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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 · 23,392 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,508 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/22/0989/HH

    Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of rear extension; erection of new front porch extension

    94 Kings Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7DJ

    Received 15 Nov 2022
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0543/F

    Erection of brick and tile stable block and formation of new access

    Westalee West Road West End West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jul 2005
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/94/0743/CU

    Change of use from guest houses to rest home/nursing home

    89/90 North Denes Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Aug 1994
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0226/F

    Wind turbine to provide electricity for stables (6.5m- 10m) height

    Land at Market Lane Filby Heath (adj to above) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 3 Mar 2006
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0333/F

    GIS

    Hopton Holiday Village Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Apr 1997
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0860/F

    New shower room and lobby

    69 Westerley Way Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5AP

    Received 3 Nov 2005
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0027/F

    Variation of condition 2 re: PP 06/15/0003/F - height of new extension increased

    35 St James Crescent Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JN NR31 9JN

    Received 18 Jan 2016
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0402/F

    Utility room extension

    7 Cliff Lane Gorleston (Parish of Hopton) Great Yarmouth NR31 6JY

    Received 2 Jul 2010
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0316/F

    Proposed single storey kitchen extension

    2 Grove Farm Cottages Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PN

    Received 18 Apr 2008
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0248/F

    Side extension to existing bungalow

    Mountain Ash Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HJ

    Received 31 Mar 2005
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0227/CU

    Change of use from commercial to residential

    25 Gatacre Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0BQ NR31 0BQ

    Received 3 Mar 2006
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0182/F

    Proposed first floor side extension with chimney and proposed porch

    201 Lowestoft Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6SX NR31 6SX

    Received 21 Mar 2017
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0548/CU

    Demolition of workshop buildings to create car park for use by staff/residents of 46 Queens Road

    51 Albert Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jun 1995
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0918/F

    GIS

    Norwich Co-op Dairy Depot Ormond Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Dec 1996
  15. Undecided06/26/0778/CD

    Discharge of Condition 4: Vehicular access crossing over the footway, of pp 06/25/0315/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 1 Oct 2026
  16. Undecided06/26/0441/CD

    Discharge of Condition 9 (drainage scheme details) of pp. 06/21/0107/F (Redevelopment of site to include 2 pairs of 4 bedroom houses and 1 pair of 3 bedroom houses. Demolition of existing single detached house and conversion and change of use of main building to create 2 no. 2 bedroom flats and 2 retail shops at ground floor)

    53 High Street Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5AD

    Received 1 Jun 2026
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0935/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    64 Springfield Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6AD

    Received 26 Jan 2022
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0783/F

    Proposed utility room and carport

    75 Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9LZ NR31 9LZ

    Received 8 Sept 2006
  19. Undecided06/24/0132/ESN

    EIA Screening Opinion for Proposed redevelopment of existing car parking and green space areas and construction of a limited assortment discount retail foodstore (Use Class E) and two drive-through restaurants (Sui Generis use), with associated new access, car parking, landscaping, drainage and external works

    Land adjacent Yarmouth Stadium Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Feb 2024
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0616/CU

    Change of use from wax works to residential dwelling

    18 Regent Road House of Wax Great Yarmouth NR30 2AF

    Received 8 Oct 2012
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0708/F

    Front & rear extensions

    26 Long Beach Estate Winterton on Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4JD

    Received 11 Nov 2015
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0807/F

    Victorian Style Conservatory

    16 Sycamore Avenue (Plot 59) Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4QW NR29 4QW

    Received 14 Oct 2005
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0569/F

    Construction of detached chalet style bungalow with attached garage

    Woodland (Site adjacent) 14 Beach Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 5 Sept 2017
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0664/F

    Removal of condition 4 of pp 06/19/0027/F to retain mobile catering units overnight

    Beach Road Cafe and Car Park Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DD

    Received 14 Dec 2020

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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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