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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 · 23,343 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,459 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/16/0445/F

    Construction of 2 no. bungalows and domestic garages

    Crab Lane (rear of 12-18) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8DJ NR31 8DJ

    Received 30 Jun 2016
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0315/F

    Change of use from office (Use Class E(c)(iii)) to a 3-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3(c)), with associated external alterations.

    South Yarmouth Area Housing Office (north of 90a King Street) Great Yarmouth NR30 2PR

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0951/CU

    GIS

    Unit 7/7A Regent Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Dec 1996
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0662/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    13 St Peters Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7EF

    Received 14 Nov 2012
  5. EST/LAW USE CER.06/24/0589/PU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development concerning the implementation of planning permission 06/18/0142/F (Conversion of the existing dwelling into 3 no 1 bedroom self-contained flats)

    Bramalea Guest House 114 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0668/F

    Extension to existing cart lodge to provide Gym, Home Office and Studio

    Honeysuckle Barns 3 Hemsby Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4QG

    Received 8 Dec 2020
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0269/F

    GIS

    12 Webster Way Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Apr 1997
  8. WITHDRAWN06/03/0074/SU

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/99/0989/SU for residential bungalow development

    8a/8b Hamilton Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Jan 2003
  9. WITHDRAWN06/98/0511/M

    GIS

    Seadell Chalet Park Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Jun 1998
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0359/F

    GIS

    Unit 3 James Court Hewett Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell

    Received 30 Apr 1997
  11. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/01/0150/D

    Detached house and garage +

    Cooper Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Feb 2001
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0761/F

    Single storey extension to rear of property

    9 Church Close Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5JZ

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0703/F

    Erection of a shed

    Willow Tree Garden Marsh Lane Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NE

    Received 7 Nov 2011
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0099/O

    Residential development

    St Nicholas Drive (land west of) Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5RE

    Received 18 Feb 2019
  15. WITHDRAWN06/08/0114/A

    Installation of an illuminated sign

    37-39 Market Gates Shopping Centre Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AX

    Received 8 Feb 2008
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/99/0206/A

    Signs advertising nature of the business ie. car park +

    3/4 North Drive Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Mar 1999
  17. NO OBJECTION06/09/0438/SU

    Provision of 3-bay modular classroom

    Hillside First School Lords Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Jul 2009
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0132/F

    New entrance and toilets extension

    Westrup Potatoes Ltd Lime Kiln Walk North Quay Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Feb 1996
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0279/TRE

    T1 Oak -To crown raise to 4.5m and reduce lateral branches by up to 3.0m to clear from property due to growth conflict. T2 - 14 Oaks to crown raise to 4.5m for mower access [TPO No.8 2000]

    Homefield First School Homefield Avenue Bradwell NR31 8NS

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0040/F

    Flat roof extension to rear and dormer to form bathroom & office

    12 Royden Way Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AZ

    Received 15 Jan 2016
  21. WITHDRAWN06/15/0602/F

    Conversion of doctors surgery, pharmacy and residential flat to form 6 single residential units. Two storey rear extension

    St Johns Road Pharmacy Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JT

    Received 15 Oct 2015
  22. LIST.BLD.REFUSE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0953/BL

    GIS

    Martham Mill Riverside Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Nov 1995
  23. NO OBJECTION06/02/0081/SU

    Extension to existing enclosed courtyard to enlarge hall and form new library *

    Woodlands Middle School Church Walk Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QQ

    Received 30 Jan 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0077/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/13/0717/F for car sales office, workshop and store

    School Road Back Jubilee Cars Runham Vauxhall GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1LB

    Received 12 Feb 2019

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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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