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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20,750 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0293/O
GIS
11 St Peters Plain Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Apr 1997
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/99/0286/LB
GIS
28 Market Place Clinton Cards Great Yarmouth NR30 1LX
Received 1 Apr 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0586/F
Proposed single storey detached accommodation for a manager with office facilities
The Dog House, Filby Lane Farm Filby Lane Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3JS
Received 9 Oct 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0823/F
Renewal of planning permission no. 06/92/0783/CU for change of use part property to dance studio
Main Cross/Swanstons Rd (junc) Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Oct 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0108/F
Erection of bungalow +
Plot 20 Fremantle Road Great Yarmouth (opp south end racecourse)
Received 8 Feb 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0297/F
Demolition of old kitchen & porch extension at side. Erection of new kitchen extension
3 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3PU
Received 14 May 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0396/F
New upvc conservatory with dwarf wall *
43 Norwich Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5JP
Received 30 Apr 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0326/F
Retrospective application for the retention of close boarded wooden fencing attached to brick wall extending around the front boundaries
22 Salisbury Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4LE
Received 30 May 2017
WITHDRAWN06/17/0493/PDE
Single storey rear extension
31-33 Church Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QW
Received 11 Aug 2017
Undecided06/26/0358/F
Change of use of ground floor hairdressers salon into residential use, to incorporate into existing flat (Retrospective).
134 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP
Received 29 Apr 2026
APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/08/0529/D
Formation of new private drive and construction of three detached residential bungalows each with private garage
Recreation (adjoining) New Road Fritton Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Jul 2008
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/03/0016/A
Vinyl sign to side of building advertising shop name and removal of previously approved sign *
Tesco Store Pasteur Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW
Received 7 Jan 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0130/O
Renewal of planning permission 06/13/0694/O - Four dwellings with integral garages
4 West Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RJ
Received 7 Mar 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0507/F
GIS
Blue Gardenia North Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 22 Jun 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0070/F
A1 foodstore with associated parking and service area
North Quay Great Yarmouth (Former Brewery Building)
Received 29 Jan 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0460/F
Erection of single storey extn linked to retail store with assoc parking, floor area of extn not exceeding 120 sqm
Asda Great Yarmouth Acle New Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 7SF
Received 11 Jun 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0853/F
Two-storey rear extension and single storey front extension
68 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Sept 2004
REF. DETAILS (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/05/0583/D
Erection of 7 linked and 1 detached 2-storey houses with parking-variation of condition 9 of pp 04/203/O
Arcs Site Mill Lane/Burgh Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE
Received 26 Jul 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0077/F
Alterations and extensions to existing offices *
Gt Yarmouth Ceilings Premise Monument Estate Fenner Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3PS
Received 2 Feb 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/1067/F
Retrospective application for replacement of wooden door with metal sheet covering, to white uPVC double glazed door
Hemsby Parish Council Kingsway Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JT
Received 7 Dec 2022
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0805/F
GIS
Ark Offshore International Ltd Hewett Road Gapton Hall Ind Est Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 0NN
Received 13 Oct 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0850/F
Demolition of car port, extension to provide bedroom and bathroom at first floor with garage below
'Seaton House' 202 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 2 Nov 2005
WITHDRAWN06/97/0768/LB
GIS
13 Hall Quay Dukes Head Great Yarmouth NR30 1EH
Received 22 Sept 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0595/F
GIS
The Bungalow Marsh Road Thurne Great Yarmouth NR29 3BX
Received 23 Jul 1998

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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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