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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
225Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,706 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,822 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,237 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/Reasons06/21/0081/F

    Proposed safety and traffic flow improvements to college entrance and car park

    East Coast College Suffolk Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0ED

    Received 27 Jan 2021
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0257/F

    Extension to existing building and erection of swimming pool with double garage *

    Black Barn Farm West End West Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Mar 2003
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0741/F

    GIS

    2 St Marys Road Sheree Ville Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Sept 1999
  4. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/14/0065/F

    Change of use and 2 no. additional units from holiday lets and owners accommodation to 7 no. residential units

    28 Victoria Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3BN

    Received 31 Jan 2014
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0084/F

    Removal of existing 6 no. Antennas with support poles; Installation of 9 no. new Antennas and frames to a maximum height of 26.3m AGL, 2 no. 300mm transmission dishes and ancillary development including 10 no. Remote Radio Units.

    Atlantis Tower, 32 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 2EW

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0721/F

    GIS

    Marine Passage/Wellington Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Sept 1996
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0165/F

    Attached double garage

    Beechcroft, Station Road Ormesby St Margaret, GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NH

    Received 13 Mar 2015
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0057/F

    Terrace of three 3-bedroomed houses

    St Peters Plain Former Waterworks Storage & Pipeyard Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Jan 2014
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0164/F

    Change of use from former hairdressing salon to single residential dwelling

    Myhaven Main Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5EH

    Received 13 Mar 2009
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0340/F

    GIS

    Central Surgery Sussex Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Apr 1999
  11. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/13/0160/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 of Planning Permission 06/12/0725/F (detached bungalow) in respect of external materials and slab levels

    40 The Green Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PA

    Received 19 Mar 2013
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0008/F

    Replacement security grilles with security shutters and new awnings to shop front

    c/o Bizarre Bizarre 10-11 Regent Street Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 2 Jan 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0235/F

    Front boundary wall and double gates - height 1830 metres *

    13 Park Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Mar 2000
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0542/F

    Proposed front and side single-storey extensions to children's respite centre and internal alterations; A new single storey building to east side to provide additional activity zone and installation of a solar shade sail canopy; Amendment to existing fence line and drop off and parking area

    Shine ( East Norfolk ) Alpha Centre Alpha Road Gorleston NR31 0LG

    Received 22 Jun 2021
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0331/F

    Proposed demolition of existing porch and reconstruction of new front extension to kitchen and porch; conversion of garage to form study and workshop

    Four Seasons The Lane Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4BN

    Received 16 Jul 2020
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0223/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/97/0097/F for canopy at front of shop *

    15 Station Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BE

    Received 16 Mar 2000
  17. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/04/0711/LB

    Renovation of two-storey annexe to form residential accommodation.

    24 Cliff Hill Cliff Cottage Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DQ

    Received 26 Jul 2004
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0552/F

    Replacement of two-bedroomed single storey house with three-bedroomed single storey house

    6 Scratby Crescent Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QS

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0386/F

    Build garage and bedroom above, extend kitchen and build conservatory *

    15 Amhurst Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PH

    Received 26 Apr 2002
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/1014/F

    Retrospective application for change of use of rear ground floor from residential use to retail as an extension of existing ground floor retail unit; alteration of shop front.

    47/48 Bells Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6AN

    Received 13 Dec 2021
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0721/CU

    Change of use from butchers into a laundrette *

    84 Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Aug 2000
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0861/F

    First floor extension over kitchen *

    61 Heather Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Nov 2001
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/13/0701/A

    The relocation of existing signs and additional signage

    McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LZ

    Received 29 Nov 2013
  24. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0007/F

    Proposed conversion of existing rear garage /1st floor office to an annex for a family member

    6 Coronation Terrace Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QE

    Received 3 Jan 2023

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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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