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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 · 23,791 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,907 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. WITHDRAWN06/10/0277/CU

    Retrospective application for use of land as a car park,loading and unloading of commercial vehicles. Temporary siting of two containers for storage purposes. New vehicular access

    Private Car Park Norfolk Capacitors Ltd Leyden Works Station Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 4 May 2010
  2. PERMITTED DEV. Conditions/Reasons06/23/0677/PAD

    Prior approval: Change of use of first floor from retail shop storage area to 2no. 1-bedroom self contained flats (Application under GPDO 2015: Schedule 2 Part 3 Glass G)

    50 Market Place Andy's Family Butchers GREAT YARMOUTH NORFOLK NR30 1NY

    Received 2 Aug 2023
  3. WITHDRAWN06/20/0297/F

    Proposed construction of 1 dwelling

    Four Winds Stepshort Belton Belton With Browston NR31 9JS

    Received 30 Jun 2020
  4. NO OBJECTION06/00/0876/M

    GDO Part 24 application - installation of telecommunications equipment on rooftop *

    Gorleston Telephone Exchange Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BE

    Received 24 Oct 2000
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0319/F

    GIS

    1 Station Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Apr 1997
  6. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/95/0881/LB

    Sub-division of ground floor room to accommodate disabled member of staff

    The Old Vicarage Church Plain Great Yarmouth

    Received 2 Nov 1995
  7. Accept Amend Notice06/23/0128/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to pp. 06/22/0576/F - Development of Decant Inpatient Ward and associated works; Alter the cladding colour of the plant room (1F)

    James Paget Hospital Lowestoft Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  8. WITHDRAWN06/01/0956/F

    Extension of occupational period to six months in twelve month period (from twenty one days) *

    Manor Farm Manor Farm Road East Somerton Great Yarmouth NR29 4DY

    Received 10 Dec 2001
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0659/F

    Proposed conversion of barn to create a 2-bedroom dwelling with associated external alterations, hardstanding and parking

    Barn 70m to the north of The Haven, Silver Street Pound Lane Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth NR29 3BB

    Received 26 Jul 2023
  10. WITHDRAWN06/13/0405/O

    Proposed new access off School Road Martham utilising an existing entrance point

    School Road Former School Site Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Jun 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0917/F

    Roof changes and internal works

    Friars Walk Priory Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9HQ

    Received 22 Sept 2004
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0512/F

    New shop front

    3 Howard Street North The Private Shop Great Yarmouth

    Received 3 Jun 2004
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0173/F

    Conversion and extension to garage to form residential annexe

    19 Barton Way Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3SD

    Received 19 Mar 2015
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0489/SU

    New porch with pitched roof (disabled person adaption)

    12 St Edmund Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7NE

    Received 25 Jun 2008
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/1025/F

    Detached bungalow with attached garage

    95 Station Road North Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Dec 1995
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0508/HH

    Proposed single storey extension to side and front elevations

    8 Scratby Crescent Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3QS

    Received 13 Jun 2022
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0364/F

    Variation of condition 8 of pp 06/15/0534/F - change of opening hours of fun park

    Hirsty's Family Fun Park Yarmouth Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NL

    Received 16 Jul 2020
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0462/F

    Proposal to amend pp. 06/20/0409/F - Two storey extension to front and rear (as approved 28/10/20) - 1. Re-positioning of front extension from right hand side to centre of front aspect of the property; 2. Increase height of front extension

    Woodland Lodge The Loke Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9WH

    Received 26 May 2021
  19. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/22/0288/A

    Erection of freestanding sign on top of wooden pillar

    19/20 North Drive Furzedown Hotel GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 4EN

    Received 30 Mar 2022
  20. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/23/0141/CD

    Proposed discharge of condition 10 of pp. 06/16/0583/O - Development of 93 residential dwellings and associated works; Written scheme of Investigation for a program of mitigatory works; Geophysical survey report & Archaeological mitigatory trenching report

    Yarmouth Road (Land at) Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4WS

    Received 17 Feb 2023
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0756/F

    Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/85/134/F to allow a variation in the range of goods sold

    B & M Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW

    Received 20 Dec 2012
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0315/O

    Development of site for residential use (up to 13) with proposed means of vehicular access

    Hall View Martham Road Rollesby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 5DU NR29 5DU

    Received 4 Jun 2018
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0930/F

    GIS

    Eaglehurst Residential Home Southtown Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Dec 1996
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0109/CU

    Change of use from guest house to single residential unit (Class C3 dwelling house)

    75 St Peters Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 5 Feb 2007

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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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