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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
234Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,135 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,252 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/97/0044/O

    GIS

    Woodside Lords Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jan 1997
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0248/F

    Single storey side extension

    101A Wolseley Road Southtown GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0EJ

    Received 22 Apr 2015
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0365/F

    Ground & first floor extension to rear of existing dwelling

    42 Sea View Rise Hopton on Sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 19 Apr 2006
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0401/F

    Installation of external air conditioning condenser units within a secure fenced compound

    7 Yarmouth Road Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5DL

    Received 31 May 2016
  5. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/24/0704/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1no. 9m light wooden pole o/s 14 Barnard Avenue, Great Yarmouth for fixed broadband

    O/s 14 Barnard Avenue Great Yarmouth NR30 4DX

    Received 3 Sept 2024
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0137/O

    Proposed for subdivision of garden for one detached self-build dwelling with parking (all matters reserved)

    Forestry Cottage New Road Fritton Great Yarmouth NR31 9HR

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0140/F

    Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/13/0226/F - minor alterations to design and layout of property on Plot 1

    76 Bulmer Lane (adjacent) Driftwood Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AF

    Received 31 Mar 2020
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0157/BF

    Front entrance porch *

    Ormesby St Michael Vill Hall Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Feb 2001
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0021/F

    Single storey dwelling to replace that previously approved under existing consent 06/10/0395/F

    Plot 18 The Village Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Jan 2012
  10. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/15/0334/CD

    Proposed redevelopment of a lock up garage facility with the construction of 8 no. 2 storey town houses - Discharge of conditions 10 & 11 Re: 06/13/0551/O and condition 2 Re: 06/15/0076/D

    20 Lichfield Road (Rear of) GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 1RL

    Received 25 Jun 2015
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0011/F

    Proposed cloakroom at front of property

    3 Middlestone Close Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JB NR31 6JB

    Received 7 Jan 2016
  12. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0426/CD

    Proposed new chalet bungalow and garage at land rear of 174 Burgh Road - Discharge of conditions 3,9, and 10 re: PP: 06/16/0605/F

    174 Burgh Road (Land to rear of) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DR

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0096/O

    Demolition of former commercial buildings and construction of 4 no. 2 storey dwellings as part of a car free development

    6A Ormond Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1QB

    Received 20 Feb 2017
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0398/CU

    Retrospective application for change of use from private dwelling to HMO

    80 Walpole Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4NS

    Received 10 Jun 2015
  15. LIST.BLD.REFUSE (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/10/0449/LB

    Replace rotten wooden sash windows with UPVC sash windows to front and rear of property

    272 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0JB

    Received 21 Jul 2010
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0659/F

    Proposed bathroom extension

    30 Nightingale Close Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NR

    Received 26 Oct 2010
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0675/F

    Two-storey front extension; two-storey side extension (to north); single storey side extension (south); and single storey rear extension.

    6 The Fairway Hopton-On-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6JS

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0527/BF

    GIS

    Thurnefield Staithe Road Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jun 1998
  19. NO OBJECTION06/26/0447/TEL

    Notification of proposed installation of a 11m tall medium wooden pole as fixed line broadband apparatus, on the grass area to the southwest of 59 Station Road.

    Land outside 59 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3NH

    Received 3 Jun 2026
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0409/HH

    Alterations to replace existing flat roof with a pitched roof with an increased roof pitch than the adjacent roof

    117 Mill Lane Bradwell NR31 8HR

    Received 17 May 2024
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0598/F

    Change of use part warehouse (B8) to offices (B1(A)); new roller shutter door; new window & new roof window

    Unit C Harmans Building South Denes Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3PF NR30 3PF

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  22. LIST.BLD.REFUSE (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/95/0557/LB

    Installation of two security cameras to front facade

    Libertys Restaurants and Part. 140 King Street Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jun 1995
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0502/F

    Erection of 6' high wooden fence along side and rear *

    10 Selwyn Drive Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9LR

    Received 5 Jun 2002
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0588/F

    GIS

    15 Claymore Gardens Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jul 1999

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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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