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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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/09/0609/F

    Demolish existing sub standard garage and construct new garage in same location

    20 Grange Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5BA

    Received 21 Sept 2009
  2. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/1064/F

    Building around existing swimming pool +

    2 Barnard Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 4DS

    Received 9 Dec 2002
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0129/CU

    Change of use from C3 (dwelling house) to C4 (house in multiple occupation)

    39 Crown Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2JH

    Received 24 Feb 2015
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0644/F

    Utility room extension

    25 Symonds Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Jul 1995
  5. FINALLY DISPOSED OF Conditions/Reasons06/10/0300/F

    Convert former GPO building into 15 self contained flats with commercial use at ground floor. Redevelop rear yard and construct 14 self contained flats with associated parking

    25 Hall Quay Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1HG

    Received 14 May 2010
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0173/F

    GIS

    30 The Green Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Feb 1999
  7. WITHDRAWN06/02/0929/CU

    Change of use holiday park to amenity area for 20 static holiday caravans and new entrance off Market Road.

    Burgh Hall Holiday Park Lords Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Oct 2002
  8. FINALLY DISPOSED OF Conditions/Reasons06/22/0880/F

    Proposed re-development and use of land for the production of biodiesel; erection of industrial building to house plant and equipment, two storey office and welfare block and bunded storage tank area; new vehicular access off Salmon Road and new vehicular exit onto Admiralty Road.

    Land at Ocean Yard (4B East Energy Park) Salmon Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3QS

    Received 26 Sept 2022
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0550/F

    Change of use of front room from shop to residential *

    32 Trafalgar Road West Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Jul 2001
  10. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/23/0236/LB

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to guest house to form 3 no. holiday lets

    25 Camperdown Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JB

    Received 23 Mar 2023
  11. Not proceeded with06/25/0527/F

    Erection of a 2x bed dwelling

    2 Campion Avenue Gorleston NR31 7NB

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  12. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0121/O

    Erection of dwelling +

    Cooper Close (land off) Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Feb 2000
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0262/F

    Two-storey extension to side of house consisting of kitchen/diner and bedroom *

    2 Thurne Way Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3SQ

    Received 25 Mar 2003
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0487/CU

    Proposed change of use from retail to adult gaming centre on ground floor only (sui generis use)

    138A High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6QX

    Received 4 Jun 2021
  15. PERMITTED DEV.06/19/0326/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    18 Laburnum Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8JB

    Received 11 Jun 2019
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0826/F

    GIS

    8 Dashwood Close Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NP

    Received 19 Oct 1998
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0270/F

    Proposed sub division of existing takeaway building; erection of extension to accommodate a walk-in freezer and cold store, extended bin store and external alterations to takeaway unit.

    Wild Duck Caravan Park Howards Common Belton NR31 9NE

    Received 24 Mar 2022
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0798/SU

    GIS

    Berry Close Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Sept 1997
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0909/F

    Air vent column

    Marine Parade (off) Gorleston Great Yarmouth (cliff top footpath)

    Received 14 Nov 1995
  20. EST/LAW USE CER.06/20/0508/EU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as a C4 HMO (ground floor/basement) and 3 self contained flats (first floor)

    35 Nelson Road South GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3JA

    Received 13 Oct 2020
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0011/TRE

    The felling of 4 beech trees at the entrance to the churchyard.

    St Andrew's Church Runham Road Stokesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3DX

    Received 14 Jan 2021
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0618/F

    Extensions to kitchen, shower and toilet with staircase to extended balcony

    91 California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Aug 2005
  23. WITHDRAWN06/24/0760/LB

    External repairs to main pitch roof and first floor windows. Repairs and new TOR system to rear roof, and installation of edge protection handrail around perimeter.

    35-36 Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1LX

    Received 26 Sept 2024
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0231/F

    Conversion to form 2 one bedroom residential units

    4 Park Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 3EJ

    Received 18 Apr 2013

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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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