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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 · 23,699 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,815 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/01/0766/O

    Demolition of three shops and erection of a two-storey block of four flats. +

    152b/152c/152d Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Oct 2001
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0722/F

    Single storey rear extension *

    North Cliffe House Old Chapel Road Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4BQ

    Received 12 Aug 2002
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0710/F

    Revised application - 06/18/0728/F - changes from approved scheme - addition of bedroom and ensuite in roof space, plus two front bedrooms instead of one.

    82 Lower Cliff Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8AZ

    Received 20 Dec 2019
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0337/F

    Installation of Portakabin Ultima building to be used as office accommodation for a period of up to 5 years

    Perenco UK Ltd Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DW

    Received 2 Jun 2010
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0931/F

    Siting of portacabin within existing boundary to provide additional temporary office space

    Perenco (UK) Ltd Thamesfield Way off Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW

    Received 8 Oct 2003
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0478/F

    Vary condition 2 of PP: 06/15/0515/F - To lower slab levels, amend internal private drive, access to 156 Burgh Road and amendment to house types A and B

    156 Burgh Road (Land rear of) Gorleston (Parish of Bradwell) GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8AX

    Received 27 Jul 2017
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0729/F

    Garage to rear of property

    7 Shearwater Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Sept 1995
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0899/F

    GIS

    Clippesby Holidays Clippesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3BL

    Received 11 Nov 1998
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0613/F

    Two-storey side extension and rear single storey utility room +

    Westview Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Jul 2002
  10. WITHDRAWN06/00/0978/SU

    Erection of 1.8m fence to rear boundary

    Peggotty Road Great Yarmouth (20/22/24/26/28/30/32/34/36/42/46)

    Received 7 Dec 2000
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/0583/F

    Change of use of part of play area to private garden use, with 2 metre high boundary wall

    41 Clydesdale Rise Bradwell Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 30 Jun 2006
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0064/F

    GIS

    Flat 1 The Towers High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Jan 1999
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0822/F

    Change of use from garage to study with new pitched roof over

    Ferndene Back Lane Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Oct 1995
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0786/CU

    Change of use from commercial to single residential dwelling *

    28 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 3JA

    Received 21 Sept 1999
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0239/F

    Alterations to change existing living accommodation to three self contained flats

    12 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AF

    Received 29 Mar 2005
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0473/SU

    Rear extension to provide 2 thermal suites, side extension to provide new entrance. Two storey front extension to provide fitness facility

    Phoenix Pool Widgeon Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8JU

    Received 4 Aug 2015
  17. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0501/CD

    New single storey rear extension and garage - Discharge of condition 3 re: planning permission 06/17/0194/F

    53 Mill Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8HH

    Received 7 Aug 2017
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0738/F

    Erection of a proprietor's cottage: laying out of estate roads with gravel pitches, ornamental and other hedging

    Caravan & Camping Site Thoroughfare Lane Scratby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 21 Sept 2005
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0178/F

    Proposed detached dwelling

    Cherry Tree Avenue (Plot at) Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QP

    Received 3 Apr 2013
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0078/F

    Proposed extensions and alterations creating an additional 8 bedrooms and ancillary accommodation.

    Claremont Nursing Home Yarmouth Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5AA

    Received 15 Feb 2012
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0478/F

    Retrospective use of 78 Marine Parade from hotel to hotel, restaurant and bar

    78 Marine Parade GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2DH

    Received 31 Jul 2015
  22. PERMITTED DEV.06/01/0485/F

    Roof conversion and alterations *

    38 Dorothy Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jun 2001
  23. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/22/0311/LB

    Construction of a pavilion building incorporating a swimming pool with basement plant room, and associated landscaping

    Burnley Hall Estate Dark Lane East Somerton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DZ

    Received 4 Apr 2022
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0378/F

    Proposed garden outbuilding

    31 Clydesdale Rise Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9UG

    Received 1 Jun 2012

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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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