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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
223Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,783 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,899 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. WITHDRAWN06/15/0270/F

    Proposed two storey side extension to side of house. Demolition of existing garages

    55 Lords Lane Tuscany Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PA

    Received 23 Apr 2015
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0050/F

    Proposed first floor bedrooms and toilet

    16 Stanley Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 13 Jan 2006
  3. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/22/0962/DM

    Proposed prior approval - Demolition of buildings - Log Flume

    Pleasure Beach South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3EH

    Received 9 Nov 2022
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0365/F

    Single storey side extension to existing one bedroomed bungalow

    Corner Cottage Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QQ

    Received 17 Jul 2020
  5. WITHDRAWN06/25/0857/F

    Change of use of existing 16-bedroom hotel (Use Class C1) into 3no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated alterations and extensions including removal of the existing single storey extension, utility rooms and garage, and erection of new bin store and garages.

    Raynscourt Lodge 16 Euston Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1DY

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  6. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/12/0648/CC

    Renewal of PP:06/10/0060/CC - alt & extn to Gainsborough Court (demo.of section of bldg to form 6 holiday flats 1,2,9,10,11 & 12 & construct 3 new holiday flats at 3rd floor level (above 19-21). Construct 10 new residential flats in separate bldg

    Gainsborough Court Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 3JT

    Received 5 Nov 2012
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0378/F

    Remove and replace existing cladding; Construction of north and south entrance canopies. Infill and replace roller shutter with new access doors; Installation of windows and doors to all elevations (Part Retrospective)

    Yare House Morton Peto Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LT

    Received 11 Feb 2022
  8. APPROVED BY NCC06/09/0157/SU

    Extraction of sand and use of land for storage of skips and inert recyclable materials forming an extension to an existing operational area

    Former EEB Land Welcome Pit Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 2009
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0633/F

    New sports centre building, all-weather courts

    Lynn Grove VA High School Lynn Grove Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Bradwell Parish) NR31 8AP

    Received 2 Jul 2003
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0515/F

    Retrospective application for childs play fort

    7 James Gray Close Winterton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4DE

    Received 5 Aug 2011
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0116/F

    Kitchen/dining room exts and conservatory to ground floor, replace garage, en-suite/dress room ext to first floor *

    19 Hawkins Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Feb 2002
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0297/CU

    Change of use from Guest House to house in multiple occupation

    20 Wellington Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3AQ

    Received 7 May 2009
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0762/F

    Change of use from B1/B2/B8 to D1 (Non-Residential Institutions) with external works

    Excalibur Road Beacon Park Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Dec 2011
  14. WITHDRAWN06/07/0382/LB

    Installation of 2 retractable fabric awnings

    Fatso's Restaurant 33 & 34 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 23 Apr 2007
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0405/F

    Renewal of PP 06/09/0278/F for erection of altron lattice radio tower to rear of property (30' high)

    12 Arthur Avenue Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5PQ

    Received 13 Jun 2012
  16. Not proceeded with06/25/0230/HH

    Single storey side/rear extension

    17 Homefield Avenue Bradwell NR31 8NA

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0583/F

    Change of use from office to residential at first and second floors to create a 2-bed apartment and associated refurbishment works to building. Subdivision of ground floor to provide 2 non-residential studio spaces. Formation of a new opening to the courtyard to provide residential access separate from the workshop entrance on Queen Street.

    9 Queen Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2QP

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  18. PERMITTED DEV.06/08/0842/F

    Revised applicaton proposed porch extension

    Ridge Back House Heath Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9HL

    Received 19 Nov 2008
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0751/O

    Two detached single storey bungalows and garages +

    Plots 2/4/6 Penguin Road Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0182/F

    GIS

    Expro North Sea Ltd Faraday Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell

    Received 6 Mar 1997
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0562/F

    Erection of 1.52m (5') close boarded fence around side of property +

    2 Rochford Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RL

    Received 19 Jul 2001
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0416/F

    Demolition of poultry farm buildings and erection of five dwellings and formation of new access

    Former Windmill Poultry Farm River Way Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 May 2004
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0130/O

    Renewal of PP 06/02/0771/O to demolish outhouses/buildings & construct four starter homes

    6 Gordon Terrace (rear of) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 6 Feb 2006
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0105/F

    Refurbishment of Tiger Club to form new games room; demolition of single storey extension *

    Seashore Holiday Centre North Drive Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Feb 2000

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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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