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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20,459 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. WITHDRAWN06/06/0173/BF

    Demolish changing room & huts. Extn providing changing rooms & boat store. Pitched roof & extn

    Rollesby Broad Sailing Club Burgh Wood Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Feb 2006
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0726/F

    Change of use to the stationing of 25 no static holiday caravans with associated works and planting

    Sundowner Holiday Park Newport Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NW

    Received 23 Nov 2017
  3. WITHDRAWN06/94/0661/O

    Residential development

    Manor House Farm Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Aug 1994
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0259/F

    Formation of new vehicular access to front of driveway

    93 Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 Mar 2007
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0344/F

    GIS

    9 Broom Close Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RZ

    Received 26 Apr 1999
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0529/CU

    Change of use of ground floor accommodation to two one-bed flats

    65 Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3DX

    Received 7 Jul 2005
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0367/BF

    Single storey artist studio in rear garden private use

    The Poppins Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HJ NR29 3HJ

    Received 19 Apr 2006
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0415/F

    Conservatory at rear, pitched tiled roof over front flat roof and extension to form wc *

    17 Bendish Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 May 2001
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0674/F

    Relocate weighbridge, install concrete wall at north end, reposition fence and gates at south end.

    East Quay South Denes Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 31 Aug 2005
  10. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/19/0505/CD

    Discharge of condition 3, 9 and 10 of Planning Permission 06/17/0479/F - 3 - Contaminated land report; 9 - Method statement for bats and nesting birds; 10 - Extent of grazing land and muck heap

    Tretts Lane (Land at) Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AY

    Received 6 Sept 2019
  11. EST/LAW USE CER.06/21/0029/EU

    Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use - Established change of use from tea shop to residential

    195 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6RP

    Received 11 Jan 2021
  12. NO OBJECTION06/23/0934/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1no. 9m wooden pole for fixed broadband

    Outside 2 St Johns Road Belton NR31 9NS

    Received 27 Dec 2023
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0175/F

    Removal of condition 2 of p.p. BF.5029/1 and ass'd alts. to allow all year round occup. as 5 dwellings for social housing

    87a/87e Beach Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Mar 1996
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0681/F

    Proposed front porch extension

    14 Selwyn Drive Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9LR NR31 9LR

    Received 1 Aug 2007
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0698/CU

    Change of use from retail premises to daytime cafe

    92 Church Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7BJ

    Received 15 Oct 2014
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0545/F

    To site 3 No. field shelters in permanent positions and a line of trees as landscaping

    The Paddocks Back Lane, West End West Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5ST

    Received 4 Sept 2012
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0245/F

    Alterations to site - reconfiguration of click and collect area; erection of McDonald's Restaurant with drive thru facility; car parking and associated works

    Asda Car Park Acle New Road Runham Vauxhall GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1SF

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0124/F

    Extns to form garage lounge conservatory bedrm bathrm sunroom; & outbuilding to form store shed & hobbies room

    6 Coronation Avenue Rollesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 5ED NR29 5ED

    Received 6 Feb 2006
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0967/F

    Delete cond 4 of pp 6/01/132/F - relating to noise from games machines and amplified music systems

    The Holkham Hotel Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Oct 2004
  20. Undecided06/26/0732/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Orders: (TPO No.8 2016) - T1 (Oak) - 3m crown reduction ; (TPO No.9 2016) - T1 (Oak) - 3m crown reduction.

    2A Roseview Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8UP

    Received 13 Sept 2026
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0264/F

    Enlargement and rebuild of existing outbuilding

    22 West Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RP

    Received 25 Apr 2017
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0662/F

    First floor bedroom extension over existing garage

    22 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jul 2004
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0196/SU

    New front extensions and alterations (Frederick Road); new rear extensions and alterations (West Road)

    21-24, 29-32 Frederick Road 14-18 West Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 24 Mar 2009
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0628/F

    Lean-to warehouse for unloading of delivery vehicles

    Nelson Yard South Denes Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 16 Jul 2007

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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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