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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 · 23,793 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,909 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0519/F
Proposed demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage/shower room and garden room
12 Brett Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6HW
Received 11 Aug 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0287/F
Extension to bungalow to form garden room, demolition of 2 no existing outbuildings and erection of new garage and work shop
22 Maple Gardens Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8ND
Received 11 May 2015
WITHDRAWN06/22/0445/A
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen on new BT Street Hub
Footpath outside 53 Market Place GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1NU
Received 19 May 2022
APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/08/0225/D
Residential development comprising of ten townhouses with integral garages
Lucas Road (Land off) Cobholm Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 14 Mar 2008
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/00/0782/F
Replacement dwelling +
407 The Glebe Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JA
Received 18 Sept 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0025/F
Two-storey extension to end elevation
25 Austin Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth
Received 13 Jan 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1040/F
New garage; conservatory; internal alterations
6 Wapping Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth
Received 27 Oct 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0010/CU
GIS
43 Albion Road Aquarius Great Yarmouth NR30 2JD
Received 9 Jan 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0363/F
Proposed change of use from shop to 3 self contained flats, rebuild and extension of rear part of building. Revised submission.
1 Beaconsfield Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4JR
Received 20 May 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0143/F
Proposed single storey extension
2 Charles Burton Close Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 5SA
Received 22 Feb 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0173/F
GIS
56 Market Place Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Mar 1997
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0419/A
One internally illuminated fascia sign, one non- illum sign, one internally illuminated projecting sign *
53/55 Market Place Argos Store Great Yarmouth NR30 1NU
Received 30 May 2001
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/19/0692/A
One fascia sign
Unit B2 Gapton Hall Retail Park Gapton Hall Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NL
Received 13 Dec 2019
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0077/F
Extend front of bungalow and convert loft space
59 Homefield Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 30 Jan 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0684/F
Proposed garage and workshop
9 Church Walk Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QG
Received 10 Dec 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0536/F
UPVC framed sun room to rear of property
28 Crosstead Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4AP NR30 4AP
Received 13 Jun 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0116/F
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of garage, associated vehicular entrance and entrance gates
Ormesby Cottage Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 3LN
Received 23 Feb 2011
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/99/1029/LB
GIS
St Marys Rectory Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Dec 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0035/F
Construction of a new entrance porch and construction of new walls and railings with security gate
High Croft 31 Kennel Loke (Parish of Hopton) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6JU
Received 19 Jan 2009
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0494/A
1x Totem sign 1x Letter box vinyl 1x Service menu board & 1x Window vinyl
The Joseph Kittle Centre Hemsby Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4QG
Received 30 Jul 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0753/F
Two storey rear extension
2 Hollow Tree Cottages Hall Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AU
Received 22 Nov 2016
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0794/F
New shop front and internal alterations
40-42 Market Place Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1LX
Received 13 Sept 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0825/F
Bay window extension to front of house
12 Jellicoe Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4AW
Received 25 Aug 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0015/F
GIS
19 Duke Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Jan 1999

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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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