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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 · 23,793 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,909 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0275/CU

    Change of use to residential (with private garage)

    3 Middle Road West Great Yarmouth NR30 3ND

    Received 29 Mar 2000
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0943/F

    Demolition of existing two-

    15 Bulls Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Nov 1994
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0308/F

    GIS

    The Grange High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QL

    Received 22 Apr 1998
  4. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0296/O

    Provision of private drive to serve 1/3 Well Cottages and erection of two detached houses

    Well Cottages (adjacent) Main Road Filby Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Apr 2000
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0202/F

    Proposed change of use to residential and first floor extension and conversion of roof to habitable space.

    78A Southtown Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 0JR

    Received 7 May 2020
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0087/F

    Alterations to front and side elevations and use of part of the ground floor with existing unit of accommodation

    40 Palgrave Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2qd

    Received 15 Feb 2010
  7. REFUSED06/19/0517/PDC

    Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use - Conversion of ground floor (A1) to one bedroom flat (C3)

    23 Regent Street GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1RL

    Received 10 Sept 2019
  8. WITHDRAWN06/21/0142/CU

    Change Of Use from open storage to use as a depot for the storage, sale and fitting of motor vehicles and products; Servicing and/or MOT Testing Centre

    Land off Thamesfield Way GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 18 Feb 2021
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0364/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.7 1993): - Group G1 (Nootka Cypress x47 and Aspen x10) - Crown lift to 5 metres (x47), prune back from street furniture (x4) and prune back from property (x3) - T1 (Thorn), T2 (Cherry Plum), T3 (Thorn), T4 (Thorn), T5 (Cherry Plum), T6 (Unknown), T7 (Unknown), T8 (Unknown), T9 (Willow), T10 (Weeping Willow), T11 (Maple), T12 (Common Elder), T14 (Unknown), T19 (Common Elder), T20 (Unknown), T21 (Sycamore), T23 (Crack Willow), T32 (Sycamore), T33 (Elm), T38 (Elm), T39 (Elm), T40 (Elm), T41 (Elm), T42 (Elm), T43 (Elm), T44 (Elm) - Fell all to ground level. - T13, T17, T18 (Sycamore) - Re-Pollard - T22 (Grey Alder) - Reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m, remove dead and diseased wood. - T34, T36, T37 (Nootka Cypress) - Crown lift to 3 metres - over the recycling point only. - T53, T54 (Silver Birch) - Crown lift to 2.5 metres.

    Tesco Yarmouth Road Caister-on-sea NR30 5DL

    Received 1 May 2026
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0120/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    8 Ruskin Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7HD

    Received 9 Mar 2015
  11. APPROVED BY NCC06/96/0240/SU

    Change of use to social and education training centre for young people

    Mildred Stone House Former Staff Bungalow Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Mar 1996
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0113/F

    GIS

    35 Beatty Road Great Yarmouth NR30 4BJ

    Received 10 Feb 1999
  13. Split decision Conditions/Reasons06/19/0139/A

    Replacement of existing fascia signs

    Bowling Green Walk Palmers Warehouse GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1JW

    Received 7 Mar 2019
  14. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/99/0768/F

    GIS

    39 Wellesley Road Norbreck Holiday Flats Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Sept 1999
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0369/F

    Renewal of planning permission 06/16/0297/CU, continued use of mixed use, incorporating the catering business to run from within the Guest House

    52 Wellesley Road Beaumont House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 1EX

    Received 26 Jun 2018
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0598/F

    Continued use for plant hire, aggregates, storage yard and builders supplies

    Carters of Caister Pump Lane (Land off), Caister GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5TE

    Received 18 Aug 2014
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/22/0434/VCF

    Variation of condition 5 of pp. 06/19/0630/F - change the requirement to erecting 2m high 50kg m/2 acoustic barrier to installing double glazed windows to a level of 36db noise reduction in caravans

    Marsh Farm Caravan Park Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0AX

    Received 17 May 2022
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/1004/F

    GIS

    19 Russell Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Dec 1997
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0014/F

    Variation of condition 4 of Planning Permission 06/94/0937/F to allow siting of childrens coin operated rides on forecourt

    Treasure Island Amusements Newport Road Newport Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4NW

    Received 7 Jan 2013
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0799/F

    Workshop/store extension.

    Unit 2 To 3, Shuttleworth Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0NQ

    Received 8 Dec 2014
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0422/CU

    Change of use from guest house to residential dwelling *

    43 Nelson Road South Great Yarmouth NR30 3JA

    Received 30 May 2001
  22. Not EIA development06/23/0685/ESN

    EIA Screening Opinion for construction of 176 dwellings (Class C3) with associated access, off-site highways works, drainage, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure

    Land south of Repps Road Rising Way Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  23. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/10/0798/CU

    Change of use from stables and paddocks for private use to liveries

    The Gables Browston Lane Browston Great Yarmouth NR31 9DP

    Received 22 Dec 2010
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/95/0322/F

    Extension to ground floor kitchen and addition of small bedroom at first floor

    46 Exmouth Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Apr 1995

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