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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 · 23,142 approved or refused records
2,883Refused applications

20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/10/0145/F

    Provision of a modular two storey temporary building to rehouse the Gorleston Medical Centre Practice and Community Health Services

    Shrublands Magdalen Way Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BP

    Received 9 Mar 2010
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0041/F

    Construction of a single storey extension to rear with mono-pitch roof

    2 Sevena Cottages King Street Winterton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AT

    Received 20 Jan 2009
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0732/F

    Rem cond 2 of pp 06/05/0431/F to permit use of office as other than ancillary premises for existing farm enterprise

    Clarkes Farm Staithe Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PT

    Received 14 Aug 2006
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0816/TRE

    Proposed works to a protected tree (Tree Preservation Order No.4 2018) - T1 Oak Tree - Reduce and reshape by 2m removing dead wood

    Oaktree Cottage Mill Road Burgh Castle NR31 9QS

    Received 15 Oct 2024
  5. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/95/0338/F

    Change of use to hot food take-away with restaurant facility

    25 Beresford Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Apr 1995
  6. APPROVE06/20/0689/PAD

    Prior approval for conversion of agricultural barn into one five-bedroomed house

    Lodge Farm Barns Lawns Lane Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0630/F

    Front porch/utility extension

    Seacrest Black Street Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AP

    Received 20 Nov 2020
  8. WITHDRAWN06/05/0376/F

    Replacement dwelling

    Cherry Gardens, Thrigby Road Filby Great Yarmouth NR29 3HU

    Received 10 May 2005
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0084/F

    Entrance gate and wall

    Browston Hall Browston Green Browston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DW

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0134/F

    Five storey 80 bedroom hotel and part single, part two storey Pub/Restaurant with parking and access

    Land at Runham Road/North River Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 12 Mar 2012
  11. Undecided06/23/0602/TRE

    Proposed works to trees (TPO No.6 2017) - Removals and canopy reductions: Trees G1 - 1no. Poplar to be removed; Trees G2 - 2no. Pines to be removed and 1no. canopy reduction; Trees G3 - 3no. Pines' canopy reduction - Tree T4 - 1no. Pine to be removed; Trees G5 - 1no. Pine to be removed.

    The Pines Development The Pines Development Kings Way Hemsby NR29 4HJ

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0227/F

    Proposed garage / garden store

    10 Maple Close Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4SE NR29 4SE

    Received 29 Mar 2005
  13. Not proceeded with06/24/0246/TRE

    Row of trees consisting of T1 - Copper Beech and T2 - Cherry that overhanging from neighbours property along the west boundary next to main access road to the Primary site. Reasons for works are to allow HGV access into the site for new essential electrical equipment that supplies the local community.

    UK Power Networks 11,000 & 33,000kv Primary Site The Green Great Yarmouth NR29 4PA

    Received 3 Apr 2024
  14. Split decision Conditions/Reasons06/25/0151/TRE

    Proposed works to protected trees (Tree Preservation Order ref: TPO No.1 1965) - T1 - Holly - Crown rise and side prune; T2 - Holm Oak - Crown raise from over the roadway and the footpaths to give clearance of 2.5m over footpath and 5.5m over the road; T3 - Lime - Reduce by 30% leaving the tree at 8m.

    1 Lyndhurst Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8BA

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0808/TRE

    T1: Ash (within TPO No. 3 1980): Reduce height and shape crown to reduce sail and leave a more balanced crown: - Reduce height from 17m to 14m; Reduce crown on East from 6m to 4m; reduce crown on west from 8m to 6m; reduce crown on south from 6m to 4m; reduce crown on north from 5m to 4m.

    10 Pyman Close Martham NR29 4UR

    Received 13 Sept 2022
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0388/F

    Proposed installation of CWS 60 cubic metre water tank with insulated tank panels; erection of surrounding close boarded timber fence and double gate.

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

    Received 3 May 2022
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0408/F

    Extension comprising garage, study and two bedrooms *

    Treetops Main Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5ER

    Received 8 May 2002
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0853/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (ref: TPO No. 1, 1993) - T1 - T6 all Poplars: Proposed works to pollard all trees by 14 metres to leave at a height of 8-10 metres and maintain crown shape.

    Seadell Holiday Estate Beach Road Hemsby NR29 4HY

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  19. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0925/F

    Conversion of existing house to form two self contained maisonettes

    61 Avondale Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6DJ

    Received 23 Dec 2008
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0031/F

    Raising of roof to form rooms in roof. Proposed conservatory to rear and internal alterations

    72A Beach Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 19 Jan 2017
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0753/F

    Conservatory to side elevation *

    24 Wight Drive Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5EN NR30 5EN

    Received 6 Sept 2000
  22. APPROVED BY NCC06/95/0155/SU

    Conservatory, external doorway and ramp to riverside wing, alterations to some windows on riverside and Lawn Ave wings

    Mildred Stone House Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Feb 1995
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/08/0223/A

    New sign to display the premises name to visitors

    The Trevross Hotel 56-57 Apsley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2HS

    Received 17 Mar 2008
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0067/F

    Single and two-storey extensions to existing dwelling, to include granny annexe on ground floor

    Thai Court Bush Road Winterton-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4BY

    Received 28 Jan 2008

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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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