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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 · 23,360 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,476 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/04/0899/BF

    Extensions to timber bungalow

    Repps Haven Riverside Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Sept 2004
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0123/F

    Change of use from shop to single self contained dwelling

    41 Nelson Road Central GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2NJ

    Received 22 Feb 2018
  3. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/23/0794/CD

    Proposed discharge of Condition 18 of pp 06/22/0008/F (Demolition of existing building and erection of new foodstore and associated works) - Condition 18: Proposed Contamination Materials Management Plan

    Trafalgar College Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DN

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  4. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0081/CD

    Conversion of barn to a residential dwelling with addition of rear extension - Discharge condition 3 Re: Planning Permission 06/15/0694/F

    5 Collis Lane (Barn adj) East Somerton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DS

    Received 10 Feb 2017
  5. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0005/A

    1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 internally illuminated projecting sign

    Newlook 138A High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QX NR31 6QX

    Received 11 Jan 2013
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0834/BF

    Extension to kitchen

    Decoy Farm Mautby Lane Mautby Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Aug 2004
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0482/F

    Loft conversion to form office and storage of miscellaneous building materials and equipment +

    Church Farm Barn Main Road Clippesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jun 2001
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0062/TRE

    Proposed works to protected trees (TPO No.13 1993) T17 London Plane and T19 Holm Oak - Reduce crown spread to 6m

    Northgate Primary School Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP

    Received 24 Jan 2024
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0622/F

    Dem warehouse and erect new bdg forming ten flatlets and communal areas used in conjunction with care home +

    Appleton Lodge Bath Hill Terrace Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Jul 2002
  10. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0082/PAD

    Prior approval application for proposed change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 no. dwellinghouses.

    Rectory Farm Low Road Martham Norwich NR29 4RE

    Received 2 Feb 2022
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0619/O

    Proposed erection of a dwelling

    20 Poplar Drive Filby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3HU NR29 3HU

    Received 10 Jul 2006
  12. WITHDRAWN06/22/0658/O

    Proposed outline permission for sub-division of garden plot for erection of 1 no. dwelling (new access off Martham Road); All other matters reserved

    79 Martham Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4NG

    Received 20 Jul 2022
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0041/F

    Proposed kitchen extension at rear

    14 Addison Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PA

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0409/F

    Alterations and extensions to side

    13 Dover Court Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5UH

    Received 24 May 2005
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0930/F

    Conservatory *

    3 Siskin Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8JZ

    Received 15 Nov 2000
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0070/F

    Erection of bungalow and garage

    Hawthorn House Penguin Road Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NU

    Received 27 Jan 2005
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0244/F

    Single storey extension to rear (variation of detail of parapet wall to boundary and reduction in size) - previously approved under 06/11/0642/F

    59 Middleton Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7PG

    Received 20 Apr 2012
  18. APPROVE06/19/0720/NMA

    Non-material amendment of planning permission 06/18/0135/F - Removal of brick plinth and alterations to windows/doors

    102 Burgh Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8BD

    Received 24 Dec 2019
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0718/F

    Renewal of PP 06/07/0807/F single floor timber built building for community use.

    25 Amethyst Close (adj) Elmhurst Court Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6EU

    Received 28 Nov 2012
  20. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/07/0340/LB

    Extension to cafe seating area, new door through party wall and new disabled toilet facility

    10 George Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 10 Apr 2007
  21. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0299/F

    Change of use from storage barn to fish and chip shop +

    The Tavern Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Apr 2001
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0672/F

    Proposed single storey garage attached to property

    27 Clover Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8RH

    Received 10 Sept 2008
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0212/F

    Conservatory to rear of dwelling

    8 Poplar Drive Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HU

    Received 4 Mar 2004
  24. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0266/F

    Conversion of former offices to six flats

    23 South Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 Mar 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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