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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/03/0039/F

    Replacement of windows with patio doors and balcony to second floor bedroom 5 *

    23 Trafalgar Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Jan 2003
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0434/F

    Removal of condition no.1 of Planning Permission 06/12/0559/CU restricting use as HMO to Mr & Mrs D Halford

    108 Wellesley Road Abbeydale Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR

    Received 1 Aug 2013
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0579/F

    Conversion of existing barn to be used as a garage/workshop for domestic use, including minor demolition and rebuilding to the rear

    55 Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PD

    Received 15 Sept 2010
  4. NO OBJECTION06/26/0162/TEL

    Proposed installation of a 9m tall light wooden pole for fixed line broadband apparatus.

    Land outside (west of) 12 Damgate Lane Martham NR29 4P

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0467/F

    New pitched roof over entrance and conservatory

    10 Osborne Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 23 May 2006
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0025/F

    Demolition of existing semi detached house and single storey extensions and erection of detached house

    112 Beach Road Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5HD

    Received 8 Jan 2008
  7. APPROVED BY NCC06/00/0460/SU

    Alterations to form new office for head teacher and enlargement of staff room *

    Cliff Park Middle School Orde Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Jun 2000
  8. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/15/0051/CD

    Discharge condition 2, 4, 7 & 8 of Planning Permission 06/05/0327/D (21 dwellings) in respect of materials, surfacing and floodproofing

    1-12 Frelton Mews School Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1LP

    Received 19 Jan 2015
  9. LIST.BLD.REFUSE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0508/LB

    GIS

    139/140 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jun 1997
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0426/BF

    GIS

    Sycamore Lodge Back Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 May 1998
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0971/O

    GIS

    Gordon Road/Wolseley Road Southtown Great Yarmouth (adjacent 24 Gordon Road)

    Received 29 Nov 1999
  12. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0855/F

    Extend ball protection fencing at bottom of Links Close, Caister, 70m to the north +

    Gt Yarmouth/Caister Golf Club Beach House Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5TD

    Received 15 Oct 1999
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0189/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    77 St Annes Crescent Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7LB

    Received 16 Mar 2021
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0797/CU

    Change of use of land and premises as port operational land as set out in Schedule 17 class B of the General Permitted Development Order 1995

    Ex Omnipac Site Hartmann Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 31 Oct 2008
  15. Accept Amend Notice Conditions/Reasons06/20/0299/NMA

    Non material amendment of planning permission 06/19/0145/F - materials

    47 Heather Gardens Belton GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9PP

    Received 15 Jul 2020
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0124/BF

    Single storey rear extension

    1 Marsh Wall Cottages Runham Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Feb 2007
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0534/F

    Proposed development of two, four bedroomed bungalows and associated garages

    43 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8DH

    Received 15 Jul 2008
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0069/F

    Change of use from office into a 4-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3); Replacement of all windows; Alterations to fenestration and associated repairs.

    31 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DU

    Received 28 Jan 2025
  19. WITHDRAWN06/08/0737/F

    Proposed extension to holiday park incorporating 155 caravans and landscape enhancements.

    Sundowner Holiday Park Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Oct 2008
  20. FINALLY DISPOSED OF Conditions/Reasons06/16/0679/F

    Proposed demolition of outbuildings and the provision of a new dwelling and associated works

    Home Farm Waters Lane Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LE

    Received 10 Oct 2016
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0704/F

    Construction of conservatory

    48 Roman Way Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5JX

    Received 24 Sept 2008
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1049/F

    Refurbishment/rebuilding and re-roofing of single storey rear addition

    82/84 Walpole Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Nov 2003
  23. WITHDRAWN06/97/0848/F

    GIS

    11 Broad Row Oriental Tastes Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Oct 1997
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0142/F

    New shopfront to replace existing

    142 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Feb 1997

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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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