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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 · 23,856 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,972 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0795/F
GIS
Gapton Hall Retail Park Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth
Received 4 Oct 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0661/F
Conversion and change of use to form 7 self contained flats
11/12 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2QH
Received 30 Sept 2016
PERMITTED DEV.06/05/0965/F
Single storey rear extension to provide kitchen and dining areas
10 Broom Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PD
Received 9 Dec 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0231/F
GIS
Hopton Manor Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth
Received 23 Mar 1998
WITHDRAWN06/11/0574/F
Erection of a single 18m 11kw gaia wind turbine
Ashby Hall Farm (Adjoining Field West of) Repps Road Ashby Great Yarmouth NR29 3BZ
Received 30 Aug 2011
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0328/F
Detached bungalow and garage
68 Common Road (adj) Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NA
Received 5 Apr 2006
CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0513/CD
Discharge of Condition 9 (archaeological site investigation) of pp. 06/19/0450/F (conversion of building to create 11x flats)
35-36 South Quay Surgery South Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 2RG
Received 22 Jun 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0360/F
Proposed repositioning of vehicular access and dining room extension
174 Middleton Road Gorleston on Sea Great Yarmouth NR31 7PX
Received 30 Apr 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0429/F
Proposed two storey extension to rear of existing house
3 Suffolk Close Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9WD
Received 10 Jul 2017
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/17/0321/O
Proposed erection of 5 new dwellings with garages and new access road
Rowan Cottage (Adj) Main Road Billockby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3BG
Received 19 May 2017
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0609/F
Proposed pitch roof extension to rear of dwelling and extension and alterations to garage
228 Lowestoft Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JQ
Received 6 Nov 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0614/F
Erection of timber cart lodge
Heath Road Field Barn Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5HN
Received 6 Oct 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0478/VCF
Variation of Condition 2 of pp 06/25/0256/HH (Proposed single storey rear and single storey front extension) - Amendment of approved rear extension from pitched roof to flat roof with lanterns.
7 Crab Lane Bradwell NR31 8DJ
Received 17 Jun 2025
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/10/0204/A
Two menu boards, two gable signs and one roof banner sign
The Beach Cafe The Esplanade Gorleston Great Yarmouth
Received 12 Apr 2010
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0498/F
GIS
1 Sutton Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2PP
Received 12 Jun 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0180/F
Proposed new sun room extension, pitched roof over garage
23 Hawthorn Crescent Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PX
Received 27 Mar 2015
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0383/F
Conservatory
39 North Drive Great Yarmouth
Received 24 Apr 2006
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0695/F
Extension to form utility room *
128 Green Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 2 Aug 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0696/F
Lounge extension to front
10 Holly Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth
Received 22 Aug 1995
ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/96/0014/A
Illuminated sign
Unit 7 Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth
Received 8 Jan 1996
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0797/F
Extend existing bungalow for applicants own use
St Julian Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 7 Sept 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0007/F
Proposed infill porch and front lounge extension (revised location)
9 Meadow Rise Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HB
Received 7 Jan 2019
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0785/BF
New bedroom and en-suite facilities at first floor
Paddock House Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AJ
Received 18 Aug 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0421/F
Proposed front and rear dormers
Oliver Court Bath Hill Terrace GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2LF
Received 10 Jun 2016

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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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