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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
29,572Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,235 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,351 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 28 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions/Reasons06/09/0557/F

    Demolition of existing detached bungalow and erection of new detached house on site

    Roselea Smiths Loke Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8DG NR31 8DG

    Received 20 Aug 2009
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0624/F

    Proposed conservatory

    3 Springfield Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LU

    Received 20 Aug 2008
  3. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0156/CD

    Discharge conditions 3 & 16 of pp 06/15/0381/F (pair semi-det houses and parking) in respect contamination and levels

    Albert Gate Road (Land off) GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3HP

    Received 2 Mar 2016
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/12/0448/F

    Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/11/0820/F to replace velux rooflights with dormers

    1 Meadow Croft Bungalows Yarmouth Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3QQ

    Received 16 Jul 2012
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0063/F

    Demolish existing porch and replace with larger porch (retrospective application)

    31 Rollesby Road Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4SW

    Received 2 Feb 2017
  6. WITHDRAWN06/19/0412/F

    Proposed front extension and addition to roof to create third floor

    32 Blake Drive Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9GW

    Received 18 Jul 2019
  7. EST/LAW USE CER.06/94/0579/EU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as two residential flats

    136 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Jul 1994
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0871/F

    Pitched roof to rear extension and roof alterations to existing bungalow

    27 Ormesby Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4LA

    Received 8 Sept 2004
  9. WITHDRAWN06/07/0993/F

    Installation of Automated Teller Machine

    39/40 Barkis Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 3ED

    Received 14 Nov 2007
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0681/CU

    Change of use from cafe to adult gaming machines arcade (sui generis use) with shopfront alterations

    29 Regent Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2AF

    Received 21 Dec 2020
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0788/F

    Demolition of vehicle showroom and erection of MOT test building

    Cross Roads Garage 1 Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth, NR29 4NJ

    Received 4 Sept 2007
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0375/F

    Renewal of Planning Permission 06/09/0170/F for retention of use for the storage and display of caravans

    Field Farm Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NW

    Received 31 May 2012
  13. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0050/PDE

    Single storey flat roof extension to form 2 bedrooms

    11 Manor Way Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3RG

    Received 15 Jan 2018
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0361/F

    GIS

    Swan Rise Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 28 Apr 1999
  15. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/98/0936/CU

    GIS

    13 Sandown Road Great Yarmouth NR30 1EY

    Received 20 Nov 1998
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0607/F

    Adaption of existing garage and first floor extension above garage to provide additional first floor

    22 Jack Plummer Way Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5WD

    Received 8 Nov 2020
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/99/0330/A

    GIS

    Sealife Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Apr 1999
  18. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0277/CD

    Discharge of Condition 11 of pp 06/21/0415/F (Creation of an Operations and Maintenance Facility and associated enabling works) - Details of a foul water disposal strategy to serve the public funded works area part of the site

    Land at south of South Denes Road and South Beach Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3QF

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  19. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/21/0759/CD

    Discharge of condition 19 of pp.06/19/0471/F - (re-development of Marina Leisure Centre as approved 16.12.19) - details of flume

    Marina Leisure Centre Marine Parade GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2ER

    Received 9 Sept 2021
  20. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/08/0410/O

    Demolition of existing garage/garden room and construction of detached 3 bedroom bungalow with garage

    36 Station Road (West of) Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3NH

    Received 21 May 2008
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0443/O

    Residential development with garages and parking

    New House (Land adj) Rollesby Road Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AT

    Received 17 Jul 2017
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0869/F

    Ground floor extensions +

    63 Spruce Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Oct 2002
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0683/O

    Residential development

    Hall Road/Rowan Road (land off) Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Aug 2000
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0643/F

    Single storey extension to club room to improve kitchen and bar facilities

    Martham Bowls Club Coronation Recreation Ground Rollesby Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Oct 2012

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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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