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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
29,577Searchable applications
231Recorded 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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/08/0447/F

    Convert house in multiple occupancy to seven residential flats

    1 York Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2LZ

    Received 4 Jun 2008
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0317/CU

    Provision of external seating for diners +

    3 Regent Road Pizza Hut Great Yarmouth NR30 2AF

    Received 9 Apr 2002
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0750/F

    Two single storey outbdgs to extg ind eng unit, one for engineering purposes, one for plant and machinery *

    STM Engineering Ltd Shuttleworth Close Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 0NQ

    Received 12 Aug 2003
  4. WITHDRAWN06/11/0617/SU

    Part conversion of lower esplanade to allow parking for 26 cars

    Lower Esplanade Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 26 Sept 2011
  5. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/24/0926/PAD

    Application for Prior Approval for the proposed conversion and change of use of the first floor only, from retail use (Class E(a)) into a 2-bedroom residential dwelling flat (Use Class C3)

    42 Homefield Avenue Bradwell NR31 8NS

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0623/F

    Proposed storey single front extension

    12 St Georges Road Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9LE

    Received 5 Oct 2017
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0332/CD

    Discharge of Condition 20 of pp 06/20/0278/F (Conversion of public housing into dwelling and erection of 4no. dwellings) - Details of proposed Soft Landscaping Scheme.

    Former First and Last Public House Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QG

    Received 16 Mar 2024
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0593/F

    Front lounge extension and new pitched roof to existing flat roof garage conversion

    37 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3NH

    Received 8 Sept 2011
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0068/TCA

    Remove two multi-stemmed mature Leylandii (T1 and T2) because of excessive shading of native hawthorn hedgerow, established oak, neighbours vegetable patches and immature mountain ash. Replant with native hawthorn to fill gap in hedgerow

    3-4 The Street West Somerton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4EA

    Received 31 Jan 2022
  10. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0773/F

    Conversion to 4 flats

    Former Kentford House 82 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 2DJ

    Received 17 Oct 2008
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0223/BF

    GIS

    1 Burghwood Road Firtops Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Mar 1998
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0585/F

    Renewal of planning permission Ref. No:- 06/07/0792/F - extension to side to form utility room; demolition of existing garage & erection of double garage to front

    1 Damgate Back Lane Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4QB

    Received 17 Sept 2010
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0606/F

    Formation of new highway junction between Staithe Road and Somerton Road and associated works

    Staithe Road & Somerton Road (Junction between) Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 28 Oct 2019
  14. WITHDRAWN06/22/1033/F

    Change of use of physiotherapists office and Proposed conversion and subdivision of dwelling & garage to create 4 self-contained flats (1 x1 bed, 3 x2 bed) including installation of dormers to front & rear roof

    70 Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4LA

    Received 1 Dec 2022
  15. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/1057/A

    New bank signage

    Lloyds TSB 44 Market Place Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 18 Dec 2006
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/09/0350/A

    'Retroskate logo and roller skating venue' - signage to two sides of venue walls and entrance door and windows

    Marina Centre Piazza Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 29 May 2009
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0509/HH

    Proposed single storey rear extension and roof to existing extension

    2 New Road Fritton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9HP

    Received 19 Jun 2022
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0285/F

    Demolish storage bdg and erect ext to extg entertainment bdg to accommodate 4-lane bowling unit & erect new storage unit

    California Sands Estate The Entertainment Complex California Road California Great Yarmouth NR29 3WQ

    Received 25 Mar 2004
  19. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0213/F

    Change of use to form 2 bedroom bungalow for holiday accommodation

    Cherry Lane (Crossways Adj.) Browston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0QQ

    Received 15 Apr 2015
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0566/F

    GIS

    23 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Jul 1996
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0337/O

    One single two-storey dwelling with associated outbuildings and road improvements

    The Loke Somerton Road Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Apr 1997
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0756/F

    Extension to bedroom

    Brambles Butt Lane, Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PU NR31 9PU

    Received 24 Aug 2007
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0079/F

    Construction of a removeable valet area

    Three Lions Motor Co North Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1JF

    Received 29 Jan 2008
  24. NO OBJECTION06/04/0231/MM

    GDO Part 24 application - one pole and all associated cables and joint box and underground cable

    Beach Cafe (next to) Beach Road Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Mar 2004

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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.

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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