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20,822 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,237 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/Reasons06/08/0227/F

    First floor rear extension to bedroom and bathroom; remove wire fence to side; erect 2.2m brick wall

    139 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7EE

    Received 18 Mar 2008
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0034/F

    Detached house and garage (residential) *

    3 Masquers Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jan 2001
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0224/O

    GIS

    North Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth (formerly known as Harboards Cottages)

    Received 19 Mar 1998
  4. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/14/0256/LB

    Proposed on-site priest's parking area

    St Marys RC Church Regent Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AJ

    Received 31 Mar 2014
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0121/F

    Proposed single storey rear and side extensions to shop and stock room.

    43 Church Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QN

    Received 26 Jan 2022
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0283/F

    GIS

    23 Beach Drive Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Apr 1998
  7. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0472/LB

    GIS

    Winter Gardens Wellington Pier Complex South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Jun 1997
  8. ADV. CONSENT06/99/0671/A

    GIS

    266 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Aug 1999
  9. EIA development06/26/0632/ESN

    Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion to determine whether if the following development should be considered EIA Development: Proposed development of up to 300 residential dwellings, with associated access, internal estate roads, green infrastructure including drainage systems and public open space, and ancillary associated works.

    Land South of Beaufort Way (opposite Cooper Close and east of Wheatcroft Farm) Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9AF

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  10. Split decision06/20/0661/PU

    Retrospective application for a single storey rear extension and front elevation porch infill

    26 Wren Drive Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 8JW

    Received 10 Dec 2020
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0501/HH

    Extension and alterations to existing first floor roof terrace with construction of stairs to provide access to rear garden, installation of pergola on roof terrace (Amended)

    11 Warren Road Hopton-on-sea Great Yarmouth NR31 6JT

    Received 27 Jun 2025
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0165/F

    Proposed change of use of land for the stationing of a mobile home to supervise a horticultural business

    Page's Farm off Scratby Road Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Mar 2010
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0072/F

    Erection of a dual anthracite grey and white conservatory to the side of the property

    6 Beach Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6BH

    Received 1 Feb 2018
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0417/F

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    95 Lawn Avenue GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1QP

    Received 5 Jul 2017
  15. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/22/0722/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 16 of pp. 06/19/0471/F - Details of kiosk to be erected

    Kiosk North Of The Marina Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 2ER

    Received 18 Aug 2022
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0446/CU

    Change of use to garden land to be included in residential curtilage

    57 Parkland Drive (Land adj) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8DS

    Received 20 Jul 2017
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0654/F

    Proposed single storey rear and side extensions

    15 Roman Way Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5JX

    Received 16 Oct 2015
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0666/F

    Proposed single storey side extension

    1 Ryelands Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NP

    Received 2 Nov 2012
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0105/F

    Conservatory at rear

    2 Briar Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8NB

    Received 10 Feb 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0713/F

    Demolish 46/48 St Nicholas Road & rear additions of 51 St Nicholas Road;erect two-storey extension to rear of 51 & 46/48 to provide 31 bedroomed emergency accommodation for the homeless & other facilities

    51 St Nicholas Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1NR

    Received 30 Oct 2009
  21. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/10/0702/A

    2 illuminated fascia signs above the windows displaying the HSBC brand logo and 1 illuminated projecting sign above the entrance to the building.

    156 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RD

    Received 12 Nov 2010
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0229/F

    Proposed garage on parking space allocated for 26 The Laurels rear of the Old School House

    26 The Laurels Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9DD

    Received 18 Apr 2013
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0583/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/14/0340/CU for change of use from public house garden to fencing business

    5 Caister Road The Lord Roberts Public House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4DA

    Received 7 Sept 2015
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0931/HH

    Erection of single storey rear extension and extended pitched roof to replace existing flat roof to garden room; Replacement of flat roof on front porch with pitched roof.

    59 Heather Gardens Belton Belton With Browston NR31 9PP

    Received 3 Dec 2024

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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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