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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 · 23,151 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,267 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/23/0746/TRE

    Proposed works to protected tree (TPO No.14 1999) - T1 Oak â¿¿ Reduce crown by 2m in height and width in all directions

    Wedgewood Sandy Lane Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9LY

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0216/F

    Change of use to six holiday flats *

    82 North Denes Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4LW

    Received 14 Mar 2001
  3. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0033/F

    Increase in number of greyhounds kept on site from 32 to 56 to utilise existing paddocks

    Wood View Tower Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AU

    Received 18 Jan 2005
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0840/F

    Pitched roofs to replace flat roofs and formation of new bedrooms in roof space

    10 Playing Field Lane Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Oct 1995
  5. Refuse Amend Notice06/14/0218/NMA

    Non material amendment for 06/13/0661/F - Ground floor extensions to form new kitchen, front extension porch and double garage

    24 Ormesby Road Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5LB

    Received 9 Apr 2014
  6. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0942/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 12 of pp. 06/21/0415/F - sea wall and quay construction, piling and foundation details

    Land at south of South Denes Road and South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3QF

    Received 3 Nov 2022
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0103/F

    Demolition of west addition to existing vestry, demolition of chimney stack. Construction of new extension to existing vestry; re-alignment of vestry west roof; associated drainage.

    Holy Trinity Church Norwich Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5JN

    Received 5 Mar 2020
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0387/F

    Planning approval for an existing conservatory *

    8 Nursery Close Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9SP

    Received 11 May 2000
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0465/F

    Retrospective application for flat roofed brick log shed

    56 North Drive Great Yarmouth NR30 4EX

    Received 20 Jun 2014
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0707/F

    Discontinuance of car workshop use and extension to expand mobile phone business, and formation of new access *

    Comm-Tech 2 Rollesby Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RU

    Received 12 Sept 2001
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0582/F

    Proposed two storey side extension

    2 Mariners Compass Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6TQ

    Received 1 Oct 2013
  12. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/11/0675/F

    Construct double garage with revised elevations and access

    17 The Green Former Shop (rear of) Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PL

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0385/F

    New shop fronts to Units C2 and E2, minor amendments to existing footpath, minor alterations to the rear of the units

    Units C2 and E2 Gapton Hall Retail Park GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NL NR31 0NL

    Received 21 Jun 2017
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0337/F

    Replace flat roof with pitched roof

    70 Westerley Way Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5AP

    Received 7 Apr 2004
  15. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0389/CD

    Discharge of condition 40 of pp. 06/13/0652/O - Construction Management plan (site compound details)

    Land West of Woodfarm Lane (Bluebell Meadow) (Phase 5 Wheatcroft Farm) Beccles Road Bradwell

    Received 3 May 2022
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/98/0073/O

    GIS

    Sidegate Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Feb 1998
  17. NO OBJECTION06/25/1066/TEL

    Telecoms notification: Intention to remove existing telecoms mast headframe and 6no. antennae and replace with 3no. new antennae on new supporting poles and 3no. transmission dishes, raising the overall height from 17.75m to 19.0m; Other ancillary development including refurbished equipment cabinet.

    Buxtead Chicken Ltd, Mill Lane Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3LL

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0224/F

    Extension to provide three new bedrooms and ensuites and lounge area

    6 Alexandra Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2HW NR30 2HW

    Received 14 Apr 2010
  19. Accept Amend Notice06/23/0476/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to PP. 06/21/0853/D - Alterations to plot 673: Change to external materials from brick to render & change to internal floor plan and layout & addition of car port

    Land West of Woodfarm Lane (Bluebell Meadow) Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Jun 2023
  20. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/95/0108/A

    Fascia, fascia sign and projecting sign

    181 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Feb 1995
  21. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/21/0067/LB

    Change of use from C3 dwelling house to C4 HMO

    21 South Quay GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2RG

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0865/F

    GIS

    Marshlands Main Road Billockby Great Yarmouth (Fleggburgh Parish)

    Received 19 Oct 1999
  23. WITHDRAWN06/23/0238/CD

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 8, 9 and 11 of pp 06/21/0312/D - Water calculations, roads/footways/lighting/drainage, fire hydrants, landscape phasing and maintenance plan, and electric vehicle charging points

    Site 25 Beacon Park Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 9AG

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  24. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/22/1035/PAD

    Application for prior approval for change of use of ground floor offices to 1 no. dwellinghouse

    Nelson House Row 57 (Sarah Martin Row) Hall Quay Great Yarmouth NR30 1HP

    Received 22 Nov 2022

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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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