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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
29,549Searchable applications
226Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,150 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/15/0191/CU

    Change of use from HMO for persons under age of 25 to HMO

    14 Wellington Road Arch House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3AQ

    Received 31 Mar 2015
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0731/F

    Replacement of existing conservatory with a new garden room structure. Replacement of existing lean-to 1.5 storey structure. Demolition of existing outbuilding

    70 Damgate Lane Sunnyside Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PZ

    Received 27 Nov 2017
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0433/F

    Erection of a 1.8 metre fence at side of property

    1 Banting Close Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7RE

    Received 27 Jul 2018
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0713/F

    Vary design to entrance lobby as approved under 06/03/0221/LB and 06/03/0222/F

    3 Greyfriars Way Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2SN

    Received 22 Nov 2010
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0781/F

    Residential development of 6 no. dwelling houses

    Church Road (Land at) Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6NT

    Received 20 Dec 2017
  6. NO OBJECTION06/02/0556/SU

    Mobile accommodation *

    Ormesby First School Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3RY

    Received 20 Jun 2002
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0030/HH

    1) Demolition of existing conservatory, single-storey side garage and detached garage to front. 2) Erection of a two storey side extension garage with accommodation over; New front porch infill; Removal and relocation of first floor windows; Insertion of roof windows to existing attic space and en-suite. 3) New detached garage to the front curtilage.

    Holly Lodge 5 Green Lane Caister-on-sea NR30 5EW

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0997/F

    GIS

    East House & surrounding land Scratby Road Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Dec 1998
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0143/F

    New garage and boundary wall fronting Fairway and construction of new vehicular access from Yarmouth Road +

    101 Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5BU

    Received 20 Feb 2001
  10. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/05/0262/A

    Fixture notification board

    Paddock adjoining entrance drive to Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club

    Received 7 Apr 2005
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0307/F

    Installation of a two-storey portakabin ultima building to be used as office accomodation for a period of up to 5 years

    Perenco UK Ltd Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW

    Received 6 May 2011
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0820/F

    GIS

    23 Cormorant Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Oct 1997
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0472/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No. 13 1993) - T1 (Holm Oak) - Reduce radial spread to east from 6m to 4 metres. Reduce radial spread to west to provide a 2m clearance from street light. Remove dead branches with an attachment diameter of 40mm and above.

    Trees alongside Lawn Avenue Northgate Primary School Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  14. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0541/PDE

    Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Larger Home Extension - Proposed rear dining room extension

    8 Marram Drive Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5NR

    Received 12 Sept 2018
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0588/BF

    Siting of 1200 litre L.P.G. gas tank in front garden (to be screened) +

    Lindenhurst Church Road Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Jul 1994
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0538/F

    Loft conversion for en-suite and cupboard

    4 Orchard Way Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jul 2005
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0092/F

    Retrospective application for rear external stairway to first floor accommodation

    18/19 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1BA

    Received 15 Feb 2010
  18. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0522/CD

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Details of Foul Drainage Scheme) of pp. 06/23/0669/F (Erection of 29 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works.).

    Land off Kings Drive and Marjoram Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8TF

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0988/F

    GIS

    48 Trafalgar Road West Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Dec 1999
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0786/TCA

    Silver birch causing problems with neighbours hitting building and over hanging problems

    Miadel The Street Hemsby Norfolk NR29 4EU

    Received 12 Aug 2021
  21. EST/LAW USE CER.06/97/0023/EU

    GIS

    102 Wellesley Road Great Yarmouth NR30 2AR

    Received 15 Jan 1997
  22. EST/LAW USE CER.06/22/0661/PU

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development - Installation of six electric vehicle charging points and the installation of a substation and underground cabling

    Purley Court, Car Park Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0LZ

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0097/TRE

    Removal of T5 and T6 and G4 group of Pine trees to enable the installation of no. 2 large crate soakaways. Replanting a minimum of 1 Pine tree elsewhere on the site for every 1 removed

    The Pines Development (former Pontins site) Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HJ

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/1042/F

    Kitchen/bedroom extension *

    16 Pier Walk Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Dec 1994

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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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