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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
229Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,675 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/12/0262/F

    Variation of conditions imposed on previous Planning Permissions to operate Breydon Water Holiday Park, comprising Yare and Bure Villages, for 11 months per year.

    Breydon Waters Holiday Park Breydon Waters Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QB

    Received 26 Apr 2012
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0563/F

    Single storey extension *

    1 Crossways House Main Road Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jul 2001
  3. EST/LAW USE REF Conditions/Reasons06/22/0188/EU

    Application for a lawful development certificate for existing use - HMO

    3 Duncan Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3BJ

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1132/F

    Pvcu conservatory to rear of property

    126 Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5NJ

    Received 23 Nov 2004
  5. NO OBJECTION06/26/0369/TEL

    Installation of 3 x new 9m tall light wooden poles as fixed line broadband apparatus, in the highways verge outside the railway maintenance yard and Vauxhall Holiday Park.

    Land outside railway depot and Vauxhall Holiday Park Acle New Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 May 2026
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0300/O

    GIS

    21 Green Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Apr 1997
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0212/CU

    GIS

    Unit 2 High St Shopping Centre High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Mar 1998
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0560/F

    Conservatory, garage, alterations to replace flat roof with pitched roof

    2 Yallop Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HA

    Received 17 Jun 2004
  9. Not proceeded with06/26/0093/CU

    Change of use from Family Entertainment Centre to Family Entertainment Centre with ancillary Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis)

    Wellington Pier Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3JF

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  10. WITHDRAWN06/26/0246/LB

    Conversion of museum to create 10 self-contained flats; insertion of roof lights to front and rear elevation; alterations to fenestration on side and rear elevations; conversion of roof space and installation of internal staircase; partial demolition and rebuilding of single storey rear lean-to extension

    The David Howkins Memorial Charity Museum 39-40 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PN

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0342/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    34 Victoria Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6EF NR31 6EF

    Received 2 Jun 2017
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0474/F

    Proposed conversion and extension to include commercial use on ground floor and six residential flats on upper floors with the addition of 2 storeys being added

    Riverside House Riverside Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PX

    Received 12 Aug 2019
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0039/HH

    Single storey side extension

    7 Long Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PP

    Received 17 Jan 2024
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0640/F

    Erection of a single-storey outbuilding for use as a hairdressing salon to operate on an appointment-only basis.

    5 Sands Close Hopton-on-sea NR31 9SF

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0632/F

    Proposed lighting of tree by War Memorial

    St Georges Park Crown Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2JN

    Received 25 Sept 2017
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0534/F

    Demolition of existing and erection of new bathroom and kitchen

    44 Victoria Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jun 1995
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0195/F

    Conservatory to west elevation *

    240 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Mar 2002
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/20/0341/F

    Proposed 1 bed detached dwelling

    Cool Runnings Farman Close Belton Belton With Browston NR31 9JR

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0600/F

    Variation of condition 6 re: 06/92/1019/F - to allow petrol filling station, shop and bakery to be opened 5 am to midnight 7 days a week

    White Horse Filling Station Beccles Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8BL

    Received 27 Sept 2017
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0991/F

    Extensions, new roof with rooms in roof space and construction of double garage +

    The Hazels Barn Lane Runham Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Dec 2000
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0633/F

    Change of use from agricultural land to car parking

    Filby All Saints Church Church Lane Filby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 29 Sept 2011
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0781/F

    One semi-detached garage on existing plot for use by 20 Provan Crescent

    12 Provan Crescent (adjacent) Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Aug 2004
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0294/F

    Proposal to convert the existing ground floor shop unit into 2no. self contained commercial units with new shop front and associated works

    76/77 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6RG

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0578/F

    Pumping stn, pumping main, substation vehicle crossover & associated services for new innovation centre *

    South Gorleston Business Park Great Yarmouth (Plot 2a)

    Received 25 Jul 2001

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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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