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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/23/0785/F

    Alterations to shopfront

    174 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2NY

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0617/F

    First floor side extension to provide bedroom and bathroom

    19 Ryelands Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR29 4NP

    Received 13 Jul 2007
  3. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/21/0047/D

    Approval of remaining reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) for 18 dwellings, open space and associated works for pp. 06/17/0438/O

    Land adjacent to Lowestoft Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9RN

    Received 19 Jan 2021
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0083/F

    Proposed new annexe comprising of two separate flats

    62 Links Road Links House Gorleston (Parish of Hopton) NR31 6JX

    Received 18 Feb 2015
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0114/F

    GIS

    1 Covent Garden Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Feb 1997
  6. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/12/0649/CU

    Retrospective application to use farm land with buildings and operating centres to park additional lorries and trailers on site

    Hall Farm Hall Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Oct 2012
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0380/F

    Proposed conversion and extension of existing warehouse to create a two bedroom flat with two garages

    24 Apollo Walk GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1QH

    Received 29 Apr 2021
  8. WITHDRAWN06/25/0959/PAD

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed conversion of premises from commercial offices (Use Class Ea) into a single 3-bed semi detached dwelling (Use Class C3), with proposed ground and first-floor rear extensions, increased roof height and rendering of external walls.

    139 Beccles Road Gorleston NR31 8BL

    Received 9 Nov 2025
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0688/F

    Single storey extension to provide meeting hall

    King George V Pavilion King George V Recreation Ground Off Allendale Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5ES

    Received 13 Oct 2016
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0548/CU

    Change of use offices/light industry to non-residential education and training centre (D1)

    Unit C North River Road Eurocentre Runham Vauxhall GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1TE

    Received 21 Jun 2021
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0461/F

    Proposed 2 storey rear extension

    10 Jordan Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5LN

    Received 8 Aug 2019
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0418/F

    Erection of a self-contained annexe

    2 Evans Lombe Close Repps GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5JR

    Received 5 Jul 2017
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0747/F

    GIS

    34 North Drive Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Sept 1999
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0639/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    19 Gaywood Close Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5RD

    Received 12 Oct 2017
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0627/F

    Proposed extension to take-away restaurant and internal alterations to form cafe area and display area for prize cabinet

    Stardust Amusements Warren Road Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Sept 2011
  16. WITHDRAWN06/94/0978/CC

    Demolish existing & construct

    Whitbread Brewery Depot North Quay Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Nov 1994
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0598/F

    Proposed vehicle forecourt

    Queen Anne's Road/ Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 11 Sept 2009
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0391/F

    Revised proposal for retention of one office/shop unit and formation of six residential units

    31/31A Hall Plain Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2QD

    Received 24 Jun 2013
  19. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/97/0972/F

    GIS

    Mill Farm Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Nov 1997
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0194/F

    Erection of an agricultural style storage building

    The Warren Beccles Road Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AB

    Received 20 Mar 2009
  21. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0320/CD

    The erection of a single storey (class A3) restaurant, with servicing, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works - Discharge of conditions 7, 8, 10, 11 & 14 Re: PP 06/14/0021/F

    Jones (GC) Way (Land off) Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DG

    Received 29 May 2014
  22. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/25/1013/F

    Retrospective application for the continued use of the building as a 4 person four bedroom house in multiple occupancy (HMO) (Use Class C4)

    37 Crown Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2JH

    Received 27 Nov 2025
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0277/F

    One chalet bungalow and double garage

    1 St Benets Road (adjacent) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7LY

    Received 23 Mar 2004
  24. WITHDRAWN06/99/0515/F

    GIS

    Simpsons Garage Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LN

    Received 17 Jun 1999

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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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