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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 · 23,807 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,923 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/06/1016/CU

    Change of use ground floor from restaurant to hot food take-away and restaurant

    1/2 Pier Gardens Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BU

    Received 4 Dec 2006
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0478/F

    GIS

    131 Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 1999
  3. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/09/0078/A

    Two temporary signs

    A149 Main Road (adj west side) Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Feb 2009
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0800/F

    GIS

    21 Firs Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Oct 1998
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0042/F

    Renewal of PP 06/04/0043/F - for portacabin unit (20'x9') sited at rear of warehouse

    Unit E Ventureforth Business Park Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0ER

    Received 21 Jan 2009
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0056/HH

    Proposed single storey side & rear wrap-around extension; Alteration to garage front elevation.

    33 Blake Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LT

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/0149/BU

    Change of use to single residential dwelling *

    Martham Methodist Circuit Rollesby Methodist Chapel Main Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Feb 2002
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0213/F

    Single storey rear extension; erection of brick outbuilding/boiler house

    8 Miriam Terrace North Market Road Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4BL

    Received 14 May 2020
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0826/F

    GIS

    1 The Old Rectory Fleggburgh Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5AJ

    Received 6 Oct 1999
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/94/0521/A

    Surgery sign

    35/36 South Quay The Surgery Great Yarmouth NR30 2RG

    Received 21 Jun 1994
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0113/F

    Two-storey extension to side; 850mm high boundary wall

    Whynot The Street Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Feb 2004
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0570/F

    Demolition of single storey amusements building; Erection of replacement building for use as indoor amusements and leisure; Alterations and extensions to public house and restaurant building and new roof covering along the pier length; Change of use of the restaurant to an amusement arcade; Single-storey extension to the family amusement centre to provide new food kiosk; Installation of ramped access ways; Alterations to front facade of building.

    Britannia Pier Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 2EH

    Received 18 Jul 2023
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/1036/HH

    Proposed single storey rear/side extension (replacement/enlargement of existing)

    17 The Promenade Scratby Great Yarmouth Nprfolk NR29 3PA

    Received 30 Nov 2022
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0162/F

    Demolish existing bungalow and build new chalet bungalow

    Tanfield 3 Clay Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DH

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0803/F

    Rear extension

    Littleport Back Path Winterton on Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4BB NR29 4BB

    Received 14 Oct 2005
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0563/F

    Proposed two storey five bedroom detached dwelling

    The Wilderness Herringfleet Road St Olaves Norfolk NR31 9HW NR31 9HW

    Received 25 Jun 2007
  17. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0609/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 7 of application 06/21/0809/O -Offsite highway work

    California Halt California Road Scratby NR29 3QW

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  18. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/05/0783/D

    Detached house

    'Conifers' Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3HN NR29 3HN

    Received 5 Oct 2005
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0461/CU

    Change of use from guest house to 4 room HMO

    4 Nelson Road South (Holme Lee) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3JA

    Received 24 Jul 2017
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1039/F

    Single storey extension at rear of existing village hall to form stores

    Fleggburgh Village Hall Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Nov 2003
  21. NO OBJECTION06/26/0842/TEL

    Proposed telecommunications installation ; removal of 6 no. antennas, 1 no. equipment cabinet and installation of 6 no. new antennas, 1 no. equipment cabinet.

    Land at south west of California Road Great Yarmouth NR29 3QX

    Received 27 Oct 2026
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0635/F

    Semi-detached pair of houses

    1 Beach Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BH

    Received 6 Jul 2004
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0336/F

    Extension to existing garage

    Hazeldene Kings Loke Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HN

    Received 17 Jul 2020
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0330/F

    Removal of former garage pitch roof and form new first floor side extension linked to new two storey side extension at rear of building

    33 Prince of Wales Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5UA

    Received 4 Jun 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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