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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 · 23,824 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,940 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/97/0340/A

    GIS

    Dolphin Public House Old Fishermans Wharf South Denes Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Apr 1997
  2. ADV. CONSENT06/02/0551/A

    Freestanding sign (replacement of existing sign) *

    Magdalen Methodist Church Magdalen Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7DB

    Received 19 Jun 2002
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0424/F

    Erection of single storey bungalow to the rear of Lenroy

    Court Road Lenroy Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5ET

    Received 29 Jun 2015
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0707/F

    Removal of existing timber sheds and construction of new single storey flat roof dry goods store to rear of kitchens

    Summerfields Holiday Village Beach Road Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NW

    Received 4 Nov 2009
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0415/F

    Formation of new exit from site

    Units 1a - 1c Boundary Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 May 1995
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0222/F

    Proposed front porch extension; installation of first floor window and dropped kerb to front of property

    53 Chaucer Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4HA

    Received 16 Apr 2019
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0817/F

    First floor bedroom extension above porch *

    31 Prince of Wales Road Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Oct 2001
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0090/F

    Construction of annexe serving The Lodge

    2 Yarmouth Road The Lodge Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3QB

    Received 12 Feb 2016
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0555/F

    Proposed ground and first floor extension

    67 Mallard Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 8LX

    Received 25 Jun 2007
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0775/F

    Proposed loft conversion with side dormer roof extension

    54 Old Church Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9BZ

    Received 18 Dec 2017
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0085/F

    Three single storey stables, one single storey hay barn, one single storey shed and one single storey field shelter

    The Chicken Farm Market Lane Filby Heath Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jan 2004
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0823/CU

    GIS

    Three Acres (land adjoining) Winterton Road West Somerton Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Oct 1999
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/14/0534/F

    Proposed first floor over existing single storey lounge areas, proposed additional 2 storey extension

    Windmill Care Home Main Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5ER

    Received 28 Jul 2014
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0097/F

    Three dormers and sun decks in main roof

    3 Cliff Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Hopton Parish) NR31 6JY

    Received 7 Feb 2005
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0754/F

    Extension to form en-suite shower room and wardrobe with pitched roof to match existing *

    59 Ormesby Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5QA

    Received 22 Aug 2002
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/1078/A

    Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub with display of 2 digital internally-illuminated LCD display screens (static display) until 2036.

    Pavement outside 33 Market Gates Great Yarmouth NR30 2AF

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0169/F

    Single storey rear extension and minor internal changes

    3 Broad Cottages Main Road Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5EF

    Received 26 Feb 2021
  18. NO OBJECTION06/25/0045/SU

    An application for prior approval for the construction of a building for the storage of agricultural machinery and hay, under Part 6 of the GPDO (Consultation by the Broads Authority Ref: BA/2025/0007/AGR)

    Humberstone Farm Mill Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0AY

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0636/F

    First floor rear extension

    25 Elmgrove Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7PP

    Received 22 Oct 2012
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/1081/F

    Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones.

    Pavement outside 17-18 Broad Row Great Yarmouth NR30 1HT

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0459/F

    Extension to side and rear of semi-detached house

    19 Hall Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PD

    Received 24 Jul 2017
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0537/HH

    Demolition of existing conservatory; Erection of single-storey front extension.

    The Villa 1 Garfield Terrace Caister NR30 5DG

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0140/CU

    GIS

    Church Farm Barn Main Road Clippesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3BQ

    Received 24 Feb 1998
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0287/F

    Realignment of doors and new facade and first floor extension

    38 Marine Parade Magic City/Merlins Great Yarmouth NR30 2EJ

    Received 25 Mar 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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