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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
29,578Searchable applications
221Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,877 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,993 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 3 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/Reasons06/16/0184/F

    Construction of 2 no plant cages/compounds and installation of ac/refrigeration plant. Forming of 1 no opening in rear elevation cladding

    Unit C3 Great Yarmouth Shopping Park GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NL

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0187/F

    Installation of velux roof light to replace existing timber roof. Window and various works

    Natwest 23 Hall Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1HQ

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  3. ADV. REFUSAL (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/95/0553/A

    Illuminated sign. Replacing previous sign

    Libertys Restaurants and Part. 140 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jun 1995
  4. NO OBJECTION06/11/0082/SU

    Single storey extension to existing staffroom

    Northgate St Andrews First School Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP

    Received 11 Feb 2011
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0637/F

    Conversion of the former hotel to thirteen residential apartments

    64 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1EX

    Received 18 Jul 2007
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0149/F

    Erection of 3 no. single storey dwellings

    Mede Court (Land at end of) Repps With Bastwick GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5NH

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0482/F

    Replacement of timber garage with concrete sectional garage

    59 Cliff Hill Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DG

    Received 26 May 2004
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1038/CU

    Change to regularise property to use as two domestic flats

    81 Hamilton Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LX

    Received 5 Nov 2003
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0076/F

    Change of use from shop to residential; remove shop front and insert windows into new brickwork

    13 High Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0DJ

    Received 28 Jan 2004
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0449/F

    Pitch roof over garage; pitch roof over store; extension to link garage and store; erection of sun room and conservatory

    1 Caister Sands Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5PE

    Received 14 Jul 2009
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/06/1072/F

    Roof/ Dormer extension for en-suite & bedroom extension

    41 Warren Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Parish of Hopton)

    Received 21 Dec 2006
  12. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/17/0482/A

    Illuminated fascia signs

    12-17 Quay Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PJ NR31 6PJ

    Received 31 Jul 2017
  13. APPROVE06/13/0522/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3, 5 & 9 on Planning Permission 06/13/0298/F Proposed 5 dwellings

    Charles Close / Braddock Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5LX

    Received 12 Sept 2013
  14. WITHDRAWN06/16/0675/F

    Conversion of barn to create a dwelling (Unit 4) and associated works

    Home Farm Waters Lane Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LE

    Received 10 Oct 2016
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0730/F

    Replacement of perimeter fencing on southern boundary with 2.1 metre palisade galvanised to include new entrance gates. To replace a "ball protection" fence along the eastern boundary of the field to a height of up to 5 metres

    Caister Playing Field Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 5 Dec 2012
  16. Undecided06/23/0440/F

    Proposed permanent change of use of former camping ground for the permanent stationing of 13no. static caravans and associated apparatus including balconies, terraces and verandas; Construction of hardstanding bases for static caravans; Construction of an extended access road and associated car parking spaces.

    Tuddenham Caravan Park California Road California Scratby NR29 3QW

    Received 5 Jun 2023
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0140/F

    Construction of two dormer windows to front elevation *

    6 Chapman Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5HS

    Received 19 Feb 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0107/HH

    Proposed demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of new single storey rear/side extension; garage conversion

    2 Beeleigh Way Caister on sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5UP

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  19. APPROVE06/07/0116/BF

    Flood defence works including maintenance etc, installation of piling & erosion protection temp site compound & works

    Mautby Marshes (Compartment 10) Left Bank of River Bure (Between Stokesby & Great Yarmouth)

    Received 5 Feb 2007
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0163/CU

    Change of use from Public House to single private dwelling

    The Burton Arms 8 Howard Street North Great Yarmouth NR30 1PF

    Received 15 Mar 2010
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0513/F

    Extant application for erection of detached bungalow & garage

    5 Station Gardens (site adj) Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QR

    Received 5 Aug 2011
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0060/F

    Ground and first floor extension - kitchen and bedrooms

    4 Curlew Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QX NR31 8QX

    Received 1 Feb 2016
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0343/F

    Single storey rear extension

    24 Orchard Way Fleggburgh, GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AY

    Received 11 May 2015
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0084/F

    Extensions to form larger lounge with bedroom over, internal alterations and new garage *

    28 Bately Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Feb 2003

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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.

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