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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20,967 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0713/F

    Proposed erection of P.V.C.U porch to front of property

    42 Upper Cliff Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6AH

    Received 29 Sept 2008
  2. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0749/CU

    Proposed change of use of ground-floor of unit from Indoor activity centre to a Dog Day Care centre

    Unit 1C Boundary Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LY

    Received 23 Aug 2022
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0954/CU

    Change of use from guest house to dwelling house *

    18 South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3EQ

    Received 7 Dec 2001
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0316/F

    Change of use from doctors surgery (D1) to two bedroom annexe to main house

    St Johns Road Pharmacy Belton GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9JT

    Received 6 Jun 2018
  5. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/97/0385/LB

    GIS

    Grange Farmhouse Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 May 1997
  6. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0629/CD

    Discharge of Condition 4: Details of Surface Water Drainage Scheme, of pp 06/24/0756/F (Construction of hard surfacing to extend the existing car park).

    Playing Field, Village Hall Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AG

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0121/CU

    Change of use to Dental Surgery

    12 George Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1HR NR30 1HR

    Received 3 Feb 2006
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0374/F

    Extension to front and rear

    6 Maple Close Willow Way Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4SE NR29 4SE

    Received 20 Apr 2006
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0454/F

    Renewal of PP: 06/10/0341/F for touring to static caravans by removing 89 touring pitches and introduction of 38 static caravans,access road with associated infrastructure

    Breydon Water Holiday Park Yare Village Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Aug 2013
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0490/CU

    Change of use to A3 (food and drink) +

    122 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RE

    Received 15 Jun 2000
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0610/F

    Proposed new garage

    23 Sun Lane Bynglands Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PY

    Received 12 Oct 2015
  12. WITHDRAWN06/00/0253/SU

    Change of use from amenity land to general leisure use

    Marina Leisure Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth (land north of)

    Received 23 Mar 2000
  13. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/98/0230/BU

    GIS

    Fleetwood Main Road Repps Great Yarmouth NR29 5JH

    Received 23 Mar 1998
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0208/F

    Conversion of grage to Granny Annex. Alterations & detached garage (private quarters)

    Kensington Hotel 29 North Drive Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4EW NR30 4EW

    Received 27 Feb 2006
  15. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0394/F

    Proposed new 2 no chalet bungalows to front of Cedar Croft with 2 new garages to rear, serving Cedar Croft and 59 Lark Way

    Land to front of Cedar Croft Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Jul 2010
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/07/0528/A

    Various Signs

    74 - 77 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2DH

    Received 18 Jun 2007
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/94/0602/A

    Two painted signs and four flagpoles with advertising flags

    Cliff Hotel Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jul 1994
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0467/F

    Proposed single storey side kitchen extension with verandah and raised terrace

    Seafield Court Kings Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3JW

    Received 16 Jul 2015
  19. ADV. CONSENT06/02/0950/A

    One wall sign and one ATM fascia sign *

    84 St Nicholas Road St Nicholas Filling Station Great Yarmouth NR30 1NN

    Received 30 Oct 2002
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0150/F

    Landscaped public gdns, childs play areas, 2 kiosks for sale of hot/cold food/beverages for consumption off premises +

    The Jetty Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Feb 2000
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0810/F

    Proposed rear bathroom extension

    6 Station Cottages Beccles Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9AD

    Received 4 Nov 2008
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0255/CU

    Change of use of part of gift shop to tearoom

    Butterfly Farm Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH

    Received 28 Mar 1995
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0410/F

    Proposed rear extension

    74 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6RQ

    Received 18 Jul 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0001/F

    Demolition of existing garage and construction of attached garage

    15 Constable Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9RA

    Received 2 Jan 2008

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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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