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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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/96/0010/F

    Extension to rear

    3 Green Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Jan 1996
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0881/HH

    Retrospective application for the retention of raised decking and pergola installed in rear garden

    123 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0JZ

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0609/F

    Proposed change of use to allow the siting of static holiday caravans and all associated infrastructure

    The Old Vicarage Warren Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9BN

    Received 30 Oct 2015
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0180/F

    Proposed first floor side extension

    17 Rogers Close Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9RS

    Received 19 Mar 2018
  5. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/08/0275/F

    Demolish existing flat roofed garage and construct new garage with separate unit of accommodation at first floor

    Westdene Church Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QF

    Received 4 Apr 2008
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0480/F

    Alterations and extensions including new first floor workshop for the repair and testing of mobile telephones

    2 Rollesby Road Martham Service Station Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 May 1995
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0307/HH

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    Forge Cottage Church Road Repps With Bastwick NR29 5JS

    Received 4 Apr 2022
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0438/F

    Conversion of building to form 5 self contained flats

    12 Sandown Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1EY

    Received 8 Jul 2013
  9. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/25/0363/F

    Retrospective application to provide a new vehicular access to the north and to widen the existing site entrance to the south, install fencing and gates, and to create a gravel vehicular access route around the perimeter.

    Land between Roman Way and 1 Cement Cottages Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QD

    Received 9 May 2025
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/1080/A

    Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub with display of 2 digital internally-illuminated LCD display screens (static display) until 2036.

    Pavement outside 11 Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1LY

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0492/CD

    Discharge of Condition 28 (Certification of Topsoils) of pp. 06/23/0669/F (Erection of 29 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works.)

    Land off Kings Drive and Marjoram Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8TF

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0029/F

    Conservatory to front *

    150a Beach Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Jan 2001
  13. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0122/LB

    GIS

    Shadingfield Lodge South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3JG

    Received 17 Feb 1997
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0204/F

    Proposed single storey side extension

    7 St Hughs Green Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7NG NR31 7NG

    Received 31 Mar 2017
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0264/F

    Construction of a single storey rear extension

    14 Reynolds Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QD

    Received 23 Apr 2009
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0669/F

    Extensions to form lounge and en-suite bathroom *

    1 The Paddock Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HG

    Received 7 Aug 2000
  17. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/11/0139/LB

    To carefully remove existing deteriorated painted single glazed mild steel windows and replace with new double glazed aluminium windows within existing mullioned openings to North East & South elevations

    The College of Art and Design (former) Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 3 Mar 2011
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0243/F

    Extension to kitchen

    30 Mill Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4ND NR29 4ND

    Received 7 Mar 2007
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/10/0694/A

    New fascia with internally illuminated KFC Letters and box sign, new posters and new projecting sign all to replace existing

    114A Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AB

    Received 15 Nov 2010
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0903/F

    Ground floor extension to rear of property and internal alterations

    2 Gainsborough Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Nov 1995
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/1003/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/94/1036/F for use of site for flying model aircraft and siting of caravan

    Caldecott Hall (land at) Beccles Road Fritton Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Dec 1995
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0075/CU

    Change of use to small tool hire and sales

    Unit 5 Enterprise Court Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 0ND

    Received 28 Jan 2004
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0448/F

    16 no. static holiday caravans with associated parking, internal roads and play area

    Sundowner Holiday Park Newport Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NW

    Received 9 Jul 2015
  24. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/06/0939/D

    Two bedroomed detached bungalow and detached single garage

    Green Pastures Fakes Road Newport Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JL NR29 4JL

    Received 7 Nov 2006

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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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