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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20,976 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/01/0013/F

    Front porch extension incorporating car port & side dining room ext into existing garage with new roof over.

    92 Links Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Jan 2001
  2. WITHDRAWN06/15/0439/F

    Change of use from doctors surgery to residential. Conversion to form 8 self contained flats

    55 King Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2PW

    Received 6 Jul 2015
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0172/F

    Ground floor extension to the rear of property to form new kitchen and living space

    The Laurels Lowestoft Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AH

    Received 2 Apr 2013
  4. WITHDRAWN06/14/0254/F

    Proposed conversion of agricultural buildings, with bay extension to east elevation and a one-storey entrance porch to dwelling. New garage/shed building. Fence to be replaced with 1950mm high brick built wall

    Beach House Farm Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5TD

    Received 22 Apr 2014
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0819/F

    Four-bedroomed detached house adjacent Oldfield

    Oldfield Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3Q

    Received 23 Aug 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0139/F

    Conservatory to rear

    57 Bradwell Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 7PU

    Received 22 Feb 2005
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0097/F

    GIS

    15 Station Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR3 9BE

    Received 7 Feb 1997
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0133/F

    GIS

    32 The Mews Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Feb 1998
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0543/F

    Removal of condition 5 of Planning Permission 06/02/0856/F - to be used as residential units not for holiday purposes

    Court House Cottages Court Road Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5HG

    Received 25 Sept 2019
  10. Accept Amend Notice06/14/0665/NMA

    Increase roof pitch from 45° to 50 degrees, increasing roof height by 581mm

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

    Received 21 Oct 2014
  11. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/22/1083/CD

    Discharge of condition 5 of pp. 06/18/0715/F - structural engineering report detailing flood resilience

    271 Southtown Road Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0JB

    Received 15 Dec 2022
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0141/F

    Stable improvements/ alterations

    Great Yarmouth Racecourse Jellicoe Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Feb 2004
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1077/F

    Demolition of two-storey rear extension and construction of new two-storey extension

    17 Apsley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2HG

    Received 17 Nov 2003
  14. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/24/0454/LB

    New non-illuminated fascia sign to replace existing raised lettering; Replacement non-illuminated hanging sign.

    21 Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1LY

    Received 5 Jun 2024
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0452/F

    Detached garage with gymnasium

    Rectory House Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RA

    Received 13 Jun 2005
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0808/F

    Extension and pitched roof over flat roof

    7 Nightingale Close Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Sept 1994
  17. REFUSED06/21/0847/PDE

    Prior approval notification - Larger home extension - Single storey rear extension 3.31m x 6.8m

    27 Lacon Road Caister on sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5EU

    Received 5 Oct 2021
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0298/F

    Change of use of land to form touring caravan site for 20 caravans with permanent toilet/shower block +

    Sundowner Park Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth (Toppers Cabaret Club) NR29 4NW

    Received 6 Apr 2000
  19. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/96/0861/LB

    GIS

    60 Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Nov 1996
  20. WITHDRAWN06/06/0837/F

    Construction of revised access and erection of seventeen dwellings

    Empsons Loke (Land at) Winterton Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 2 Oct 2006
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0741/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/03/0762/F for demonstration/temporary workshop and first floor office building

    Transmit Containers Limited Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Oct 2008
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0883/F

    Vehicular access off Suffolk

    Jewson Ltd Boundary Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0JY

    Received 18 Oct 1994
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0132/F

    Proposed two storey extension to side of existing house

    6 Constable Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 9RA

    Received 20 Feb 2008
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/1018/CU

    Proposed change of use of land for the mixed use purpose of car parking and temporary stationing of up to 3 no. mobile concession units for the purposes of retail (use class E1a) and/or hot food takeaway (sui generis) use

    Car Park East of 70-75 Marine Parade Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6EZ

    Received 16 Dec 2021

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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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