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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 · 23,851 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,967 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0738/LB
GIS
81/82 North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1JF
Received 8 Sept 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0745/CU
Change of use to A1 for use as a pharmacy
13a High Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth
Received 18 Aug 2006
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0514/F
Retention of gas tank storage compound with associated fencing and screen landscaping +
Hopton Holiday Village Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BW
Received 2 Jun 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0657/F
GIS
Norfolk Barn and Elm Grove New Road Belton Great Yarmouth
Received 30 Jul 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0146/F
Rear extension and front extension at first floor
22 Ashwood Close Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5RF
Received 15 Mar 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0875/F
Front extension to lounge and entrance hall with shower room *
24 Yallop Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HD
Received 2 Oct 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0323/F
Variation of conditions 2 & 3 of PP 06/17/0622/F - changes to design
Land at Heath Liveries Browston Lane Browston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DP
Received 13 Jul 2020
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/95/0125/LB
Coach house, orangery, garden wall and entrance gates
Hopton Hall Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 17 Feb 1995
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/07/0007/LB
Replacement security grilles with security shutters and new awnings to shop front
c/o Bizarre Bizarre 10-11 Regent Street Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Received 2 Jan 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0438/F
Replace existing hedge with 2 metre high fence with concrete posts
6 Sparrow Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Jun 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0636/F
GIS
6 St Hilda Close Caister Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Aug 1998
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0794/F
Internal alterations and second floor roof balcony *
28 Trafalgar Road Great Yarmouth
Received 28 Aug 2003
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0603/A
Illuminated projecting sign +
28 Howard Street North Talbot Public House Great Yarmouth
Received 6 Aug 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0437/F
Demolition of building and erection of six residential flats
Deneside/Alma Road Great Yarmouth
Received 7 Jun 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0409/F
New extension lobby to form new entrance to indoor pool. Construction of a new flume tower plus 2 flumes and new plant room
Seashore Holiday Park North Drive GREAT YARMOUTH (Caister Parish) NR30 4HG
Received 11 Jul 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0516/CU
Outside seating and wind breakers
68 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2DQ
Received 6 Aug 2009
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0431/CU
Change of use from guest house to dwelling house *
58 Crown Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2JQ
Received 1 Jun 2001
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0195/F
Proposed rear and side extension. Re-roofing of workshop building
15 Youell Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6HT NR31 6HT
Received 27 Mar 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0414/F
GIS
23 Regent Road Great Yarmouth
Received 20 May 1997
NO OBJECTION06/23/0024/SU
Consultation from NCC: Discharge of conditions 7, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of FUL/2019/0040 - off-site highway improvement works, tree protection responsible person, restoration scheme, landscaping scheme, soil bunds and aftercare scheme
Welcome Pit Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PY
Received 12 Jan 2023
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0424/F
Conservatory *
Holly Cottage Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AX
Received 13 May 2002
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0982/CU
Relocation of occupational health service (3/4 staff) to 205 Brasenose Avenue
205 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7DX
Received 20 Oct 2003
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0762/F
Two-storey extension over garage *
345 El Alamein Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 3 Oct 2001
ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/95/0120/A
Shop sign
12a Regent Street First floor Great Yarmouth
Received 16 Feb 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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