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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 · 23,826 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,942 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0917/HH

    Proposed additional storey over existing bungalow

    1 Browston Corner Bradwell NR31 9DJ

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0985/F

    Side extension to form living room and bathroom

    21 Middleton Gardens Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 7AE

    Received 12 Nov 2007
  3. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0329/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 06/15/0497/F - proposed extension to front of garage with balcony over and porch - revised submission

    4 Villarome Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5TQ

    Received 12 Jun 2018
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0601/O

    Erection of four terraced houses on land to the rear of 23-26 Bells Road

    23-26 Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 6BB

    Received 6 Jul 2007
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0176/HH

    Proposed demolition of existing garage/storage buildings and construction of single storey side/rear extension with glazed balcony to the roof area, external walls to be cream render and brickwork

    13 California Avenue Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 3PE

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0402/F

    GIS

    105 Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 May 1999
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0704/F

    Variation of condition 4 of pp 98/0969/O to allow the sale of bulky goods use of builders yard for 3 retail units

    Unit 1 Pasteur Retail Park Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 4 Aug 2006
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0052/F

    Proposed demolition of existing public house and erection of fifteen social houses

    Cap and Gown Public House Magdalen Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7AA

    Received 29 Jan 2010
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0899/F

    Proposed removal of letter box, night safe face plate, branch nameplate, fascia signage, ADT alarm box, letter box signage, ATM signage, CCTV signage from the front elevation and removal of ADT alarm box, external ATM lighting, external ATM fascia and CCTV signage from side elevation

    139 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RA

    Received 15 Oct 2022
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0503/F

    Conversion to form two guest houses

    80-81 Salisbury Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4LB

    Received 29 Jul 2011
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0170/F

    First floor extension over existing garage and conservatory to rear

    11 Symonds Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3PN NR29 3PN

    Received 13 Feb 2006
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0017/F

    Proposed demolition of existing garage and construction of side and rear single storey extensions

    39 West Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5BD

    Received 26 Dec 2019
  13. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0335/CD

    Discharge of Condition 25 of pp 06/20/0278/F (Conversion of public housing into dwelling and erection of 4no. dwellings) - Details of proposed compliance with Building Regulations Part M4(2) design standards.

    Former First and Last Public House Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QG

    Received 16 Mar 2024
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0841/F

    Alterations to shop front, new metal staircase to rear, alteration to car park, erection of bronze resin statue

    2, 4 & 6 Crab Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8DJ

    Received 18 Nov 2008
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0468/F

    GIS

    Cliff Park High School Kennedy Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jun 1998
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0998/F

    Single storey rear lounge & dining room extension

    4 Nursery Close Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SP

    Received 16 Nov 2007
  17. APPROVE06/01/0357/F

    Retention of observation dormer in roof space *

    96 Winifred Way Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 May 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0794/F

    Two-storey extension to rear to form kitchen and bedrooms and single storey garage and store

    The Hollies Kings Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3JW

    Received 23 Dec 2009
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0241/F

    Dropped kerb outside 41 Lowestoft Road and conversion of front garden into driveway *

    41 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SQ

    Received 20 Mar 2003
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1039/F

    Removal of condition 1 of pp 06/01/0799/F to allow permanent permission for use until 6.00 am +

    Grosvenor Casino Shadingfield Lodge Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Nov 2002
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0433/F

    Seven detached residential dwellings with garages

    Plots 16/22 Carrell Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Jun 2005
  22. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/04/0504/A

    Four 48-sheet advertising hoardings

    Southtown Road/Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0HU

    Received 3 Jun 2004
  23. Undecided06/26/0626/CD

    Discharge of Condition 6: Mitigation strategy for the protection of Great Crested Newts, of pp 06/20/0156/O (Residential development of up to 33 dwellings).

    Land adjacent Foster Close Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0393/F

    Extension over ground floor lounge. Pitch roof over existing front porch to replace flat roof

    51 Jasmine Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HU

    Received 15 Jun 2009

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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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