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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
239Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,634 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,750 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/14/0406/F

    Erection of two no 3 storey semi-detached two bedroom houses with associated car parking and landscaping

    33 Waveney Road (Land adj) Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0LB

    Received 9 Jun 2014
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0439/CU

    GIS

    14 Euston Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jun 1996
  3. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/14/0663/M

    Demolition of Quatre Fils, Harfreys Road

    Quatre Fils Harfreys Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0QE

    Received 20 Oct 2014
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0693/F

    Single storey reception/ office on existing holiday park *

    Seabreeze Caravan Park Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Sept 2001
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/15/0347/CD

    Inclusion of no.18 into 14-17 Lower Esplanade and its change of use from class A1 (shop) to classes A3 and A4 (restaurant/cafe drinking establishment). Conservatory extension and roof terrace - D.O.C 3,4 and 5 Re:P.P 06/15/0020/F

    14-18 Lower Esplanade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6BT

    Received 26 Jun 2015
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0290/F

    Single storey extension with mezzanine

    Unit 3 Swanstons Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3NQ

    Received 17 May 2010
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0777/O

    Demolish existing bungalow and detached garage. Construct 2 new dwellings and access

    Apple Acre, Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HS NR31 8HS

    Received 30 Aug 2007
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0127/CU

    GIS

    43 Albion Road Aquarius Great Yarmouth NR30 2JD

    Received 19 Feb 1998
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0392/CU

    GIS

    44/46 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BJ

    Received 7 May 1999
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0728/F

    GIS

    195 Church Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Sept 1998
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0319/F

    Porch at front

    19 Stafford Road Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0EX

    Received 11 Apr 1995
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0970/F

    Construction of new leisure and swimming pool complex linked to existing facilities building; Re-location of 11 no. static caravans to approved bases elsewhere within the holiday village and external children's play area; Extension to yacht club complex and associated external works.

    Seacroft Holiday Village Beach Road Hemsby NR29 4HR

    Received 11 Nov 2022
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0458/F

    1.8m fencing

    1 St Roberts Way Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9LG

    Received 25 Jul 2013
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0582/F

    GIS

    67 Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 1QS

    Received 9 Jul 1999
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0205/F

    Porch, w.c. and lobby to rear

    81 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Mar 1995
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0650/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission No: 06/02/0678/F for mobile classroom.

    East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 22 Aug 2005
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0906/F

    GIS

    Caister Holiday Centre Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Dec 1996
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1166/F

    Extension to lounge and new front porch at ground floor; increase bedroom and en-suite at first floor

    77 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EZ

    Received 17 Dec 2003
  19. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/04/0721/LB

    Instal new task lighting above night safe etc, remove ext entrance step to level & extend base of storm doors

    23 Hall Quay NatWest Bank Great Yarmouth NR30 1HQ

    Received 28 Jul 2004
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0042/F

    Proposed side extension and new roof to dormer - revised application previously approved 06/11/0308/F

    5 Warren Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6JT

    Received 25 Jan 2012
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0970/CU

    Change of use from guest house to dwelling *

    19 Nelson Road North Great Yarmouth NR30 2AT

    Received 7 Nov 2002
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0160/CU

    Change of use of ground floor workshop to microbrewery with visitor centre/retail area

    The Courtyard Main Cross Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3NZ

    Received 27 Feb 2008
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0157/F

    Demolish and rebuild existing rear wing of private dwelling to form new kitchen and bathroom

    68 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Feb 1996
  24. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0185/A

    Two advert boards along road to the North and South of road junction between Billockby and Repps on B1152

    B1152 Junction between Billockby and Repps (North and South of) GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 27 Mar 2015

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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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