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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
230Recorded 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20,259 approved · 2,883 refused · 1,232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/04/0095/D

    Detached four-bedroomed house for Plot 2, garages for Plots 1 and 2, relocation of garage for existing bungalow

    The Paddock Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HJ

    Received 3 Feb 2004
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0382/HH

    Erection of pergola adjacent west elevation of cart shed.

    Barn 1, Burwell Close Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9YP

    Received 12 May 2026
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0586/F

    Conversion of double garage to estate managers office with ancillary accomm (building to have pitched roof) *

    Hanover Gardens Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Jul 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0639/TRE

    Copper Beech - Pollarding Lime Tree - Pollarding Sycamore Tree - Pollarding Reason: to avoid interference with overhead cables.

    27 Warren Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6JT

    Received 5 Aug 2021
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1164/F

    Lounge extension

    40 Lawyer Corys Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Dec 2004
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0626/F

    Installation of air source heat pumps (Plots 1-9)

    Sycamore Avenue (Land off) Martham

    Received 2 Sept 2014
  7. Split decision Conditions/Reasons06/22/0858/CD

    Discharge of conditions 6, 11, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26 and 27 of pp. 06/20/0618/F - bat activity survey; on-site parking for construction workers and wheel washing facilities; ; water efficiency measures; EV charging points; biodiversity enhancement plan; landscaping plan; screen wall and fencing details

    Astley Cooper Place Estcourt Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4JQ

    Received 23 Sept 2022
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0666/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No. 5 1981 G2) - Group G1 (Holly x 4, Cedar x 2, Horse Chestnut x 1, Bay x 4, Copper Beach x 1 and Sycamore x 1) - Reduce lower crowns of all trees in group G1 by up to 0.5m and the upper crowns by up to 1.5m, bringing the approximate crown spread all of trees from 6.5m to 5m.

    The Firs, 29 Private Road (north of 38 Firs Avenue) Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3LH

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  9. WITHDRAWN06/14/0078/F

    Single storey rear extension

    19 Provan Crescent Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9LW

    Received 7 Feb 2014
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0037/F

    Conversion of existing outbuilding and formation of extension to link outbuilding to existing dwelling

    7 Collis Lane East Somerton Great Yarmouth NR29 4DT

    Received 19 Jan 2009
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0813/F

    Conversion of garage to annex

    31 The Cobbleways Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AG

    Received 20 Dec 2016
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0841/BF

    Ground floor kitchen extension, new timber sash windows, roofs, roof lights and replace existing garage

    Martinstaithe The Green Stokesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3EX

    Received 1 Sept 2004
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0571/F

    GIS

    Transmit Containers Ltd Bessemer Way Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth NR31 0LX

    Received 17 Jul 1998
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/0872/F

    New house with garage +

    102 Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Oct 2002
  15. REFUSED06/19/0492/NMA

    Non Material Amendment of Planning Permission 06/18/0408/F - Alterations to front elevation and internal alteration to layout. Alteration to garage

    Ormesby Lane - Plot 5 Filby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3HX

    Received 23 Aug 2019
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0162/F

    Erection of new garage

    The Cottage The Street Hemsby Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 14 Feb 2006
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0323/F

    Side extension and loft conversion with new dormer windows

    Darandy 8 California Avenue Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3PE

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0853/CU

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/94/0289/CU to use premises as auction sale rooms

    Birds Eye Site Part Former Canteen Block South Denes Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Oct 1995
  19. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/04/0321/F

    Reposition close board fence at rear of property

    19 Willow Way Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4SB

    Received 5 Apr 2004
  20. Undecided06/24/0487/F

    Demolition of garages and construction of 2no. 3-bedroomed terrace houses with garaging and an annex/home office

    Site Adjacent 44 Sussex Road Gorleston NR31 6PS

    Received 13 Jun 2024
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0093/F

    First floor rear extension and front garage extension and pitched roof to replace flat roof

    13 Blake Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 31 Jan 2007
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0249/F

    Single storey rear extension

    46 Chestnut Avenue Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8PN

    Received 12 Apr 2017
  23. Undecided06/26/0723/A

    Proposed installation of 1 no. double sided internally illuminated sign, 1 no. internally illuminating freestanding pole sign and 1 no. non-illuminated directional sign.

    Starbucks Coffee 2 Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0NL

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0026/F

    Construction of rear ground floor extension providing bedroom & shower room

    79 Anson Road Southtown Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 6 Jan 2006

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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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