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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 · 23,708 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,824 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,237 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0446/F
Extension to rear
47 Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth
Received 22 May 1995
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/00/0572/A
Two poster panels forming integral part of bus shelter *
South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth (south of and opp Kings Rd)
Received 6 Jul 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0572/F
Ground and first floor extension
21 Park Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Sept 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0745/F
Two-storey dwelling
Orchard Court (Plot 3) North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth
Received 31 Aug 1994
PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/25/0254/PDE
Application for Prior Approval - Proposed single storey rear extension
47 Potters Drive Hopton-on-sea NR31 9RH
Received 26 Mar 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0539/SU
GIS
Sackville Close/rear Dorset Cl Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Jul 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0887/O
Detached dwelling
1/3 North Road (adjoining) Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Oct 1994
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0470/F
Garden wall & gates to plot frontage
9 The Village Main Road Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3DL
Received 23 Jun 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0360/F
Side and rear extension
Copperfields Paston Drive Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QG
Received 21 Apr 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0280/F
Porch on front elevation *
9 Coxswain Read Way Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Mar 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0546/F
Demolition of 93-94 and 95-96 North Denes Road and construction of replacement care home
93-96 North Denes Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4LW
Received 23 Aug 2017
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0548/CD
Discharge of Condition 2 of pp. 06/22/0055/VCF (Variation of condition 2 of PP 06/21/0410/F - Change to internal layout and removal of garage from one of the approved dwellings) - Details of water consumption
Caters Black Street Winterton-on-sea NR29 4AP
Received 11 Jul 2025
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0014/CD
Discharge of Condition 13 of outline pp 06/19/0676/O relating to Phase 1A only: Landscaping scheme with details of all existing trees and hedgerows to be retained and measures for their protection. (An application for subsequent consent to permitted EIA development)
Land at Nova Scotia Farm West of Jack Chase Way Caister-On-Sea
Received 8 Jan 2024
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0451/HH
1. Two storey side and rear extension 2. New front boundary wall and gates
33 Repps Road Martham NR29 4TH
Received 10 Jun 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0644/O
GIS
Bermondsey Place East Great Yarmouth
Received 10 Aug 1998
Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/26/0233/CD
Part-Discharge of Condition 5 (Part A only) of pp 06/23/0669/F (Erection of 29 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works) - Submission of proposed details for an Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) for the land referred to as Site A.
Land Rear Of Phase Ii Development At Kings Drive Clay Lane Bradwell NR31 8TF
Received 30 Mar 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0637/F
To erect a 15m tower 5.5m blade wind turbine
Caister High School Windsor Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5LS
Received 27 Aug 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0798/F
Erection of chicken shed
Manor Farm Thrigby Great Yarmouth (Parish of Mautby)
Received 9 Sept 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0703/CU
Change of use from Residential to Guest House
49 Victoria Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3BH NR30 3BH
Received 9 Sept 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/1033/F
Erection of 64.5 long x 2.7m high post & panel fence along the side of sea wall
Eastern Beach Caravan Park Manor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5HH
Received 22 Dec 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0033/CU
Change of use from petrol forecourt to used car sales
90-92 Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 18 Jan 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0158/F
Proposed front extension, 2 storey rear extension and first floor side extension. Increase width of dropped kerb
4 Bendish Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6EE NR31 6EE
Received 15 Mar 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0927/F
GIS
207 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Nov 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0475/F
Proposed 2 no. detached bungalows and garages on Plots 10 & 11
Mulberry Tree House (land adjoining) Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HS
Received 29 Jul 2010

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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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