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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 · 23,600 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,716 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0636/PDE

    Notification of larger home extension - proposed single storey rear extension

    6 Marjoram Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8SP

    Received 21 Nov 2018
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0140/F

    GIS

    Wroughton First/Middle Schools Beccles Road/Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Feb 1997
  3. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/07/0933/O

    Detached chalet bungalow, driveway and garage

    95 Yarmouth Road land (to rear) Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    Received 26 Oct 2007
  4. PERMITTED DEV.06/18/0637/PDE

    Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Larger Home Extension - Proposed single storey rear extension

    34 Neptune Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9GD

    Received 21 Nov 2018
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0506/F

    Refurbishment and demolition and rebuilding of rear annexe *

    116 Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Jun 1994
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0999/F

    Custody suite alterations to rear of station

    Police Station Howard Street North Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Dec 1995
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0403/F

    Proposed rear extension

    94 Upper Cliff Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6AL

    Received 28 Jun 2017
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0342/F

    Double garage with attic store room *

    Nova Scotia Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0942/F

    Conversion of restaurant to childrens clubroom, alts. to form new take-away/diner and improvements to existing shops

    California Cliffs Holiday Park Scratby Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Nov 1995
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0788/CU

    Change of use from a single dwelling house to offices

    19 Church Plain Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 24 Oct 2008
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0265/F

    Single-storey rear extension

    15 Westbrook Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8DB

    Received 25 Apr 2012
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0391/SU

    1) Outline application for up to 231 residential units (5.88 Hectares) 2) Full application for 56 residential units Associated infrastructure, pumping station, electricity sub-station and landscaping

    Site 25 Beacon Park Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH (Parish of Bradwell)

    Received 24 Jun 2016
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0744/F

    Single storey extension and first floor extension over existing ground floor extension to rear of property

    Beach House Newport Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NN

    Received 20 Aug 2007
  14. APPROVED BY NCC06/15/0367/SU

    Extensions and alterations to create two additional classrooms, extended school hall, additional toilets etc.

    Southtown First School Tamworth Lane Southtown Great Yarmouth NR31 0HJ

    Received 15 Jul 2015
  15. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/19/0589/F

    Proposed single storey rear garden room extension

    St Johns Cottage St Johns Road Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9NS

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0468/F

    GIS

    10 Tern Road Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NX

    Received 2 Jun 1999
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0322/F

    Proposed two storey rear extension

    The Chantry Belton New Road Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9DJ

    Received 8 Jun 2018
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0572/CU

    To use residential dwelling for an educational establishment (Class D1 Non-residential institutions)

    54 Lichfield Road Southtown Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0AB

    Received 18 Sept 2012
  19. PERMITTED DEV.06/16/0254/PDE

    Notification of a larger home extension

    74 Winifred Way Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5PE

    Received 5 May 2016
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0371/O

    Construction of 2 detached bungalows, double garage and associated works with access from Harpers Lane

    11 Fell Way Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9UF

    Received 28 May 2015
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0605/HH

    1) Single storey rear extension to dwelling including conversion of garage; 2) Alterations to garage and raised height of the flat roof; 3) Alterations to side elevations of dwelling and installation of solar panels; 4) Change of materials to gables.

    3 Brett Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6HE

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0738/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/98/0656/F for use of land and buildings for vehicle sales purposes +

    North Quay Great Yarmouth (former garage and tool hire premises)

    Received 31 Aug 2000
  23. Not EIA development06/24/0131/ESN

    EIA Screening Opinion for Outline planning application with full details of Access and all other matters reserved for future determination, for the proposed demolition of the Martham East Broiler Farm and the redevelopment of the site for up to 52no. dwellings with associated public open space, drainage and infrastructure

    Land at Former Martham East Broiler Farm Off Acacia Avene Martham

    Received 19 Feb 2024
  24. WITHDRAWN06/21/0168/PAD

    Prior approval notification for proposed demolition of old agricultural building and replace with new steel portal framed building

    Manor Farm Manor Farm (Track) Thrigby (Mautby Parish) GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3DS

    Received 26 Feb 2021

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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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