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20,822 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,237 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0327/CD
Discharge of Condition 13 of pp 06/20/0278/F (Conversion of public housing into dwelling and erection of 4no. dwellings) - Details of proposed retention and restoration of the existing public house signage.
Former First and Last Public House Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QG
Received 16 Mar 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0289/F
Retrospective application for fencing, 1.4m and 1.8m high
Lenroy Court Road Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH
Received 18 May 2018
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0014/F
Alterations to roof with dormers front & rear to form loft conversion
10 Buxton Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HG
Received 7 Jan 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0632/F
Conversion of existing commercial building to single residential unit
Heath Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5HN
Received 26 Sept 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0575/F
Toilet/cloakroom and lobby extension *
35 Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Jul 1994
CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/25/1007/CD
Discharge of Condition 3 parts B & C of pp 06/22/1006/F (Proposed change of use of land to a touring caravan park) ; Submission of site investigation and post investigation assessment
St Olaves Caravan Park Priory Farm Beccles Road St Olaves NR31 9HE
Received 24 Nov 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1046/F
Two-storey side extension *
9 Rollesby Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AN
Received 29 Nov 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0325/F
Change of use from Maritime Museum to Tourist Information Bureau and offices +
25 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Apr 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0569/F
GIS
27 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 25 Jul 1996
Not proceeded with06/24/0075/PU
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use - Temporary use of land for the siting of a caravan for residential use
2 Myrtle Cottages Low Road Bastwick Repps With Bastwick NR29 5AH
Received 29 Jan 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0787/F
Sub-division of existing dwelling to reinstate original second dwelling
11 Riverside Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PU NR31 6PU
Received 9 Dec 2014
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/23/0916/CD
Part Discharge of Condition 12 (Submission of Approved Full Travel Plan) of outline pp. 06/17/0339/O (Residential development of 200 dwellings, open space and allotments)
East of Lowestoft Road off Lowestoft Road Hopton NR31 9AH
Received 18 Dec 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0302/F
Change of use from guest house to three residential flats
6 Paget Road Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Mar 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0576/F
Demolish exist. utility room & erect two storey extn. to rear to provide utility/shower room & first floor study & bedroom
Rosemary Cottage The Street, Runham Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR29 3AH
Received 2 Jul 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0920/F
GIS
Boundary Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth (Former Grouts Site)
Received 16 Nov 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0513/F
GIS
11 Common Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Jul 1996
Accept Amend Notice06/14/0459/NMA
Non-material amendment for 06/13/0180/F - Minor amendments due to reduction in panels
Nova Scotia Farm West Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 22 Jul 2014
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0677/F
Additional accommodation
165 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 9 Aug 1995
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/19/0329/O
Sub-division of site to provide 2 bed additional dwelling adjacent to No 2
2 Willows Court Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4SF
Received 14 Jun 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0511/F
Detached garage
215 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 13 Jun 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0505/F
Installation of a portakabin style building intended to accomodate students with learning difficulties from the Great Yarmouth College
James Paget Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA
Received 16 Aug 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0805/CU
GIS
21 Wellington Road (rear of) Great Yarmouth
Received 24 Oct 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0491/F
Proposed side and rear extension
3 Dene Avenue Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RZ
Received 22 Aug 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0291/F
Vehicle shelters for units 1 and 3
Bloodhills Farm Collis Lane East Somerton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 17 Mar 2006

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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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