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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
29,577Searchable applications
223Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,783 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,899 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 9 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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. WITHDRAWN06/24/0172/CU

    Proposed change of use of land outside the dwelling's existing rear curtilage from former agricultural land adjacent public byway, into use as part of rear garden curtilage (use class C3).

    Land to the rear of 17 Bradfield Drive Martham NR29 4UP

    Received 8 Mar 2024
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0389/F

    Bay window to front elevation *

    17 Russell Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Apr 2003
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0570/F

    Vary cond. 4 of pp 6/95/22/F to extend 0.22 rimfire rifle shooting to include Wednesdays and Fridays 5pm - 9pm

    Dunham Farm Decoy Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 2LY

    Received 26 Jun 1995
  4. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/21/0144/TCA

    Conifer boundary hedge on south side of Yarmouth Road - Reduce height to approx. 4.5m and hard trim all sides to shape

    The Dell Nova Scotia Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QD

    Received 12 Mar 2021
  5. CON.AREA.CONS'T Conditions/Reasons06/06/0539/CC

    Demolition of existing building, Extension to shopping centre for new retail floorspace & storage

    Market Gates Shopping Centre (Land to North Of) Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 13 Jun 2006
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0922/F

    GIS

    12 King Georges Close Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Nov 1997
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0780/F

    Open air performance centre

    Former Gorleston O/D Swimming Pool Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Sept 2002
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0711/F

    Change of use from warehouse to showroom - store and fitting of auto electrical goods

    Unit 3 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Aug 1994
  9. REFUSED06/21/0680/PDE

    Prior approval - Notification of larger home extension - Single storey rear flat roof extension with roof lantern

    33 Colomb Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 8BT

    Received 6 Aug 2021
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0416/F

    Stabilization and reprofiling of existing sand dunes *

    Marrams Car Park Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 May 2001
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0683/F

    Retrospective application for timber outbuilding to house salt water tropical fish and corals for a wholesale business

    5 Wight Drive Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5UN

    Received 12 Nov 2013
  12. Not proceeded with06/24/0832/F

    Addition of fire escape to top flat

    62 Hamilton Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4NA

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  13. Undecided06/23/0264/CD

    Discharge of condition 8 from pp 06/16/0583/O - Detailed scheme of off-site highway improvement works

    Land at Yarmouth Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk Nr29 4ws

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0077/F

    Internal alterations and ground and first floor extensions *

    17 Wapping Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 Jan 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0046/HH

    Proposed single-storey flat roof front extension

    Stable Barn Repps Road Thurne NR29 3BY

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0174/F

    Pitched roof on garage extn of kitchen & conservatory to rear continuation of pitched roof on existing utility room

    31 Queensway Caister on Sea Great Yarmouth NR30 5AF NR30 5AF

    Received 19 Feb 2007
  17. PERMITTED DEV.06/14/0098/LDO

    Relocation of existing de-magnetizing shed including dismantling are re-erecting

    Swire Oilfield Services South Denes Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3PR

    Received 18 Feb 2014
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0623/F

    GIS

    306 Beccles Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Jul 1999
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0716/F

    Construction of 2 no. storage sheds

    California Crescent (Site off) California Scratby NR29 3QW

    Received 26 Nov 2013
  20. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/26/0128/CD

    Discharge of Condition 3 of pp. 06/24/0756/F (Construction of hard surfacing to extend the existing car park to provide an additional 37no. parking spaces, with associated landscaping, planting, CCTV and lighting) - Details of CCTV specification

    Fleggburgh Village Hall Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh NR29 3AG

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  21. NO OBJECTION06/03/0005/F

    Waste recycling centre +

    Eurocentre North River Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Jan 2003
  22. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/12/0687/LB

    Creation of three one-bed flat units in previously approved restaurant area. Two one-bed flat units in previously approved one 3-bed unit

    The Old White Lion King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PR

    Received 15 Nov 2012
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/11/0065/F

    Construction of 2 no. town houses with garages

    Site adjacent to 44 Sussex Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PF

    Received 4 Feb 2011
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0011/F

    Variation of condition to allow holiday occupation from 1st March in one year to 14th January in the following year*

    25 Four Acres Estate Misty Morn Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4JB

    Received 7 Jan 2002

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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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