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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 · 23,883 approved or refused records

2,884Refused applications

20,999 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0318/SU
GIS
37 University Crescent Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7QJ
Received 16 Apr 1999
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0185/F
GIS
The Grange High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QL
Received 7 Mar 1997
LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/05/0580/LB
Change of use from shop & premises to shop, one unit of living accommodation & offices
77 Howard Street South Great Yarmouth
Received 26 Jul 2005
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0832/F
Change of use to grazing paddock and erection of stable block.
The Gables, Browston Lane Browston Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 9DP NR31 9DP
Received 24 Sept 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0212/BF
GIS
1 High House Mill Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth
Received 14 Mar 1997
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0242/F
Conversion of outbuilding to holiday accommodation
Conyard Villa Farm Cess Road Martham Great Yarmouth
Received 21 Mar 2000
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0410/F
GIS
157 King Street Great Yarmouth
Received 16 May 1997
Undecided06/26/0408/CD
Discharge of Condition 17 of pp 06/20/0156/O (Residential development of up to 33 dwellings with access road and area of public open space) ; Submission of Post-Excavation Assessment
Land adjacent to Foster Close Ormesby St Margaret
Received 20 May 2026
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0571/F
Bungalow to replace existing
Breydon View Bussey's Loke Bradwell, Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR31 8HG
Received 2 Jul 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0229/F
Demolition of garage and erection of new garage *
61 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth
Received 11 Mar 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0440/CU
Change of use part of space to exhibition and tourist facilities
The Marina Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth (Ground Floor Cafe Area)
Received 12 May 2004
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0395/CU
Proposed change of use from C1 Bed and Breakfast to a C3 dwelling house
South House Farm Main Road ( b1152) Billockby Fleggburgh NR29 3BQ
Received 10 May 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0001/F
Replacement single storey rear extension; conversion of garage and raising roof of garage
4 Back Lane Tivoli Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5EA
Received 6 Jan 2021
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0341/F
Erection of bungalow and garage +
2 Heather Road Belton Great Yarmouth (building plot)
Received 15 Apr 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0143/F
Retrospective planning application for storage outbuilding
19 Riverside Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6PU
Received 7 Mar 2018
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0258/F
Erection of canopy to the main entrance of centre
Sea Life Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH
Received 28 Mar 1995
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0244/F
Proposed orangery to rear of building
Wrenbury Heath Main Road Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3HS
Received 13 Apr 2017
PERMITTED DEV.06/25/1018/PDE
Application for Prior Approval for a larger home extension: To construct a single storey pitched roof rear extension measuring 8.0m long x 3.9m tall.
Balvenie Market Road Bradwell NR31 9EB
Received 30 Nov 2025
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0251/F
Alterations to form external smoking area
Marine View Lodge 19-20 Euston Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1DY
Received 12 Mar 2007
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0360/TRE
TPO No.10 1996 T1 and T2 Oak Trees - Crown lift northern lower canopy up to 5.2 m and reduce laterals by 2 m where required. TPO No.11 2021 - T1 - 6 - Oak Trees - Crown lift northern canopy up to 5.2 m and reduce laterals by 2m where required
Land opposite Links Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6JP
Received 11 May 2023
REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/0702/F
Installation of ATM machine +
1 Yarmouth Road Q8 Ormesby Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QB
Received 6 Aug 2002
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0887/CU
Change of use of front office to retail sales in connection with present use of building for manufacture and assembly of models and distribution of model sets including internet customer sales
Unit 4 Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6PU
Received 8 Dec 2008
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0594/F
GIS
1 Marine Crescent Great Yarmouth
Received 5 Aug 1996
OBJECTION06/06/0912/MM
GDO Part 24 application - siting of one 8m wooden pole
O/S The Bungalow Church Road Thurne Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Received 27 Oct 2006

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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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