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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 · 23,335 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,451 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/09/0232/F

    Extension of boundary wall

    4 Allendale Road Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5ES

    Received 7 Apr 2009
  2. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/10/0101/F

    Retrospective application for change of use of part of agricultural land to domestic curtilage. Erection of stables, tack room, hay store and double garage. New vehicular access with gates and alter existing vehicular access to pedestrian access

    Fernlea Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 3LN

    Received 19 Feb 2010
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0934/F

    GIS

    3 Lark Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8SB

    Received 10 Dec 1996
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0059/F

    Front porch

    4 The Avenue Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 16 Jan 2006
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0914/O

    Develop part of land as residential building plot

    The Tavern Public House Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Nov 1995
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0004/F

    Replacement of existing mono pitch roof with double pitch roof, increase in eaves height

    1 Maygrove Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1DG

    Received 4 Jan 2017
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0546/F

    Alterations to build dining room to replace approved conservatory 06/14/0290/F

    30 Reynolds Avenue Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5QE

    Received 15 Aug 2016
  8. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/04/1005/A

    Promotional banners, flags and 'A' frames

    Tesco Stores Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW

    Received 20 Oct 2004
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0204/F

    Alterations and extensions to enlarge bedroom

    Greenfield 77 Fakes Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JL

    Received 11 Mar 2008
  10. WITHDRAWN06/98/0822/CU

    GIS

    Hall Farm(part of) Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Oct 1998
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0108/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.3 1984) - A1 - x7 oak, 1 holly, 12 monkey puzzle. Works required: Crown lifting of all trees within A1 up to maximum of 3m; Severing of ivy upon x2 oak trees upon S.W boundary up to 1m from base; Removal of self-set holly within grave sets; Removal of dead branches within monkey puzzles; Removal of dead tree upon western boundary

    Cemetery, Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3BA

    Received 19 Feb 2026
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0550/O

    Two dwellings

    Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth (land at First School)

    Received 28 Jun 1994
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0688/F

    Proposed extension and alterations

    5 Dover Court Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5UH

    Received 7 Dec 2018
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0774/F

    First floor bedroom extension +

    10 Little Scratby Crescent Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Oct 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0960/F

    Removal of 3no. shipping containers and erection of new storage building; Removal of two-storey portacabin and replacement with single-storey portacabin on same location; Installation of gates.

    Water Management Alliance (Eastern) Cess Road Martham NR29 4RF

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0312/F

    GIS

    97 Springfield Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Apr 1999
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0738/F

    Demolition of existing single storey outbuildings and construction of new single storey pitched roof extension

    Narrowgate Rose Cottage Court Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5HQ NR29 5HG

    Received 22 Nov 2009
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0791/F

    GIS

    4 Cromer Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Sept 1999
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0138/F

    Proposed removal of 2no. existing external ATM machines and associated signs, replacement by 1no. new external ATM machine. Replace existing shopfront glazing panels to match existing. New signage

    181 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1LS

    Received 17 Feb 2023
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0452/CU

    Renewal of PP 06/08/0044/CU for change of use from Guest House to Residential & to separate building back to original two family dwellings

    80-81 Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4LB

    Received 22 Jul 2010
  21. FINALLY DISPOSED OF Conditions/Reasons06/18/0694/D

    Demolition of part of former bakery and erection of 7 starter homes

    6 Howard Street North (Watsons Bakery) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1PF

    Received 12 Dec 2018
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0464/F

    GIS

    18 Balmoral Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jun 1996
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/0304/A

    Trough light above existing shop front fascia and shop sign on side wall

    69 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RQ

    Received 21 Mar 2006
  24. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/18/0206/LB

    To replace existing external wooden south aisle door with a new oak glazed door with glazed lights

    The Parish Church of St George Fleggburgh Road Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5HH

    Received 28 Mar 2018

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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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