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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20,266 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/05/0769/D

    Eight town houses.

    Pier Plain Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 30 Sept 2005
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0334/F

    Rear extension

    3 Ashwood Close Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5RE

    Received 5 Apr 2006
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0111/F

    Conversion of barn to dwelling

    The Barn Westfield Close Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3DQ

    Received 9 Feb 2004
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0644/F

    Proposed repositioning of approved conservatory/lounge extension under 06/11/0355/F

    6 Alexandra Road Park House Great Yarmouth NR30 2HW

    Received 28 Oct 2013
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1138/CU

    Change of use from shop to dental surgery

    1 Siskin Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Nov 2004
  6. PERMITTED DEV.06/16/0520/M

    Demolition of Clere House

    Clere House Pippin Close Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RW

    Received 18 Aug 2016
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0304/TRE

    A reduction of 2m all over to a T1 Oak Tree

    The Oaks Church Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8QW

    Received 29 Apr 2021
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0987/TRE

    Proposed works to Pine tree (Scots) - Crown lift to 5m and sever vine

    Kingfisher Holiday Park Butt Lane Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9PZ

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  9. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0500/CD

    Discharge of Condition 27 (Certification of Topsoils) of pp. 06/23/0056/F (Erection of 77 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works.)

    Land South of Meadowland Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0294/F

    Conservatory to rear *

    24 Middleton Gardens Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Apr 2000
  11. Not proceeded with06/26/0555/F

    Retrospective application for the placement of an additional 50 containers for general B8 Storage.

    Highfield Farm Heath Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5HJ

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  12. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/24/0088/LB

    Proposed emergency roof repairs and other alterations: Removal of copper sheet roofing on the Small Hall and replace with bitumen felt; Install straps to clock tower roof turret; Removal of gutters and roof vent/cowl; Installation of new boarding to east gable of Small Hall roof; Install weatherproof wraps around balusters; Other minor repair works.

    Gorleston Pavilion Pavilion Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PP

    Received 2 Feb 2024
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0582/F

    Extension to offices on site of former building

    Gall Thomson Environmental Ltd Pommers Lane Great Yarmouth NR30 3PE

    Received 22 Jun 2004
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/22/0091/O

    Outline application with details of access and layout, for proposed erection of pair of semi-detached dwellings (landscaping, appearance and scale reserved for future determination)

    Tarn House Yarmouth Road ORMESBY Norfolk NR29 3QG

    Received 1 Feb 2022
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1119/O

    Amendment to condition 2 of OPP no. 06/99/0854/O to extend period in which development must be begun to 14/01/2010

    44 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3LD

    Received 22 Nov 2004
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0350/F

    Erection of a bay window to lounge at front of bungalow

    27 Hill Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 6HP

    Received 24 May 2012
  17. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0900/CD

    Discharge of Condition 5 of pp 06/22/0260/F (Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of two detached bungalows) - Submission of details to demonstrate how the dwelling designs will be built to meet requirement M4(2) of Part M of the Building Regulations for accessible and adaptable dwellings.

    14A Beach Road Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AJ

    Received 20 Nov 2024
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/19/0717/F

    Proposed two storey residential dwelling

    Nova Scotia Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QD

    Received 3 Jan 2020
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0544/F

    Single storey front extension

    21 The Pastures Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HF

    Received 22 Aug 2017
  20. WITHDRAWN06/04/0811/O

    Demolition of broiler house and feed silo and erection of bungalow

    Mill Cottage (adjoining) Mill Lane Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AW

    Received 23 Aug 2004
  21. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/14/0438/O

    Residential development showing 12 dwellings including access road

    Mill Lane (Land off) Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 19 Jun 2014
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0347/F

    Demolish garage and build extension to form lounge; front porch to be resited

    52 Beccles Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8DG

    Received 10 Apr 2006
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/20/0612/A

    Installation of 4no. new digital free standing signs and 1no. 15inch digital booth screen

    McDonald's Restaurant Purley Court Gapton Hall Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0LZ

    Received 11 Nov 2020
  24. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/15/0291/A

    Erect hoarding ' Welcome to Hemsby and Newport'

    Yarmouth Road Hemsby Megamaze Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NL

    Received 27 Apr 2015

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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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