Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5ZA

    Received 27 Nov 2003
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0998/F

    Removal of existing conservatory and erection of full width single storey rear extension

    1 Seamans Cottages Sidegate Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AS

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0224/CU

    Retrospective application for change of use from residential (C3) to 6 bed HMO (C4) and proposed single storey side extension

    48 Crown Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2JQ

    Received 15 Mar 2022
  22. NO OBJECTION06/26/0462/TEL

    Notification of proposed installation of telecommunications apparatus: Installation of 1No. Arqiva OMNI antenna on a new support pole fixed to the water tower; Installation of 1No. Arqiva equipment cabinet; Ancillary development including ground cabinets and concrete base.

    Martham Water Tower, Somerton Road West Somerton NR29 4DH

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0727/F

    Proposed single storey side extension

    2 Broad View Court Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5HG

    Received 7 Dec 2012
  24. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0726/F

    Two-storey side and front extension

    13 South Garden Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TL

    Received 24 Nov 2010

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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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