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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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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: 6 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/Reasons06/97/0572/F

    GIS

    Somerfield Store Blackwall Reach/Dock Tavern Ln Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6NS

    Received 3 Jul 1997
  2. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/94/0807/F

    Removal of condition no 1 of BF 2171/1 to allow all year round occupation

    20 Four Acres Estate Southwards Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Sept 1994
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0684/F

    Demolition of outbuildings and to erect a garage & store over with swimming pool

    215 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6JH NR31 6JH

    Received 1 Aug 2007
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0475/F

    Removal of ground floor conservatory, glazed walkway and first floor conservatory. Proposed ground floor garden room and link with new first floor sun room with balcony.

    57 Seaview Rise Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9SE

    Received 4 Aug 2015
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/94/0696/O

    Two semi-detached dwellings

    120 Burgh Road (adjacent) Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Aug 1994
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0845/F

    Subdivision of garden and construction of 3-bedroom detached house with garage

    42 Durham Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7HF

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0851/F

    Two-storey rear extension *

    The Gable Farm House Scratby Road Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Sept 2002
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0115/F

    Alterations and extension to private garage to form double garage

    Rosewood The Craft Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Feb 1996
  9. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/18/0509/LB

    Change of use from medical centre to retail on ground floor and offices on upper floors

    4 Greyfriars Way The Ship Resources Centre GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2QE

    Received 3 Sept 2018
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0334/F

    Proposal to remove existing hedge and replace with 1.2m red brick boundary wall

    74 Marine Parade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6EZ

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  11. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0297/CD

    Discharge of Condition 7 of pp 06/24/0257/F (Development of a Community Diagnostic Centre) ; Details of landscaping specification

    Cranbrook Centre, Northgate Hospital Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BU

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0547/F

    Enlarge existing dormer window

    4 Pier Gardens Coast Cottage Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6BU

    Received 30 Sept 2019
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0673/CU

    Proposed change of use from recording studio to food retail outlet

    2 Whitefriars Court Stonecutters Way GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1HF

    Received 26 Oct 2017
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0510/F

    Conversion of shop to single residential unit

    25 St Peters Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jun 1995
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0992/F

    Demolition of garage/store and erection of new office

    4 Allendale Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Oct 2004
  16. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/00/0648/LB

    Replacement shop front *

    155 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PA

    Received 28 Jul 2000
  17. APPROVE06/09/0534/CD

    Proposed new access, car park, coach park, disabled access footpaths and information areas - Discharge of Conditions 1-9 Re: PP 06/08/0789/F

    Burgh Castle Roman Fort Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 14 Aug 2009
  18. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0612/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 13 of application 06/21/0809/O -Water consumption

    California Halt California Road Scratby NR29 3QW

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0580/F

    Proposed 15 single storey residences

    Lowestoft Road (Land to west of) Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 28 Sept 2015
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0621/CU

    Use of part of former garage as a Financial Services Office

    Sophex House 3 Church View Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3DJ NR29 3DJ

    Received 10 Jul 2006
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0118/VCF

    Proposed variation of Condition 3 (Use restrictions) of pp. 06/15/0140/F (Stable block consisting of two stables, tack room/feed store, wet room/farrier shelter and first floor store) - To amend the condition to require the ground floor to be used for stabling, and allow the first floor to be used for the purposes of ancillary accommodation incidental to the occupation of the main dwelling known as Lochinvar.

    Lochinvar Short Road Browston Belton With Browston NR31 9DS

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  22. APPROVE06/97/0795/F

    GIS

    29 Trafalgar Road East Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Sept 1997
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0598/F

    New shop front

    3 Howard Street North Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1PD

    Received 3 Oct 2013
  24. WITHDRAWN06/26/0367/PDE

    Application for Prior Approval for construction of a single storey rear extension measuring 1.40m deep x 3.81m tall.

    2 Germander Court Bradwell NR31 8SN

    Received 5 May 2026

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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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