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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 · 23,658 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,774 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0581/F

    Proposed insertion of no.12 high-level vents (situated at 4 metres from ground level) on north, west and south elevations; no.2 collapsible steel security bollards to front of roller shutter doors; increase of roller shutter to 4 metres; addition of ramp access with hand rail and 2 new security fire doors

    Unit 2 Edison Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NG

    Received 1 Jul 2021
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0008/CU

    Change of use from public house to restaurant

    53-54 Victoria Road Trafalgar Public House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3BH

    Received 3 Jan 2018
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0883/F

    Erection of two-storey house +

    Holly Cottage (adjacent) The Street Runham Great Yarmouth NR29 3AH

    Received 8 Oct 2002
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/1078/O

    Two detached two-storey houses and two garages

    113 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SP

    Received 9 Nov 2004
  5. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/95/0712/A

    Various signs around area of building (signs A, B, C & G on drawing)

    Amigos Branford Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Aug 1995
  6. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/99/0389/F

    GIS

    Pink Palace Amusements Rottenstone Lane California Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 May 1999
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0244/F

    Subdivision of residential curtilage and construction of 2no. detached 4-bedroom dwellings with garages, shared access and turning area. Construction of garage to existing dwelling.

    Seaway Bridge Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SY

    Received 2 Apr 2024
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0453/F

    Proposed change of use of amenity land to be incorporated into domestic curtilage for garden land. Demolition of existing garden walls and erection of new walls/fences

    53 & 55 Cotman Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9RE

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/0721/BO

    One bungalow characteristic to the environment and surroundings

    Marsh Cottage (adj) Marsh Road Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Aug 2002
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0242/F

    GIS

    27 Hill Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HP

    Received 25 Mar 1998
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0311/F

    Proposed side extension

    98 California Road Metfield California GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QW

    Received 28 May 2019
  12. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0121/CD

    Discharge of Condition 15 of pp. 06/19/0676/O relating to Phase 1A only: Details of surfacing to footways and cycleways. (An application for subsequent consent to permitted EIA development).

    Land at Nova Scotia Farm West of Jack Chase Way Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0005/CU

    Change of use to residential

    The Coach House and Stables Filby Rectory Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Jan 1996
  14. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/01/0174/LB

    Demolition and rebuilding rear of house and new windows on front elevation to match existing *

    12 Camperdown Great Yarmouth NR30 3JB

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0815/CU

    Proposed change of use of part of a care home from dementia care facility (Use Class C2) to 20 residential bedrooms (sui generis use) to temporarily house families or individuals deemed as being homeless, for a period of 3 years from first occupation

    Mildred Stone House Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 1QS

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0376/SU

    GIS

    20/21/22/23/24/39/40/41/42/43 Da'Volls Court Priory Road/Conway Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 May 1999
  17. APPROVED BY NCC06/09/0446/SU

    Lawful development certificate for existing uses and existing building, Cherry Lane, Browston

    Browston Sand Pit Cherry Lane Browston Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Jul 2009
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0270/CU

    Provision of outside seating area opposite kiosk adj Arnold Palmer Putting Course

    Kiosk adj 6/7 Marina Shops Marine Parade GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2EH

    Received 1 Apr 2016
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/05/0277/A

    Free standing notice board

    Magdalen Square Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BZ

    Received 11 Apr 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0696/F

    Extension, roof conversion and internal alterations and new garage *

    36 Gloucester Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Sept 2001
  21. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/13/0035/CC

    Demolish existing electricity substation

    Row 97 Substation Howard Street South Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Jan 2013
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0004/F

    GIS

    Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LN

    Received 7 Jan 1997
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0385/O

    Residential development comprising 11 new detached dwellings, conversion of hall to form 2 detached dwellings and 5 affordable homes

    Bygone Heritage Village Ltd Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AF

    Received 26 Apr 2004
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0128/CU

    Change of use from letting office to letting office and beauty therapy treatment room

    Low Farm Barns Somerton Road Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AW

    Received 23 Feb 2015

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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.

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