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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
29,574Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,466 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,582 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/97/0198/BA

    GIS

    Junction of A1064 & B1152 Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Mar 1997
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0771/F

    Single storey rear extension *

    75 Common Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NA

    Received 7 Sept 1994
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0579/F

    Replacement of diseased hedge (2m high) with a close board fence (2m high) to Willow Way elevation

    1 Cedar Close Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4SD

    Received 1 Sept 2011
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0472/CU

    Change of use of land to residential garden land

    25 Bradfield Drive Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4UP

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  5. EST/LAW USE CER.06/08/0832/EU

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as residential

    Leaward Lodge 1 Hemsby Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PB

    Received 17 Nov 2008
  6. PERMITTED DEV.06/16/0121/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - kitchen and dining area

    3 Dune Court Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4DB

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0755/F

    Conversion of public house with flat over to 2 no. self contained flats

    29 Queens Road Camden Tavern Great Yarmouth NR30 3JR

    Received 23 Dec 2013
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0453/F

    Extension and alterations

    Church Farm Bungalow Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NJ

    Received 10 Jul 2009
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0963/SU

    New area housing office and associated landscaping

    90/91 King Street (between) Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Nov 1995
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0479/F

    Rebuilding of rear section of house

    169 Bells Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 31 May 1995
  11. Undecided06/25/0912/F

    Landforming and change of use of agricultural land to create an extension of adjoining golf course including construction of 2 new golf course holes to replace those being lost to coastal erosion at the existing course, with associated landscaping and infrastructure.

    Land west of Gorleston Golf Club, off Warren Road (east of Valley Farm, Lowestoft Road) Hopton-on-Sea NR31 6JT

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/1052/F

    Front extension to lounge and hall *

    3 Seafield Road South Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5LD

    Received 3 Dec 2002
  13. APPROVED BY NCC06/94/0486/BF

    Extraction of soil for river bank strengthening *

    Britannia Farm Acle New Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 1994
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0392/CU

    Use of land for the siting of tables and chairs (previously approved 06/10/0435/CU)

    Marina Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 2ER

    Received 8 Jun 2012
  15. Undecided06/25/1089/CU

    Change of Use from hair salon (Use Class E) into a 1-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3).

    1 St George's Plain Great Yarmouth NR30 2PH

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/0275/F

    Rear extension

    Evergreen The Holway Winterton Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Mar 2004
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/01/0227/A

    Projecting sign - 'Becks imported from Germany' *

    Salisbury Arms Public House Lucas Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0BX

    Received 20 Mar 2001
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0607/F

    Single storey rear extension

    52 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 Aug 2005
  19. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/05/0942/F

    New bungalow and attached double garage

    The Spinney (Land adjacent) Hall Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 6 Dec 2005
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0818/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No. 2 2025) G3 (2 x Hornbeam) Reduce the height by 0.6m and thin the crown by 25%

    4 Cherry Tree Avenue Martham NR29 4QP

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0693/F

    Changes to existing shop front and installation of new shop front *

    53/55 Market Place Argos Showroom Great Yarmouth NR30 1NU

    Received 2 Aug 2002
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0532/F

    First floor extension to form bedroom and en-suite *

    4 Amhurst Gardens Belton Great Yarmouth NR31 9PH

    Received 5 Jun 2003
  23. Not proceeded with06/23/0564/F

    Proposed change of existing retail and storage use building to create 3no. flats and alterations to front and insertion of windows and doors

    The Old Bonds, Flat 1 King Street Great Yarmouth NR30 2PP

    Received 19 Jul 2023
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0914/F

    GIS

    7 Beechwood Road (adjacent) Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Nov 1999

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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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