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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
29,551Searchable applications
225Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,150 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1034/F

    Change two flats to two houses with new porches and pitched roof over bedroom (kitchen/ diner)

    102 Lichfield Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0AB

    Received 4 Nov 2003
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0646/CU

    Change of use of land for ten tent pitches

    Woodside Farm Common Lane, Thurne Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 14 Jul 2006
  3. EST/LAW USE CER.06/96/0838/EU

    GIS

    33 Victoria Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3BH

    Received 5 Nov 1996
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0159/F

    To remove roller shutter door and replace with window with wall finish to match existing

    Brisco Engineering Ltd Riverside Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Feb 1996
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0787/F

    Extension to bedroom and new garage and new access

    The Old Police House Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Sept 1995
  6. WITHDRAWN06/20/0315/F

    Sub division of garden and construction of 2 no. detached bungalows

    15 Crab Lane Bradwell NR31 8DJ

    Received 3 Jul 2020
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0607/F

    Erection of three-storey building containing workshops/ offices/flats +

    Bure Marine Ltd Breydon Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0AJ

    Received 7 Aug 2001
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0371/F

    GIS

    4 White Street Whittaker Carpets Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Apr 1999
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0622/O

    Renewal of planning permission no 06/00/0578/O for four detached dwellings *

    4 West Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RJ

    Received 27 Jun 2003
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0130/CU

    Change of use from store to partial retail

    North Market Road Great Yarmouth (store building - The Butchery) NR30 2DX

    Received 17 Feb 2005
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0789/TRE

    Proposed works to an Oak tree. Reduce lowest lateral branch overhanging shed by up to 1.5m and the branches over the shed only crown lifted up to 4m

    Linden Main Road Filby NR29 3HN

    Received 29 Jul 2022
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0399/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/14/0061/F for storing scrap/salvage vehicles for dismantling

    127/129 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3LD

    Received 11 Jun 2015
  13. APPROVE06/19/0643/PDE

    Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Larger Home Extension - Single storey rear extension

    21 Beach Road Rose Cottage Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HJ

    Received 15 Nov 2019
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0104/F

    Conversion of upper floors to two self-contained flats; ground floor works to suit

    25 Broad Row Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Feb 1996
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0476/F

    Demolition of swimming pool building, formation of new roads and twenty two holiday use caravan bases +

    Sundowner Holiday Park Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 May 2003
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0118/O

    Eight town houses +

    Pier Plain Gorleston Great Yarmouth (Between Nos 58 - 72)

    Received 13 Feb 2003
  17. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0703/CD

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of pp. 06/25/0853/F - (Refurbishment and enhancement of recreation activities area, extension to central facilities building, alterations to swimming complex entrance area and other associated works)

    Hopton Holiday Village Warren Road Hopton-on-sea NR31 9BW

    Received 3 Sept 2026
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0534/F

    Renewal of temp permission for car sales and building and increase in number of vehicles for sale from 15 to 30 *

    211 Gapton Hall Road (rear of) P K Cars Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Jun 1994
  19. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/99/0946/D

    GIS

    Plot 5 Buxton Avenue/Bridge Rd Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Nov 1999
  20. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0747/CD

    Discharge of condition 3 of PP 06/25/0804/F (Installation of 4 x ground-mounted air source heat pumps (ASHPs) accommodated within an acoustic enclosure adjacent to the northwest school boundary) - details of an acoustic screen

    Flegg High Ormiston Academy Somerton Road Martham NR29 4QD

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0068/F

    New toilet block extension to the rear of the property. Ground floor refurbishments and first floor alterations to modify residential unit to 2 No. apartments

    The Lacon Arms Public House Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JG

    Received 1 Feb 2010
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0106/CU

    Change of use from offices to charity museum

    39/40 King Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PN

    Received 8 Feb 2008
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0808/F

    Proposed garage with office/studio over and demolition of existing office & garage

    The White House Beccles Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9HE NR31 9HE

    Received 13 Sept 2007
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0334/F

    Proposed internal alterations to existing facilities building. Proposed restaurant terrace, extension to provide changing village, extension to pool building to provide steam room, sauna, spa and flume slide, provision of outdoor activities and extension to existing reception building

    Cherry Tree Holiday Park Mill Road Burgh Castle NR31 9QR

    Received 20 Jul 2020

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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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