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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0604/F
Bedroom extension *
4 Bernard Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Jul 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0392/F
GIS
Field Farm off Newport Road Newport Great Yarmouth NR29 4NW
Received 13 May 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0092/F
Conversion of public house and associated 3-bedroom residential flat into 4no. 1-bedroom residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated external alterations.
The Great Eastern Public House 155 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth NR30 2HZ
Received 5 Feb 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0192/F
Conservatory to front elevation *
128 Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Mar 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0533/HH
Demolition of existing detached garage; Erection of replacement single-storey garage in the same location.
1 Newarp Way Caister-on-sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5PJ
Received 30 Jun 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0455/F
Garage and car port
The Old Manor House Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth
Received 23 May 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0232/F
Demolition of existing garage and replacement with new timber garage
The Doghouse Yard Old Chapel Road Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4BQ
Received 18 Mar 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1091/F
Change of use from warehouse and store to two-storey two- bedroomed house
38a Nelson Road Central The Warehouse Great Yarmouth NR30 2JY
Received 25 Nov 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0117/F
Demolition of single storey brick garage and construction of rear extension
53 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 6 Feb 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0122/CU
Change of use to single residential dwelling and garage/workshop or store *
31 Albemarle Rd/23 Middleton Rd Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Feb 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0899/O
Renewal of planning permission no. 06/99/0807/O for replacement of mobile home with one bungalow *
Briarcroft Porters Loke Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PX
Received 14 Oct 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0499/CU
Change of use of office from Scaffold Coy office to Taxi / Private Hire office only
128 South Quay (Part of 127-130 South Quay) Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 2 Jun 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0082/F
Creation of three new car park spaces to replace demolished cottage
Claremont Nursing Home Yarmouth Road Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5AA
Received 10 Feb 2009
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0676/CU
Change of use of shop to residential flat (to create additional residential unit)
29/29a Avenue Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Aug 1994
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0087/F
Two-storey extension and detail alterations
Braconhill Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth
Received 1 Feb 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0458/F
GIS
104 Regent Road (adjacent) Great Yarmouth
Received 8 Jun 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0995/F
GIS
9 Baker Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Dec 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0667/F
GIS
South Denes Road/East Quay Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Aug 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0443/F
Installation of new shopfront and change of use of flats 111A and 112A above shop into storage for stock
111 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RE
Received 20 Jul 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0343/F
Proposed ground floor extensions to form garden room and study.
32 Lynn Grove Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8AR
Received 25 Apr 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0060/F
Extend first floor dormers of previously approved application 06/17/0407/F
5 Gannet Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NT
Received 22 Jan 2018
EST/LAW USE CER.06/96/0901/EU
GIS
79 Regent Road Great Yarmouth (Flat No 8)
Received 28 Nov 1996
WITHDRAWN06/22/0464/MM
Proposed removal of existing BT phone box and installation of replacement BT Street Hub and associated display of advertisement to both sides of unit
Footpath outside 53 Market Place GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NU
Received 19 May 2022
EST/LAW USE REF06/94/0779/EU
App for a Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as restaurant within Class A3 of T&CP (Use Classes) Order 1987*
73 Marine Parade Gordon Hotel Great Yarmouth NR30 2DQ
Received 9 Sept 1994

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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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