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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 · 23,841 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,957 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/97/0083/D

    GIS

    Mill Lane Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth (adjacent to Sunnyside)

    Received 4 Feb 1997
  2. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/20/0247/A

    Application for consent to display advertisements x 5 including x 2 illuminated signs

    The Veterinary Hospital Magdalen Way Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7BN

    Received 25 Mar 2020
  3. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/21/0188/O

    Outline planning application for proposed 1no. dwelling with parking (with all matters reserved except access)

    Land at High House Lound Road Browston, Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9DS

    Received 3 Mar 2021
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0846/F

    GIS

    32 Seafield Road North Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LG

    Received 26 Oct 1998
  5. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/10/0707/CC

    Take down single storey brick, concrete & timber shelter structure and cart away for recycle (site secured with heras fencing during demolition)

    Beaconsfield Seafront Shelter North Drive Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 25 Nov 2010
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0448/F

    Demolish brick outbuilding and timber conservatory and replace with brick base white UPVC lean-to conservatory

    Northcliffe Old Chapel Road Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Jun 2005
  7. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/09/0781/CC

    Demolition of garage premises and the erection of two cottages (semi-detached)

    6 Cliff Hill Garage Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DH

    Received 17 Dec 2009
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0172/F

    Erection of club house

    Village Hall (site at) Waters Lane Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Mar 1995
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0791/F

    Variation of Condition 2 of PP 06/05/0466/F to allow Pavement Cafe to open at 9am

    Troll Cart Public House 7-9 Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2AF NR30 2AF

    Received 11 Sept 2006
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0539/F

    Revised proposal for demolition of sub-standard rear extension. Erection of new single storey rear extension

    95 Lichfield Road Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0AB

    Received 7 Sept 2012
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0199/F

    Proposed rear single storey extension

    9 Seafield Road North Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LE

    Received 26 Mar 2009
  12. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/98/0881/A

    Painted GRP sign *

    Cherry Tree Holiday Park Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QR

    Received 5 Nov 1998
  13. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/20/0138/A

    Two poster panels forming integral part of bus shelter

    Station Rd Barrack Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0HB

    Received 31 Mar 2020
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0895/F

    Demolition of existing utility room and replacement with single storey extension to form kitchen/utility rooms

    29 Firs Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 20 Oct 2006
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0185/F

    New shop front and internal alterations

    40, 41 & 42 St Peters Road Post Office Great Yarmouth NR30 3AA

    Received 26 Feb 2004
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0654/CU

    Art studio/framing workshop

    Baptist Hall West Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Jul 1995
  17. WITHDRAWN06/22/0444/A

    Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen on new BT Street Hub

    Footpath O/S 179 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1LS

    Received 19 May 2022
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0956/F

    New conservatory *

    Byways Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HR

    Received 30 Oct 2002
  19. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/09/0764/F

    Variation of condition 3 of PP N/4190/5 in order to re-arrange site. Additional three more caravans to be sited

    Caravan Park Beaumont Park Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HP

    Received 26 Nov 2009
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0525/F

    Two-storey extension and formation of room within roof space with dormer window to west +

    27 Beresford Road The Post Office Shop Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Jul 2001
  21. WITHDRAWN06/96/0482/SU

    GIS

    Edinburgh Avenue GYBC Nursery Site Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Jul 1996
  22. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/21/0625/CD

    Discharge of conditions 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10 of pp.06/20/0660/F (Variation of condition 2 of pp. 06/19/0122/F - Residential development of 2 no. detached bungalows with garages with access from Harpers Lane) - Provision for on-site parking for construction workers, construction traffic management plan and access route, scheme for off-site highway improvement works, pre and post construction survey of the surface condition of the right of way

    Highway Lodge Harpers Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9EL

    Received 11 Mar 2021
  23. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/23/0807/TCA

    Proposed works to trees: T3 - Maple - 9m ht - To raise low canopy to 5m over driveway; T4, T9 - Sycamore - 10.7m ht - To raise low canopy to 5m over driveway

    The Rectory Somerton Road Winterton-on-sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4AW

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0323/F

    First floor front extension

    100 Edinburgh Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Apr 1995

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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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