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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/02/0880/BF

    Demolition of garage and erection of new replacement garage *

    Rectory Cottage Sandy Lane West Somerton Great Yarmouth NR29 4DJ

    Received 8 Oct 2002
  2. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0080/BF

    GIS

    The Cottage Broad Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Feb 1999
  3. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/14/0329/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 & 6 of Planning Permission 06/11/0338/F (Convert shop to residential and erect one new dwelling)

    17 The Green Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PL

    Received 3 Jun 2014
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0473/O

    Renewal of pp 06/98/0813/O for change of use of yard to res; erect four starter homes and restore extg bdg to res *

    139 Beccles Road Halls Precasters Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Jun 2001
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0002/CU

    Change use from Class A1 (shop) to Class A2 (financial/ professional services) - estate agency grd floor only +

    101 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RF

    Received 4 Jan 2002
  6. APPROVED BY NCC06/16/0722/SU

    Adaption of existing window opening to form external door, side screen, footpath and associated works to allow East of England Ambulance Service to share use of building

    Fire Station Friars Lane GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2RP

    Received 9 Nov 2016
  7. WITHDRAWN06/05/0150/F

    Twenty four houses and nine flats

    James Paget Healthcare Trust Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Feb 2005
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0781/CU

    Renewal of PP 06/06/0378/CU use of industrial warehouse to a karate academy

    Unit 3 Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 0QB

    Received 31 Aug 2007
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0465/O

    Sub division of garden to create plot and construction of detached bungalow and garage including new garage to existing property.

    The Nurseries Station Road South Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9JG

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0455/F

    Extension to form bedroom over kitchen, utility room and conservatory extension to rear *

    21 Sun Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 May 2002
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1149/F

    Change of use of first and second floor offices to three self - contained residential flats

    The Old Malthouse Row 77 Howard Street South Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Nov 2004
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0097/F

    Conversion and extension to roof space

    17 South Garden Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6TL

    Received 17 Feb 2009
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0454/F

    Dining/utility/wc and entrance extension

    71 Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RQ

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0735/F

    Single storey rear extension, garage extension, dormer windows in front and rear elevations

    Marsh Farm Marsh Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QH

    Received 3 Oct 2008
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0014/CU

    Change of use from floor sales and storage to D2 - gymnastics training centre

    4 Bessemer Way GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0LX

    Received 7 Jan 2019
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0153/BF

    GIS

    The Old Carpenters Mill Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Feb 1998
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0092/F

    GIS

    Fenner Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Feb 1999
  18. LIST.BLD.REFUSE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0764/LB

    Two marquee structures - one for catering/possible functions and one for indoor play equipment for children

    Fritton Lake Countryworld Fritton Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Sept 1995
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0030/F

    Two-storey extension and sun room

    32 Whinchat Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jan 2004
  20. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/12/0355/LB

    Replacement of external signage following change of business name

    17/18 Camperdown Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JB

    Received 28 May 2012
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0219/CU

    GIS

    Ashley Hopton Nur/Gdn Cent Ltd Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AH

    Received 18 Mar 1998
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0481/F

    Two-storey and single storey extensions

    Holly Cottage The Street Runham Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 May 1995
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0152/O

    Erection of three dwellings

    Philmar Lodge (Land to North of) Ormesby Lane Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3HX

    Received 13 Mar 2017
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0318/VCF

    Variation of Condition 1 of permission 06/22/0429/F to amend the design, materials, house types and sizes, layout and landscaping of the approved development (Construction of four two storey dwellings, two bungalows, and conversion and extension of barn to form a new dwelling each with associated double garages; construction of a new access road and turning area; retention of existing access; construction of double garage for Number 37 Yarmouth Road; and associated works following demolition of derelict outbuildings).

    Dairy Farm 37 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QE

    Received 16 Mar 2023

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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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