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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
240Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,291 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,407 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 28 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/Reasons06/16/0303/F

    Proposed alterations and rear single storey extension

    3 Beach Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4HJ

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  2. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0646/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 3 of pp 06/21/0292/F - Demolition of warehouse; construction of residential building comprising fourteen flats. Condition 3 - Flood wall protection

    4 Archers Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 7 Aug 2024
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0433/F

    Extensions to form dining room, porch/utility room and lobby, and provide enlarged bedroom and kitchen +

    34 Beach Drive Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 9 May 2003
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0102/TRE

    Proposed tree works T1 - Oak ( No.3 1993) Crown lift to 6 m and removal of main branch growing over southern boundary

    10 North Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4EZ

    Received 1 Feb 2023
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0952/F

    Renewal of planning permission 06/02/0578/F for horticultural training facility & retention of existing buildings

    GYC Horticultural Centre Queen Annes Road Southtown Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Nov 2007
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0768/F

    Single storey flat roofed rear extension

    Anchor Cottage The Holway Winterton-on-Sea Great Yarmouth NR29 4BW

    Received 27 Dec 2012
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0355/F

    Single storey side extension and conversion of store to sleeping accommodation.

    Hill Cottage Old Chapel Road Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4BQ

    Received 31 Jul 2020
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0527/F

    Proposed renovation of workshop/garage including a new taller duo-pitched roof and roof windows; Change of use to hair & beauty salon

    Building adjacent 1A High Mill Road Cobholm GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0DJ

    Received 16 Jun 2021
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1124/F

    Detached bungalow and garage

    Plot 1 St Nicholas House St Nicholas Court Yew Tree Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Nov 2004
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0608/F

    GIS

    17 Heather Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PP

    Received 22 Jul 1999
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0736/HH

    Proposed verandah balcony to rear elevation.

    Hollies Farm, Hollies Farmhouse High Road Burgh Castle NR31 9QL

    Received 22 Aug 2022
  12. APP RES. MATTERS Conditions/Reasons06/99/0511/D

    GIS

    Grove Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Jun 1999
  13. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0453/CD

    Construction of a sub-station to serve Phase 2 of residential development - Discharge of condition 3 re: PP 06/17/0773/F

    Wheatcroft Farm (Land at) Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH (Land at South Bradwell) NR31 8QD

    Received 6 Aug 2018
  14. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/15/0351/LB

    Retrospective application for new staircase and works to basement

    12 Market Row GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1PB

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  15. APPROVE06/26/0470/OBL

    Application to part discharge a Section 106 Agreement planning obligation dated 24 May 2023 pursuant to pp 06/19/0676/O (Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except access, for up to 665 dwellings; local centre (to include A1-A5, B1, D1 and other community uses); land for a primary school; health centre; plus associated infrastructure and open space) - Schedule 2, Part 1, Clause 1: Confirmation of sale of Affordable Dwellings to a Registered Provider for Phase 1a

    Land at Jack Chase Way, Caister-on-Sea

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0016/F

    Demolition of single storey side building. Construction of entrance doorways and sub-division into retail units

    Saturns Amusement Arcade Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 3 Jan 2007
  17. WITHDRAWN06/21/0057/F

    Terrace of 4 2-bed houses; detached 2-bed bungalow and detached 3-bed bungalow with attached garage

    14 Beach Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH (land adjoining) NR29 3AJ

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0986/BF

    Two detached single storey Compton prefabricated garages with pitched roofs *

    Burgh Castle Marina Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PZ

    Received 24 Dec 2001
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0916/F

    Demolition of existing rear extns & erection of new rear extn for meeting room W.C.'s & enlarged kitchen facilities

    46 Station Road South Belton Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 9JE NR31 9JE

    Received 24 Oct 2007
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0862/BF

    22.5 metre high radio tower disquised as tree with 3 cross polar antennas/2 dish antennas & ground level equip cabin *

    Fleggburgh Telephone Exchange Main Road Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3AF

    Received 19 Oct 2000
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0941/F

    Telecommunications installation comprising 20m monopole and associated ground based equipment cabinets

    Winsford Hall Dairy Unit Filby Road Stokesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3DG

    Received 4 Oct 2004
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1141/F

    Porch with disability access

    Village Hall Chapel Road Runham Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Dec 2003
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0086/F

    Conservatory to front and car port to side

    6 California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NS

    Received 29 Jan 2004
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0503/F

    Side extension to existing bungalow, incorporating new entrance hall, utility room, wc and car port

    Rose Lawn Black Street Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PN NR29 4PN

    Received 10 Aug 2010

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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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