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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
239Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,622 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,738 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

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. Not proceeded with06/22/0994/HH

    Proposed side extension and replacement of garage door with wall and windows

    27 Ranworth Drive Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3SH

    Received 9 Sept 2022
  2. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/12/0468/A

    Retrospective application for prize bingo illuminated signage

    Lucky Strike Amusements Newport Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NW

    Received 13 Jul 2012
  3. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0157/CD

    Discharge condition 3 of planning permission 06/15/0150/LB in respect of joinery details

    Ormesby Manor Main Road Ormesby St Michael GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3LN

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0119/F

    Extension to front and side of dwelling *

    Fir House Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9HQ

    Received 8 Feb 2002
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/05/0493/F

    Extension to form bedroom with en-suite

    2 Browston Corner Bradwell Great Yarnouth

    Received 24 Jun 2005
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0044/CU

    Change of use from vacant land to parking space

    Land opp 22 & 23 Blackwall Reach Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RU

    Received 25 Jan 2010
  7. NO OBJECTION Conditions/Reasons06/23/0344/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1 x 10m wooden telephone pole for fixed line Broadband

    OS 11 Cydonia Green Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8EU

    Received 19 Apr 2023
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0100/HH

    Erection of single storey rear and side extension, including conversion of existing flat roof to pitched roof.

    Hollytree Cottage Main Road Filby NR29 3HS

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  9. OBJECTION06/00/0117/M

    GDO Part 24 application - erection of 15m freestanding post and associated 0.98 cubic metre equipment cabin +

    Duncan Foley Holidays Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HS

    Received 16 Feb 2000
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0306/CU

    Change of use to 8 bedroom HMO

    7 St Georges Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2JR

    Received 6 Jul 2020
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0288/F

    Request for permission to allow full 12 month occupancy of static caravan for use by site employed warden

    Yare Village Breydon Water Holiday Park Butt Lane, Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE NR30 1NE

    Received 17 Mar 2006
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0087/F

    Rear extension to provide garden room

    4 Beeleigh Way Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5UP

    Received 14 Feb 2011
  13. OBJECTION06/25/0176/TCA

    Proposed works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Sycamore - Fell.

    Cobweb Cottage Pratts Buildings King Street Winterton NR29 4AU

    Received 2 Mar 2025
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0330/F

    Installation of a new ATM to replace existing, with new acrylic surround panel and associated alterations.

    40-42 Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1LX

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0716/F

    GIS

    31 Caister Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Sept 1996
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0164/CU

    Change of use of part of amusement centre to licensed betting office

    17 Marine Parade Flamingo Amusement Centre Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Feb 2004
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/24/0797/F

    Use of agricultural land for the siting of 8no. 6-person static caravans for seasonal occupation by agricultural workers, plus one shipping container to be used as a laundry facility; Installation of a waste water treatment plant; Creation of hardstanding as surfacing for the caravans.

    Grove Farm, East Coast Growers Ltd Lettuce Lane Martham NR29 4TY

    Received 7 Oct 2024
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0754/F

    Continued use of site for car sales and of repair workshop. Use of part of No. 41 as an associated office and store.

    41 Southgates Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Sept 1998
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0950/F

    Proposed erection of warehouse store building

    Site adjacent to 45 Exmouth road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR303DP

    Received 10 Nov 2021
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0647/F

    Conservatory

    159 Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6SR NR31 6SR

    Received 19 Jul 2007
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0132/F

    Sub-division of garden to form single plot and construction of detached 3 bed bungalow and detached garage

    6 Cliff Lane Gorleston (Parish of Hopton) Great Yarmouth NR31 6RY

    Received 9 Mar 2011
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0266/F

    Alterations & 2-storey extension to 2 Twin Cottages; new pitched roof to 1 and 2 Twin Cottages *

    Twin Cottages Main Road Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth NR29 3LN

    Received 29 Mar 2001
  23. Not proceeded with06/25/0533/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.5 1981) â¿¿ T8 (Willow) - remove new growth around 2-4m

    1 Decoy Road Ormesby St Margaret NR29 3LG

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0036/F

    Ground floor bedroom/shower room extension

    15 Barleycroft Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NS

    Received 21 Jan 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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