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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
29,546Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,130 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,247 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/02/0274/CU

    Change of use from chip shop to residential dwelling *

    64 Rodney Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2LJ

    Received 26 Mar 2002
  2. PERMITTED DEV.06/12/0581/LDO

    New security fencing to replace existing

    256 Southtown Road Portland Wharf Support Base Great Yarmouth NR31 0JJ

    Received 2 Oct 2012
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0277/F

    Variation of condition 4 of planning permission 06/04/0317/F

    Lidl Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DW

    Received 6 May 2015
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0625/F

    Proposed change of use and conversion into four self contained residential units with garages

    Old Blacksmiths Workshop Back Lane Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PE

    Received 20 Aug 2008
  5. Undecided06/26/0464/F

    Retrospective change of use of land for the siting and operation of mobile catering units

    Beach Road Cafe and Car Park Beach Road Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AJ

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0126/F

    Single storey side extension

    28 Coxswain Read Way Caister on Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5AW

    Received 21 Feb 2018
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0177/F

    Construction of workshop

    Lion Engineering Services Ltd Gapton Hall Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Mar 1996
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0936/F

    GIS

    3 Balmoral Avenue (land adj.) Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Dec 1996
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0902/F

    Revised field access

    Market Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Oct 1994
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0223/F

    Proposed conversion from store/office to residential dwelling

    70A Yarmouth Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5BT

    Received 29 Feb 2016
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0812/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/94/0809/F for single storey portacabin for use as offices and messroom

    Norwich Co-op Dairy Depot Ormond Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 Oct 1995
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0107/F

    Proposed close boarded fence up to a height of 2 metres

    2 Firs Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RT

    Received 23 Feb 2010
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0847/F

    300mm wide x 385mm cavity gdn wall; 102mm thick x 535mm high boundary wall - brickwork to match bungalow (red tinted) *

    10 Fairisle Drive Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Oct 2001
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0779/CU

    Change of use from agricultural land to additional garden space

    70 Damgate Lane Sunnyside Martham GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 19 Dec 2017
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0010/F

    Creation of outside terrace to the east of the main building

    H.J's Candy Cabin Anchor Gardens Marine Parade GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2EJ

    Received 9 Jan 2017
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0503/CU

    Conversion of three farm buildings to temporary accommodation for seasonal workers *

    Rectory Farm Low Road Martham Great Yarmouth (Polehouse Nurseries Ltd) NR29 4RE

    Received 28 May 2003
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0644/F

    Proposed single storey front extension

    12 Seafield Close GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3JN

    Received 1 Nov 2018
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0143/F

    PVCU conservatory to rear of property *

    1 Whinchat Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8SD

    Received 21 Feb 2003
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/06/0084/A

    Hoarding max 4m x 2m

    North Quay (Land at) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 24 Jan 2006
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0137/F

    Extension over existing sitting room *

    109 Blackbird Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Feb 2001
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0089/CU

    Change of use of redundant farm office to residential use, additional living accommodation for adjacent cottage

    The Cottage Herringby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 Feb 2009
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0787/BF

    Installation of underground effluent holding tank with pump out disposal connection

    M6 Foxgloves (formerly Arden) Martham River Bank Repps with Bastwick Great Yarmouth NR29 5JZ NR29 5JZ

    Received 7 Oct 2005
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0714/F

    Proposed changes to elevation including new shop front and cladding

    East Of England Co-Operative Society 73-75 Magdalen Way Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7AA

    Received 20 Aug 2021
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0454/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order No.1 1965: Common Holly - Fell - 48 on plan; Elm - Crown reduction of 2.5 - 51 and 53 on plan; Common Holly - Fell - 62 on plan; Sycamore - Coppice - 65 on plan; English Oak - Remove deadwood - 81 on plan; Whitebeam - Fell - 96 on plan; Whitebeam - Fell - 96 on plan; Turkey Oak - Climbing inspection required - 102 on plan; English Oak - Remove deadwood, reduce crown spread by 3m and remove split limbs - 114 on plan; English Oak - Remove deadwood - 115 on plan; Weaping Willow - Reduce height by 5m - 153 on plan; Fir - Fell - 154 on plan

    The Copse & Spinney adj. Leman Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DF

    Received 10 Jun 2025

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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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