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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20,925 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0593/F
GIS
39 Provan Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Aug 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0320/F
GIS
51 Covent Garden Road Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Apr 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0472/F
GIS
The Grange High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QL
Received 2 Jun 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0688/F
Extension to transport museum
Caister Car Collection Caister Castle West Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Oct 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0313/F
Change of use from electrical shop (A1) to veterinary practice (D1)
5 Ormesby Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5JY
Received 8 Apr 2016
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0186/F
Two detached houses +
31 Repps Road (adj) Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Mar 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0286/F
Conversion of barn to dwelling *
Woodlands Farm Filby Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth
Received 3 Apr 2002
CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0167/CD
Discharge of Condition 3 of pp 06/24/0920/F (Conversion of 4no. 1 bedroom flats into 2no. 1 bedroom flats and retention of 2no.1 bedroom flats) : Details of external extract grilles
13 Camperdown Great Yarmouth NR30 3JB
Received 27 Feb 2025
WITHDRAWN06/18/0668/D
Approval of reserved matters - 2 dwellings, garages with vehicle & pedestrian access from Alder Avenue
28-30 The Green (rear of) Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PA
Received 22 Nov 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0101/F
Kitchen and garage extension
3 Pound Lane Filby Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Feb 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0595/F
Raise bathroom roof, flat roof over
13 Duke Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Jun 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0313/HH
Proposed erection of single storey rear family room including provision of wood burner
Marsh House High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QN
Received 14 Apr 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0492/F
Lean to uPVC conservatory *
3 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PX
Received 10 Jun 1999
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0711/A
Erection of two illuminated signs to front and side elevations. One directional sign for rear elevation
Retail Unit High Street/School Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 29 Sept 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0504/F
Single storey extension to rear and internal alterations to improve bedroom accommodation
The Manor Barn Browston Lane Browston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DP
Received 5 Sept 2019
Undecided06/26/0763/F
Retrospective application for the erection of a parcel locker.
1 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QB
Received 29 Sept 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1218/F
Conversion of first and second floor offices to flats and ground floor alterations to form separate entrance
Nelson House Row 57 (Sarah Martin Row) Great Yarmouth NR30 1HJ
Received 22 Dec 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0661/F
Retrospective application for a 1.98m high wooden fence
79 Beatty Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4BA
Received 26 Oct 2015
PERMITTED DEV.06/13/0708/LDO
Fabrication workshop
256 Southtown Road Seatrax UK Ltd Great Yarmouth NR31 0JJ
Received 23 Dec 2013
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0568/CU
Change of use of former day care centre to residential dwelling
45 Albion Road Gemini GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2JD
Received 2 Oct 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0081/F
Increase maximum occupancy level from 20 to 25 *
29/32 St Georges Road Florence House Great Yarmouth NR30 2JX
Received 3 Feb 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0186/F
Ground and first floor front extension
19 Caledonian Way Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PQ NR31 9PQ
Received 21 Feb 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0300/F
Proposed conservatory to side elevation
Cowtrott Cowtrott Lane Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5ED
Received 31 May 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0329/CU
Change of use of C3 dwelling house to 6 room C4 house in multiple occupation
108 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth NR30 2NJ
Received 11 Apr 2022

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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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