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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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/22/0601/F

    Erection of golf driving range, protective perimeter fencing, and change of use of land from golf practice area to driving range (with associated / additional car parking).

    Great Yarmouth And Caister Golf Club Yarmouth Road Caister on sea NR30 5TD

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0012/HH

    Single storey front extension

    41 Butt Lane Burgh Castle NR31 9PU

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0135/F

    Proposed construction of 4 bedroom chalet bungalow

    102 Burgh Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8BD

    Received 5 Mar 2018
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0175/F

    Proposal to insert two roof lights in front elevation and replacement of roof tiles

    13a North Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 3SA

    Received 21 Feb 2022
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0223/PAD

    Application for prior approval to demolish light industrial workshop building and construct one dwelling

    Eco Barn Mill Farm Hemsby Road Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AE

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0707/F

    GIS

    Bure Close Great Yarmouth (Land adjoining west end)

    Received 19 Sept 1996
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0799/BF

    Conservatory to rear; porch to front; solar panel on front facing dormer roof; satellite tv dish facing road *

    Primary House Horsey Road West Somerton Great Yarmouth NR29 4DW

    Received 27 Sept 2000
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0231/BF

    Two-storey and single storey extension *

    Copperfields Staithe Road Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 2002
  9. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0492/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    5 Great Close Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5HW

    Received 23 Aug 2018
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0242/F

    Demolition of former fish smoke house & existing double garage & construction of two semi-detached houses

    212 High Street (Rear of) Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 7 Mar 2006
  11. NO OBJECTION06/25/0846/TCA

    Works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Cherry: Proposed felling due to damage being caused to wall and unsuitable location for tree.

    55-57 Breydon House North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1AF

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0603/HH

    Proposed 2 storey side extension and a single storey front element to allow for a utility room, store and roof over porch (Amended Description)

    29 St James Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9JN

    Received 5 Jul 2022
  13. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/19/0055/A

    2 static illuminated fascia signs

    Jesters Diner (former) Morton Peto Road GREAT YARMOUTH (Parish of Bradwell) NR31 0LT

    Received 23 Jan 2019
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0652/F

    Single storey bedroom and en-suite bathroom extension *

    Ormesby Lodge Decoy Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3LG

    Received 7 Jul 2003
  15. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0358/A

    Non illuminated roundabout sponsorship signs - retrospective application

    Main Road West Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5SL

    Received 18 Jun 2013
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0179/F

    GIS

    Ravensbourne Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PT

    Received 1 Mar 1999
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0373/F

    Erection of 7m x 7m single storey two bay cart shed

    Whitegates Farm Private Road Stokesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3DX

    Received 21 Jul 2020
  18. Not proceeded with06/24/0064/NMA

    Non-material amendment to pp 06/23/0624/HH (Demolition of garage; Rear single-storey extension; External alterations; Dropped kerb and hard surfacing) - Amendment to reduce the length of the approved rear extension from 5m to 4m.

    13 Gresham Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7EA

    Received 24 Jan 2024
  19. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0385/CD

    Discharge of Condition 11 (Details of bird boxes) of pp. 06/22/0775/F (Proposed construction of 2no. 5-bed dwellings).

    70 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EZ

    Received 12 May 2026
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0190/F

    Proposed additional storey situated above an existing building

    Edward Worlledge Primary School Suffolk Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0ER NR31 0ER

    Received 24 Mar 2017
  21. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/09/0569/CU

    Retrospective application change of use from agricultural land to incorporate into residential curtilage

    Fernlea Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 3LN NR29 3LN

    Received 28 Aug 2009
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0522/F

    Refurbishment of gasholder guide frame and removal of gasholder tank, bell and crown

    Former Gasworks Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3DR

    Received 26 Jun 2023
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0995/O

    GIS

    Houghton and Walpole Cottages Linen Post Lane Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0075/F

    Front porch

    38 Blackwall Reach Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Jan 1996

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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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