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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 · 23,847 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,963 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0039/BF

    Portable building for use as retail premises for sale of pre-packed food and general consumer items

    The Bell Inn Beccles Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9HE

    Received 16 Jan 2004
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0466/F

    Positioning of 7 tables and 28 chairs on the pavement between the two entrances on Temple Road

    The Troll Cart 7/9 Regent Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Jun 2005
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0708/F

    Single storey front and side extensions and enlargement of rear conservatory

    26 Rochford Road Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4RL NR29 4RL

    Received 7 Aug 2006
  4. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0490/CD

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) of pp. 06/23/0669/F (Erection of 29 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works.)

    Land off Kings Drive and Marjoram Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8TF

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0139/F

    Proposed stripping of flat roof and replace with pitch roof

    28 Long Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PP

    Received 6 Mar 2009
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0319/HH

    Retrospective application for garage alterations

    103 University Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7QH

    Received 5 Apr 2022
  7. DETAILS NOT REQ'D06/19/0051/PAD

    Prior approval for conversion of agricultural building to 2 dwellings

    Lodge Farm Barn Lawns Lane Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5HL

    Received 29 Jan 2019
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0377/F

    Proposed dropped kerb and driveway

    2A Caister Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4DB NR30 4DB

    Received 24 May 2016
  9. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/24/0189/LB

    New opening to courtyard to provide residential access; New partition on ground, first and second floor to facilitate change of use to residential at upper floors; Installation of thermal insulation to ground and second floor.

    9 Queen Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2QP

    Received 14 Mar 2024
  10. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0484/F

    Proposed first floor bedroom extension over existing flat roofed kitchen with new ground floor sun lounge

    114 California Road California Great Yarmouth NR29 3QW

    Received 4 Aug 2010
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0296/F

    Two-storey extension to form new stockroom and bakery with part residential extension over +

    13 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3SA

    Received 4 Apr 2002
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0734/F

    Change of use from agricultural to residential and construction of double garage

    Land off Black Street (rear of No 23) Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PN

    Received 26 Nov 2010
  13. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/98/0499/A

    GIS

    1 Sandringham Avenue North Denes Garage Great Yarmouth NR30 4DY

    Received 22 Jun 1998
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0751/F

    Extension to rear *

    35 Albemarle Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Sept 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0532/HH

    Proposed two storey extension to rear (west) elevation; balcony to front (east) elevation.

    53 Marine Parade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6EY

    Received 15 Jun 2022
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0449/F

    Change of use of the first and second floors from former museum and gallery (Use Class F1) into 1no. 4-bedroom residential dwelling, with associated alterations; Single storey rear extension to create 2no. artist studios in the museum courtyard

    Norfolk Nelson Museum 26-27 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2RG

    Received 4 Jun 2024
  17. WITHDRAWN06/20/0055/F

    Site caravan 40ft x 12ft at rear of garden for use as annex for parents all year round

    16 Cotman Drive Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9RE

    Received 13 Feb 2020
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0033/F

    +Variation of condition (iii) concerning hours of operation on planning permission 11346 to permit opening until 4am+

    99/100 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jan 2000
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0522/F

    Proposed ATM installed through existing glazing

    23 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2NZ

    Received 15 Aug 2017
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0841/F

    GIS

    Liffens Welcome Farm Tour Cent Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Oct 1999
  21. APPROVED BY NCC06/05/0512/SU

    Provision of five three-bay classrooms to school

    Flegg High School Somerton Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Jul 2005
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0943/F

    Retrospective change of use of rear portion of the ground floor and the first floor from retail to a holiday home with continued use of the front room of the ground floor as a retail unit, with associated external alterations.

    155 Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6AN

    Received 8 Nov 2022
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0116/F

    Erection of replacement fence to rear boundary (2.4m high)

    45 Sea View Rise Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SE

    Received 23 Feb 2012
  24. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0954/LB

    GIS

    30/31 Regent Street Fastolff House Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Nov 1997

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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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