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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 · 23,786 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,902 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/Reasons06/02/0340/F

    Erection of lean-to style conservatory to rear of dwelling *

    4 Elizabeth Crescent Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LT

    Received 15 Apr 2002
  2. Accept Amend Notice06/14/0586/NMA

    Elevations to show render finish at first floor level, change rear external door to French doors & omit small window

    1A Alderson Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1QL

    Received 15 Sept 2014
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0251/F

    GIS

    18 Marine Drive Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Mar 1998
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0931/CU

    Change of use of ground floor from retail (A1) to coffee bar with take-away food (A3) +

    74 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Nov 2000
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0786/F

    Proposed rear extension and front porch

    39 St Catherines Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 7QA

    Received 3 Sept 2007
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0112/F

    Proposed front & rear extension

    14 Common Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4LT

    Received 23 Feb 2011
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0870/F

    Retention of car parking area *

    Munnings Court Harfreys Road Harfreys Ind Est Gt Yarmouth (car park rear of)

    Received 20 Oct 1999
  8. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/17/0101/LB

    Extractor vent to a rear exterior wall, create a wall opening between bathroom and adjacent bedroom

    96 High Road Brooklyn Cottage Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0PE

    Received 23 Feb 2017
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0358/F

    Removal of existing hedges/ trees to front boundary new entrance gates and wall/ railings

    Willow Lodge High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 9QL

    Received 16 Apr 2007
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0877/F

    Proposed removal of enclosed timber staircase and replacement with steel external staircase

    20A Trafalgar Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2LD

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  11. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/05/0126/A

    Illumination of existing two signs located at either side of main entrance A143 (Beccles Road)

    Fritton Lake Countryworld Church Lane Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9HA

    Received 16 Feb 2005
  12. EST/LAW USE CER.06/94/0988/EU

    Application for a Certificate

    1b Coronation Terrace Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Nov 1994
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0519/F

    Two storey side extension

    3 Beach Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SQ

    Received 6 Aug 2009
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0546/F

    Demolition of existing barn; Proposed construction of larger replacement agricultural building for cattle livestock and milking parlour, installation of concrete hardstanding and reed bed water treatment system.

    Upper Wood Farm Browns Lane Mautby NR29 3JQ

    Received 9 Jul 2023
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0224/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/01/0069/F for conversion of barn to dwelling and erection of double garage

    Jasmine Cottage Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PY NR29 4PY

    Received 1 Mar 2006
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0267/F

    Single storey lean-to extension for use as workshop

    30 Mill Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4ND

    Received 31 Mar 2021
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/19/0134/A

    Renewal of planning permission 06/14/0043/A to display 5 x 48 sheets

    Howard Street South (Car Park) Howard Street South & Stonecutters Way GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1LW

    Received 28 Feb 2019
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0570/F

    Proposed extension and roof conversion to existing house

    16 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3PU

    Received 29 Jul 2008
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0446/F

    Proposed terrace and retractable canopy

    Ocean Room Pier Gardens Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PP

    Received 3 Aug 2018
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0761/F

    Proposed dropped kerb and driveway

    82 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 0PU

    Received 1 Dec 2011
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0834/F

    Change of use to five flats and alterations to front elevation

    59 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PW NR30 2PW

    Received 29 Sept 2006
  22. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/05/0167/LB

    Alterations to convert former working mens club to eighteen residential flats

    51/52 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Mar 2005
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0183/F

    The conversion of the old school to 3 residential units including the demolition of 1960's extensions and outbuildings and erection of 3 dwellings

    Ormesby Old School The Green Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 2010
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0659/BF

    Rear extension to form new lounge area

    Staithe House The Staithe Thurne Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jul 2004

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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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