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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
29,619Searchable applications
221Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,936 approved or refused records
2,890Refused applications

21,046 approved · 2,890 refused · 1,242 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/Reasons06/08/0208/F

    Renewal of PP 06/05/0120/CU to continue use of caravan for permanent residential use for member of staff

    Elm Beach Caravan Park Ltd Manor Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5HG

    Received 12 Mar 2008
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0948/F

    Two detached bungalows to rear and erection of garage for the existing dwelling

    27 Staithe Road (rear of) Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Oct 2004
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0508/CD

    Discharge of Condition 3 of pp 06/24/0247/F (Demolition of Public house and replacement with three detached dwellings and 3 Bay Carport) ; Condition 3 - Submission of European Protected Species Mitigation License

    Decoy Tavern Public House Beccles Road Fritton Fritton And St Olaves NR31 9AB

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  4. WITHDRAWN06/09/0748/A

    Proposed business name sign and banner between finials on roof

    Former First Aid Building Lower Esplanade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Nov 2009
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0497/F

    GIS

    11 Admiralty Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3DG

    Received 11 Jun 1999
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0891/PAD

    Prior Approval - Conversion of existing building into 5 self contained 2 bedroom houses with parking to the rear

    116-120 South Quay (Yarmouth Stores) GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3LD

    Received 11 Oct 2022
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0345/F

    Extension to rear and side

    29 Keble Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7NA

    Received 7 Apr 2006
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0498/F

    Proposed front porch extension

    11 Curie Drive Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7RH

    Received 23 Aug 2013
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0151/F

    GIS

    St Johns Church York Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Feb 1999
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0409/F

    First floor extension to form two bedrooms

    234 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7EB

    Received 7 Jul 2010
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0147/SU

    GIS

    The Ravine Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Feb 1999
  12. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/19/0140/D

    Approval of reserved matters of Planning Permission 06/18/0459/O - Appearance and landscaping

    7 Hyrn Close Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4QY

    Received 8 Mar 2019
  13. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/16/0624/LB

    Replace single window on ground floor to keep with the age and style of the building

    The Rectory 68 Black Street Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PR

    Received 17 Aug 2016
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0936/PAD

    Prior approval for a proposed change of use: Commercial building to educational site for secondary age students

    Eurocentre, Unit I North River Road Runham Vauxhall Great Yarmouth NR30 1TE

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0418/F

    Take down existing porch and replace with new

    27 Ormesby Road West View Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LA

    Received 17 Jul 2018
  16. APPROVE (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/20/0438/F

    Removal of condition 1 and variation of conditions 2, 3 and 6 of planning permission 06/19/0180/CU

    Asda Acle New Road GREAT YARMOUTH (land adjacent) NR30 1RL

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0257/F

    GIS

    2 Wells Cottages Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Mar 1998
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0361/F

    Extension and alterations

    1 Sycamore Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8NE

    Received 21 Apr 2004
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0517/F

    Single storey rear extension

    35 St Julian Road Caister-on-sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5BZ

    Received 10 Jul 2008
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0713/F

    GIS

    Flat 1 55 Nelson Road North Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Sept 1998
  21. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/07/0986/A

    Shops signs

    Staples UK Fullers Hill Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1PR

    Received 13 Nov 2007
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0571/F

    Replace existing temporary office and workshop with new workshop and single storey office and car parking

    Airpac International Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Jun 1994
  23. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/95/1031/LB

    Internal modifications; creation of new access to basement; external illumination

    Shadingfield Lodge South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Dec 1995
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0225/F

    Alterations and new first floor balcony

    58 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 1 Mar 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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