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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 · 23,860 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,976 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0902/F

    Single storey rear extension

    53 Edinburgh Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7HE

    Received 30 Sept 2003
  2. Undecided06/26/0296/O

    Application for Outline Planning Permission including details of access, for residential development of 17 dwellings. (Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for future determination).

    Land south of Sycamore Avenue and Cherry Tree Avenue Martham NR29 4QW

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  3. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/22/0430/A

    Application for advertisement consent; amendment to existing - acrylic in green and yellow colouring, internally illuminated

    Becks Garage Martham Road ROLLESBY Norfolk NR29 5DR

    Received 10 May 2022
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/1013/O

    GIS

    58 Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth (Garden plot) NR29 3QG

    Received 21 Dec 1999
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0745/O

    GIS

    Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Oct 1996
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0379/F

    Proposed extension to form annexe for elderly parents and garage

    176 Burgh Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9ER

    Received 28 Jun 2010
  7. NO OBJECTION06/01/0857/SU

    New PE store to gym hall *

    Rollesby First School Main Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Nov 2001
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0553/F

    Two-storey, four-bedroomed, semi-detached dwelling

    35 John Road (adjacent) Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Jun 2004
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0173/F

    Alterations and refurbishment of shop

    137 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8PR

    Received 23 Mar 2011
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0677/F

    New roof to rear ground floor extension; loft conversion with dormer roof to rear; change existing roof from hip to semi-hip / raised gable / mansard pitch

    43 Middleton Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 7PG

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/01/0600/F

    New detached house and garage +

    Hall Cottages Martham Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth (land adjoining (south))

    Received 3 Aug 2001
  12. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0192/F

    Proposed subdivision of land and construction of new dwelling.

    44 North Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1JE

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0039/CU

    GIS

    Dolphin Public House off Old Fishwharf South Denes Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jan 1997
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/95/0449/F

    Agricultural building to house tractor and equipment, grass topper and equipment

    Seagull Road (off) California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 May 1995
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0779/F

    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
  16. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/11/0450/A

    Wall mounted flush sign by entrance and protruding double sided sign on wall mounted iron bracket

    26 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3JL

    Received 18 Jul 2011
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0033/F

    Proposed three residential bungalows accessed off School Close with individual garages

    School Close (land at) Rollesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 Jan 2012
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0587/F

    Two storey rear extension

    The Birches Mill Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8HT

    Received 18 Oct 2018
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0616/CU

    Change of use from retail shop with living accommodation above to two-storey single dwelling *

    18/20 Quay Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PJ

    Received 9 Aug 2001
  20. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/00/0558/A

    Two poster panels forming integral part of bus shelter *

    Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth (opposite Stadium)

    Received 6 Jul 2000
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0131/F

    Demolish garage/workshop and erect two-storey barn for parking of cars with artists studio above

    51 North Road Lilac Cottage Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3LD

    Received 27 Feb 2014
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0512/F

    1) Alterations and building works to convert agricultural buildings to dwelling. 2) Change use of land to domestic curtilage. 3) Retention of summer house/garden building.

    Black Barn Market Lane, Filby Heath Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3ST

    Received 3 Sept 2018
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0141/F

    GIS

    30 Second Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Feb 1998
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0193/F

    New conservatory *

    Oak Farm Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AU

    Received 6 Mar 2000

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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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