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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
225Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,706 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,822 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,237 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. WITHDRAWN06/23/0721/LB

    Installation of fire doors to facilitate change of use from dwelling to C2 use residential institution for short term supported accommodation

    The Old Farmhouse Hall Farm Lords Lane Burgh Castle NR31 9EP

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0634/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/91/0634/F for storage of ten caravans in connection with caravan park *

    Rose Farm Caravan Park Stepshort Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jul 1994
  3. WITHDRAWN06/11/0009/EU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for occupation of static caravan for permanent residential use

    3 Swan Close Kingfisher Park Homes Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9FD

    Received 12 Jan 2011
  4. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/26/0386/CD

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Details of vehicular access) of pp. 06/22/0775/F (Proposed construction of 2no. 5 bed dwellings).

    70 Marine Parade Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6EZ

    Received 12 May 2026
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0528/SU

    GIS

    2/4/10/14/16/18/20 Cradock Ave Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Jun 1999
  6. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/96/0002/CU

    Provision of a Post Office Counter within existing building

    White Horse Filling Station Beccles/Church Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8BL

    Received 2 Jan 1996
  7. Not proceeded with06/22/0680/VCF

    Variation of condition 2 of pp. 06/20/0390/F - changes to approved plans - amendment to units 31-51 replacing the flats with affordable housing; amendment to units 72-77 providing additional 2 no. private garages

    Land North of Hemsby Road Martham NR29 4QQ

    Received 9 Aug 2022
  8. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0183/CD

    Discharge of Condition 9 of pp 06/24/0662/F (Installation of additional caravan pads with associated works for siting of 9 no. additional static holiday caravans within the existing static caravan holiday park) - External Lighting

    Caldecott Hall Estate, Tingdene Caldecott Hall Country Park Beccles Road Fritton Fritton And St Olaves NR31 9EY

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0564/CU

    Change of use of derelict former agricultural building to general storage and retention and regularisation of works carried out to repair and stabilise original structure

    Land adj (West) Scratby Farmhouse Scratby Road Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3PQ

    Received 25 Aug 2009
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0252/F

    New timber turnstiles building to the car park side to replace portacabin type kiosks and associated improvements *

    Great Yarmouth Racecourse Jellicoe Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4AU

    Received 19 Mar 2002
  11. WITHDRAWN06/22/1021/F

    Proposed retrospective removal of unsafe chimney stack and reinstatement of roof

    12 White Street Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4PQ

    Received 25 Nov 2022
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0010/TRE

    Proposed works to trees: T1 & T2 Oak - Reduce and reshape by 2m. Remove dead wood. T3 Oak - Raise lower canopy to 4m from ground level, reshape over extending laterals and remove dead wood. (TPO No.4 2018)

    Oaktree Cottage Mill Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QS

    Received 9 Jan 2023
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0848/BF

    Single storey extension to dwelling

    Tudor Cottage Staithe Road West Somerton Great Yarmouth NR29 4AB

    Received 2 Sept 2004
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0857/F

    GIS

    32 Damgate Lane Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Oct 1999
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0136/F

    Proposed 2 storey side extension, single storey rear extension and relocation of eastern site boundary - revised submission with reduced utility room and first floor extension

    30 Bunnewell Avenue Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8RQ

    Received 8 Mar 2013
  16. WITHDRAWN06/21/0598/TRE

    General tree management for safety and removal of dead, dying or dangerous trees

    The White House Priory Road St Olaves Fritton and St Olaves NR31 9HQ

    Received 20 Jul 2021
  17. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/15/0730/F

    Proposed extensions to form annexe

    37 York Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2ND

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0954/F

    GIS

    7 Belstead Avenue Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Nov 1999
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0250/F

    Remove conifers along north west boundary and replace with 2m concrete post/close boarded panel fence set behind existing dwarf wall.

    1 Filby Lane Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3JR

    Received 17 Mar 2021
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0792/F

    Proposed erection of three garages with two-bedroom apartment above at rear corner of car park

    13 Cliff Hill (former White Lion P.H.) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DQ

    Received 20 Dec 2010
  21. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/98/0724/A

    GIS

    1 High Street Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6RT

    Received 15 Sept 1998
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0673/HH

    Installation of new porch to side elevation

    21 Milton Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4HB

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/25/0678/F

    Construction of a 140m length of new sheet pile retaining wall, with a reinforced concrete capping beam and parapet fence, 1.0m in front of the existing wall; Infill behind to reinstate carriageway.

    Riverside Road Retaining Wall Gorleston

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0048/F

    Porch to front elevation *

    11 Kestrel Close Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jan 2003

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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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