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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 · 23,809 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,925 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0148/F

    Renewal of planning permission no 06/01/0657/F for caravan to provide site office with washing/shower facilities

    Hall Farm Mautby Great Yarmouth NR29 3JB

    Received 18 Feb 2004
  2. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0793/CD

    Proposed discharge of Condition 4 of pp 06/23/0570/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) - Condition 4 - Details of materials

    Britannia Pier Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 2EH

    Received 7 Oct 2024
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0032/F

    Change of use of the "Themed Craft Market" area to function room with alterations

    The Courtyard Main Cross Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3NZ

    Received 13 Jan 2012
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0607/F

    Ground floor extension to provide toilets facilities etc *

    Browston Hall Country Club Browston Green Browston Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Jun 2003
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0808/CU

    Proposed change of use to flooring contractors warehouse and showroom

    The Coach House Emporium The Conge Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 17 Oct 2005
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0718/SU

    GIS

    Grove Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Aug 1997
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0270/F

    Pitched roof rear extension *

    51 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QE

    Received 27 Mar 2000
  8. WITHDRAWN06/07/0312/F

    Convert single house to two one-bed flats

    1 Queens Place Cobholm Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 OHT

    Received 27 Mar 2007
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0463/CU

    Retrospective change of use, shop to one bedroom flat

    Flat 1 53A Deneside GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2HL

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0639/A

    1 no. fascia sign and 1 no. projecting sign

    97-98 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6RF NR31 6RF

    Received 21 Oct 2015
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0044/CU

    Retention of telephone kiosk and change of use to form an ATM/kiosk

    Regent Boulevard Temple Road Great Yarmouth NR30 6VV

    Received 24 Jan 2005
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0548/F

    Rear extension *

    49 Four Acres Estate Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Jun 2003
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0360/O

    Detached house

    Conifers Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HN

    Received 4 May 2005
  14. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/18/0240/M

    Agricultural determination - Construction of steel framed building for the storage of crops

    The Grange Fleggburgh Road Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5AJ

    Received 23 Apr 2018
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0929/F

    1. Provision of temporary car park for staff and pupils of East Coast College and a temporary construction compound on land to the north of East Coast College Western Campus. 2. Provision of temporary storage container within the grounds of East Coast College Western Campus.

    Land off Thamesfield Way Suffolk Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0ED

    Received 21 Dec 2023
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0671/F

    Laying of ground loop collector array for heat pump serving domestic heating

    The Laurels HIgh Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QL

    Received 10 Dec 2020
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0433/F

    Fifteen bungalows, six houses, together with roads and sewers

    Plots 1-21 Watsons Close Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Jun 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0208/CU

    Change shop area into domestic use *

    3 Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PN

    Received 14 Mar 2000
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/97/0351/A

    GIS

    Unit C Gapton Hall Ind Estate Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Apr 1997
  20. WITHDRAWN06/03/0509/D

    Detached house and garage *

    Scratby Hall Scratby Great Yarmouth (Plot 1)

    Received 29 May 2003
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0102/F

    GIS

    3 Damgate Lane Nichol Reef Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PZ

    Received 4 Feb 1999
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0648/F

    Alterations to existing building to recreate a dwelling

    34 York Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jul 1994
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/16/0711/A

    Proposed new signage

    Hopton Filling Station Lowestoft Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9AH

    Received 24 Oct 2016
  24. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/98/0960/A

    GIS

    77 Marine Parade The Lincoln Hotel Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Dec 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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