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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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/11/0561/F

    Demolition of existing barns & rebuilding of barns for proposed unit for an adult with learning difficulties, store & activities room

    Decoy Farm Browston Lane Browston Norfolk NR31 9DD

    Received 22 Aug 2011
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1020/CU

    Extend curtilage of dwelling by change of use from agricultural to domestic usage

    Anbecay Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Oct 2003
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0496/F

    New breakfast room, utility room and granny annexe, extend garage to provide workshop/gdn store, new kitchen window

    15 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3NH

    Received 1 Jun 2004
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0302/F

    Proposed roof extension to provide two first floor bedrooms, etc. Relocate front entrance porch with pitched roof over.

    Waveney Cottage River Way Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NR NR31 9NR

    Received 8 May 2009
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0754/F

    Extension to dining room, installation of lift and eight bedrooms

    6/7 North Drive Hadleigh Gables Hotel Great Yarmouth NR30 1ED

    Received 9 Aug 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0211/F

    Proposed front 2 storey bedroom extension

    9 Garfield Terrace Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5DG

    Received 13 May 2020
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0280/CU

    Proposed change of use from agricultural storage to business premises (Car Sales)

    Nova Scotia Farm Nova Scotia Track West Caister NR30 5SH

    Received 10 Apr 2023
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0999/F

    Installation of additional caravan pads with associated works, for siting of 14no. additional static holiday caravans.

    Foxburrow Hang, Tingdene Lifestyle Parks Beccles Road Fritton Fritton And St Olaves NR31 9EY

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  9. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0840/CD

    Discharge of Condition 6 of pp 06/24/0257/F (Development of a Community Diagnostic Centre and extensions thereto) - Condition 6: Details of proposed plant and machinery installations - location, acoustic specifications, and specific measures to control noise from the equipment

    Cranbrook Centre, Northgate Hospital Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BU

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0649/F

    Proposed single storey rear kitchen extension

    73 Colomb Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8BH

    Received 19 Oct 2010
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0807/HH

    Construction of detached garage with attached private office

    3 Cliff Lane Hopton-on-sea NR31 6JY

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  12. EST/LAW USE REF (Appealed)06/12/0742/EU

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness validity of condition 1 of P.P: 06/03/1112/F to allow unit 5 to be used for unrestricted use within use class A1

    Argos Ltd Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DH

    Received 12 Dec 2012
  13. PERMITTED DEV.06/13/0431/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - Flat roof extension to provide kitchen/dining area and entrance lobby

    52 Roman Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5JX

    Received 9 Aug 2013
  14. WITHDRAWN06/16/0028/F

    Erection of three kiosks, mixed use A1/A5 retail and sale of non-alcoholic hot and cold beverages and food

    Marine Parade Sealife Centre GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3AH

    Received 12 Jan 2016
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0932/F

    GIS

    Crossways Riding Centre Cherry Lane Browston Great Yarmouth (stable block adjacent)

    Received 17 Nov 1997
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0308/F

    Garage *

    23 Woodstock Way Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Apr 2000
  17. PERMITTED DEV.06/14/0742/PDC

    Details of prior approval - proposed change of use from offices and storeroom to single dwelling

    19 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2RG

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0253/F

    Small single storey extension *

    4 Sun Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PY

    Received 19 Mar 2002
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0823/F

    Erection of sectional garage on car park *

    7 Debnam Close Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9LN

    Received 17 Sept 2002
  20. WITHDRAWN06/20/0424/CU

    Retrospective application for mobile burger van on existing Airfield Tyres site - material change of use of vehicle sales and as takeaway

    Airfield Tyres Yarmouth Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5TE

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0191/CU

    Change of use from storage to chiropady practice, shoe sales and other associated footcare services

    102-105 St Nicholas Road (First floor) Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1NL NR30 1NL

    Received 23 Feb 2007
  22. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/96/0679/A

    GIS

    2/3 Row 75 Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Sept 1996
  23. REFUSED BY NCC06/02/0473/F

    Use of building for transfer and sorting/storage/resale of waste materials categories 1 and 2a +

    Lime Kiln Walk Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 May 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0419/F

    Proposed new cattle shed and an extension of an existing agricultural building to create an additional cattle shed

    Paston Farm Mautby Lane Mautby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3JB

    Received 19 Jul 2019

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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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