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20,791 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/Reasons06/97/0450/F

    GIS

    43 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 May 1997
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0411/F

    Single storey rear extension to form bedroom

    25 Caystreward Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4AS

    Received 18 Jun 2012
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1015/F

    Single storey extension to provide shower and toilet and Victorian style sun room

    11 Beach Road Saronfa Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HJ

    Received 25 Oct 2004
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0451/F

    Dormer extension to form bedroom within roof space *

    23 Maple Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 2001
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0862/F

    GIS

    10 Sturdee Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Nov 1996
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0216/F

    Demolition of existing buildings, erection of new academy buildings, associated remodelling and ancillary works

    Ormiston Venture Academy Oriel Avenue (Parish of Bradwell) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7JJ

    Received 17 Apr 2012
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0341/F

    Proposed orangery to side elevation. Oak framed porch to front elevation

    Braken Hill Priory Road St Olaves GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9HQ

    Received 2 Jun 2017
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0549/F

    Extension to living room *

    4 Watling Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jun 1994
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0543/F

    Conservatory *

    1 Chapel Cottage (Plot adj) Back Lane Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5EB

    Received 18 Jun 2002
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0117/CU

    Retrospective change of use from public house to office space

    20-21 Southgates Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3LJ

    Received 10 Feb 2021
  11. APPROVED BY NCC06/03/0483/SU

    Extension of hard play area and raised flower beds *

    St Marys RC Primary School East Anglian Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QY

    Received 22 May 2003
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0719/BF

    Erection of wooden slipway and replacement quay heading

    Three Mile House off Low Road River Bure West Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5TJ

    Received 27 Jul 2004
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0807/F

    GIS

    Haven Bridge (adjacent) Riverside Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Oct 1997
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0331/BF

    Standing of caravan

    Broadland Nurseries Main Road/Burghwood Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Apr 2006
  15. Not proceeded with06/24/0033/F

    Subdivision of existing garden and construction of a two storey 3-bedroom chalet bungalow.

    Plot 3, Adjacent 1 Park Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EJ

    Received 16 Jan 2024
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0749/F

    New shop front *

    45 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PN

    Received 21 Aug 2002
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0394/F

    GIS

    15 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 May 1997
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0023/F

    Convert existing garage to bedroom and utility room and build new garage

    17 Orwell Crescent Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9NZ NR31 9NZ

    Received 17 Jan 2017
  19. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/99/0394/F

    GIS

    16 The Mews Mariners Compass Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 May 1999
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0176/F

    Remove existing wire fencing. Trim back overhanging bushes and trees. Erect 1.8 metre high closeboard timber fencing.

    Gables Farm Scratby Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NL

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  21. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/10/0391/F

    Proposed three bedroom chalet bungalow within the existing site

    1 Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HJ NR29 4HJ

    Received 29 Jun 2010
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0839/F

    GIS

    Westcroft Rectory Close Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Nov 1996
  23. Accept Amend Notice06/25/0598/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to reserved matters approval 06/21/0312/D (relating to pp. 06/16/0391/SU Phase 3 - comprising 17 dwellings and associated works) - Alterations to the approved floor plans and elevations for Type 8 dwellings listed under Condition 2, to swap the positions of en-suites and bathrooms and insert new first floor bathroom windows to the side elevations, and to amend a discrepancy in the listed plan references.

    Site 25 Beacon Park Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0103/F

    Proposed two-storey side extension forming garage with bedroom & bathroom over and new front porch

    79 Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RQ

    Received 21 Feb 2011

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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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