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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 · 23,243 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,359 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0212/F

    Demolition of exist buildings to create all weather pitch. Closure of exist main entrance creating entrance to the south

    Great Yarmouth College Lichfield Road Southtown Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 27 Feb 2006
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0553/F

    Extensions to enlarge main bedroom, form new bedroom and new porch +

    7 Wedgewood Court Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SU

    Received 19 Jun 2002
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0149/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    54 Bracecamp Close Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3PR

    Received 15 Mar 2017
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0325/F

    Extension to side and internal alterations

    1 Woodpecker Mews Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Mar 2006
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0908/F

    Alterations to public house and extensions to storage areas & residential facilities at first floor level

    The Apollo Tavern 96 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth NR30 1BP

    Received 23 Oct 2006
  6. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/0522/A

    Installation of 2no. non-illuminated free-standing entrance signs positioned either side of the field entrance, for temporary duration and seasonal display.

    Field entrance adjacent to Stone Lane Cottage Main Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5DP

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0926/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.10 1991 & TPO No.13 2021) T16: Sweet Chestnut - Moribund crown. Coppice to 0.5m. T38: Ash - Coppice to 0.5m. (T45: Field Elm, T55: Ash , T95: Sycamore, T68: Ash, T112: Sycamore, T139: Sycamore , T177: Sycamore,T216: Common Oak, T88: Sycamore )Fell to ground level. T192: Locust Tree - Clean out the crown of all deadwood, crossing and suppressed branches. T193: Beech - Fell the adjacent fallen and hung up tree. T2: Ash - Remove or shorten deadwood, retaining a secure stub as a deadwood habitat. Remove the hanging broken dead branch in the lower crown to the west. Monitor for Chalara Ash Die-back in the summer months. T5: Common Oak - Significantly reduce the loading of the crown to lessen the loading on the old branch 'tear out' wound with penetrating decay at 10m from ground level to the north. T120: Ash - Remove or shorten deadwood, retaining a secure stub as a deadwood habitat. Reduce the upper crown of the eastern stem by around 4m - 5m to lessen the loading on the woodpecker cavity at 9m from ground level. Monitor for Chalara Ash Die-back in the summer months. T148: Sycamore - Reduce the upper crown and the dominant limb to the east by around 4 - 5m to natural growth points. T167: Ash - Remove the broken and hung up dead branch to the west of the lower crown (12m from ground level). Monitor for Chalara Ash Die-back in the summer months. T187: Common Oak - Remove or reduce crossing and damaged branches. Remove the larger pieces of deadwood. Tip-reduce the branches that extend to the west towards a domestic garden.

    Woodlands 7, The Village, Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh NR29 3DL

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0190/F

    Rear extensions to kitchen and living room *

    32 Church Lane Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9JL

    Received 27 Feb 2002
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0726/F

    First floor extension, WC and dining area extension. Enhancement of existing facade

    158 Burgh Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8AX

    Received 12 Dec 2013
  10. Not proceeded with06/23/0821/PU

    T.B.C

    35 High Mill Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DQ

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  11. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0460/F

    Two solar thermal panels to the existing south facing roof

    7 Wapping Prospect Place Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3JY NR29 3JY

    Received 27 Jul 2010
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/1054/F

    Side & rear single-storey extensions and front porch

    4 Forth Close Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 18 Dec 2006
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0461/BF

    Alterations and extensions to riverside chalet

    65 Riverside Staithe View Repps Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 May 2004
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0111/F

    GIS

    22 Duncan Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Feb 1998
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0016/F

    Removal of existing roof canopy and erection of single-storey glass canopy to front elevation of property

    9 Arnott Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6HS

    Received 10 Jan 2018
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0405/CU

    GIS

    Caldecott Hall Fritton Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 May 1999
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0481/O

    1 no dwelling and garage building plot

    Foster Close (land to rear of 70 Station Road) Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NH

    Received 5 Jul 2016
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/14/0333/F

    Alterations and raising roof levels of existing detached garage and gymnasium and games room to form change of use to a detached dwelling

    Rectory House Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RA

    Received 6 May 2014
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0127/F

    Convert garage to bedroom, shower room & boiler room & erect side extension to form bedroom & garage/storage area

    29 Thurne Rise Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PU

    Received 18 Feb 2008
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0162/F

    Conversion of disused commercial building to two maisonettes +

    69 North Market Road (rear of) Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Feb 2003
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0067/CU

    Use of bowls centre and function room for trade exhibitions, craft fairs, antique fairs, car boot sales.

    Browston Hall Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DW

    Received 29 Jan 1998
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0378/F

    Change of use of already approved "art studio and office" annexe to "self-contained living accommodation" annexe.

    Tiptree New Road Fritton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9HR

    Received 10 Jun 2015
  23. NO OBJECTION06/25/0988/TEL

    Telecoms notification: Intention to relocate 3no. existing antennae, install 3no. new antennae, upgrade an existing cabinet, and install 1no. new cabinet.

    Telecommunications mast, Ashley Garden Centre (opposite Goshawk Drive) Lowestoft Road Hopton NR31 9AH

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0218/F

    Proposed internal alterations and extensions to rear of existing shop

    43 Church Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QN

    Received 3 Apr 2009

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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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