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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20,899 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/04/1021/A

    Promotional banners, flags and 'A' frames

    Tesco Stores Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5DL

    Received 25 Oct 2004
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0936/F

    Proposed rear extension to create annex and front extensions to lounge, study and bedrooms

    11 Thrigby Road Runham Mautby Great Yarmouth NR29 3EA

    Received 5 Nov 2021
  3. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/95/1015/F

    Two-storey extension to form utility, sauna room and bedroom

    Anbecay Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Dec 1995
  4. Accept Amend Notice06/14/0223/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment for 06/13/0719/F - Orientation of garage altered to line up with neighbouring property. Additional window on garage ground floor to South elevation

    Reed Cottage Beccles Road Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9NB

    Received 7 Apr 2014
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0793/F

    Proposed single storey front extension to lounge and to create new shed area/covered yard.

    9 Wadham Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7NR

    Received 16 Sept 2021
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0439/F

    Extension to canopy 1, retrospective application canopy 2, link between 1 and 2. New taxi operating office. Extension of existing store to form wc/waiting area and mess area

    Suffolk Road Car Go Cars GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0PY NR31 0PY

    Received 28 Jun 2016
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0932/F

    Remove part of hedge, replace with 2m fence, remaining hedge to have 1m fence, new garden shed *

    5 Mount Pleasant Church Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QF

    Received 28 Nov 2001
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0979/VCF

    Variation of Condition 2 of pp 06/25/0414/F (Alterations and extensions to Public House and erection of carport and pergola) - Amendments to increase the size and change the design of the new rear extension and reduce the size of the car port

    King William IV Public House Quay Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PH

    Received 13 Nov 2025
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0864/F

    Proposed garden room

    Plot No. 6, Oaklands Stables Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth, NR31 9PU

    Received 5 Oct 2007
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0101/F

    GIS

    19 George Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Feb 1997
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0316/F

    GIS

    69 Marine Parade Wedgewood Court Hotel Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Apr 1997
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0783/F

    Extension, alterations and use of premises as funeral directors offices *

    213 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1DH

    Received 19 Sept 2000
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0382/F

    Change of Use from Private Dwelling to 7 no. apartments and 2 Storey Rear Extension above Existing Single Storey Extension

    37 Camperdown GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3JB

    Received 16 Jul 2020
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/1089/F

    Agricultural/storage building

    4 Howletts Cottages (rear of) Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Dec 1994
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0257/F

    Erection of new frame tower & flume rides, alts to entrance of indoor swimming pool, internal alts and refurb of swimming pool hall/changing facilities; upgrade plant equipment, new external chemical store

    Seashore Holiday Park North Drive Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 4HG

    Received 2 May 2019
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0217/F

    To demolish and replace existing two storey residential dwelling with a new build

    130 Lichfield Road (Land R/O) GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0EH

    Received 17 Apr 2019
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0155/F

    Ground and first floor extension to form annexe

    17 The Holway Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4BU

    Received 6 Mar 2012
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0856/F

    Extension to single garage to form double garage

    15 Wren Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Oct 1995
  19. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/07/0224/D

    Construction of 3 no. detached bungalows and garages

    31 Yarmouth Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5DL NR30 5DL

    Received 2 Mar 2007
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0213/HH

    Proposed erection of four bay garage block

    Hopton House Hall Road Hopton-on-sea NR31 9BB

    Received 10 Mar 2022
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0172/F

    GIS

    56 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Mar 1998
  22. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0914/F

    Roof conversion to form two bedrooms

    4 Marine Drive Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Oct 2003
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0206/F

    Single storey side extension

    2 Rose Cottages Tretts Lane Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AT

    Received 7 Apr 2015
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0316/F

    GIS

    49 Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Apr 1998

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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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