Great Yarmouth planning approval rate
Great Yarmouth council approved 90.4% of planning applications and refused 9.6%, based on 2,578 decisions analysed. Ranked 127th out of 284 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
90.4%
overall approval rate
Planning in Great Yarmouth?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Great Yarmouth. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Great Yarmouth, mined from 2,578 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Great Yarmouth. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Great Yarmouth
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Great Yarmouth, showing how the council decides real applications.
Single storey front extension · · 2026-03-18
Demolition of existing garage and boundary wall to North boundary; Erection of n · · 2026-03-18
Application for Prior Approval for a larger home extension: Removal of existing · · 2026-03-17
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Great Yarmouth, 1 in 10 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Great Yarmouth
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Great Yarmouth
What is the planning approval rate in Great Yarmouth?
Based on 2,578 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Great Yarmouth approved 90.4% of applications and refused 9.6%. The council is ranked 127th out of 284 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in Great Yarmouth?
Great Yarmouth refuses 9.6% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 10. That is lower than the UK average of 11.7%. Out of 2,578 decided applications since 2020, 247 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Great Yarmouth have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Great Yarmouth vary by ward, see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Great Yarmouth?
The most common planning application types in Great Yarmouth are: Full (1,277 decisions, 91.7% approved), Other (513, 90.3%), and Trees (389, 93.8%).
How long does a planning application take in Great Yarmouth?
Planning applications in Great Yarmouth take an average of 9.8 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 2,400 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Great Yarmouth decides approximately 430 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Great Yarmouth?
You can search planning applications in Great Yarmouth directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 2,578 historical decisions in Great Yarmouth to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Great Yarmouth calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Great Yarmouth's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.