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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 · 23,803 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,919 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Undecided06/26/0298/VCF

    Variation of Conditions 2, 8(b), 12, 18, 22, 24, 25, of pp 06/23/0669/F (Erection of 29 dwellings, access, parking and associated works) - Amendments to approved plans to change housing designs, sizes and materials, adjust the layout of Plot 14, change the location of some housetypes, and replace some houses with bungalows, with associated amendments to surface water drainage scheme.

    Land off Kings Drive and Marjoram Road Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8TF

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  2. Undecided06/26/0803/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.6 1989) T1 (Oak) - Reduce and reshape by maximum 2.5m, thin by 10%, removing epicormic growth and minor crossing branches, remove dead wood, raise to 5m from ground level.

    Greenacre Stepshort Burgh Castle NR31 9PT

    Received 13 Oct 2026
  3. WITHDRAWN06/16/0673/F

    Conversion and extension of the barn to a single dwelling (Unit 3) with associated works

    Home Farm Waters Lane Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LE

    Received 10 Oct 2016
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0673/O

    Erection of up to 55 dwelling houses with associated open space and infrastructure

    Rollesby Road Martham East Broiler Farm Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4SQ

    Received 13 Nov 2015
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/18/0081/CD

    Discharge of condition 10 of Planning Permission consent 06/15/0061/F - conversion of Net House to residential dwelling including an extension

    22 Bulmer Lane Old Net House Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4AF

    Received 29 Jan 2018
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0647/F

    Conservatory onto existing extension *

    17 Maple Gardens Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8ND

    Received 7 Jul 2003
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0301/F

    External condensing units serving new cooling equipment within the office areas. 1st floor flat roof or 7th floor *

    Havenbridge House Inland Revenue North Quay Great Yarmouth

    Received 15 Apr 1997
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0591/CU

    GIS

    Somerfield Store (car park) Blackwall Reach Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Jul 1998
  9. NO OBJECTION06/11/0797/SU

    Installation of 21 photovoltaic panels on the roof of the library building

    Caister Library Beach Road Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5EX

    Received 20 Dec 2011
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0317/F

    Erection of Victorian style greenhouse

    The Grange High Road Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QL

    Received 31 May 2013
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0674/F

    Erect new dwelling with integral garage

    The White House Beccles Road St Olaves Great Yarmouth NR31 9HE

    Received 10 Sept 2008
  12. Undecided06/17/0648/CD

    Discharge of conditions 10 and 11 of Planning Permission 06/15/0486/F - Full planning application for 100 new dwellings, public open space, associated infrastructure and demolition of no. 10 White Street (existing dwelling) to form access

    10 White Street Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PQ

    Received 13 Oct 2017
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0261/CU

    GIS

    Woodlands Farm Stokesby Great Yarmouth NR29 3DX

    Received 26 Mar 1999
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0328/F

    Variation or removal of condition 3 of Planning Permission 06/08/0691/CU - to allow operation of A3 use by another person

    175 High Street Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6RG

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0716/F

    Special needs bungalow and fourteen dwellings

    Castle Green off Burgh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Aug 2000
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0463/F

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage

    26 Meadow Way Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5HA

    Received 12 Jun 2008
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0524/F

    GIS

    1/8 Cobbs Place Middle Market Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jul 1996
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0048/CD

    Discharge of condition 9 for pp. 06/17/0438/O granted on appeal - Archaeological Scheme of Investigation

    Land adjacent to Lowestoft Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9RN

    Received 19 Jan 2021
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0548/F

    Brick-built boarding cattery surrounding an open courtyard*

    Hobland Kennels Hobland Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AR

    Received 6 Jul 2000
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0155/F

    Form bedroom extension with balcony over kitchen

    228 Brasenose Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7EB

    Received 7 Mar 2014
  21. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/07/0727/F

    Change of use to leisure & recreational storage in conjunction with temp.standing of touring caravan/motor home

    Former BT Repeater Station Common Road Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 10 Aug 2007
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0428/F

    3.050m high anti-vandal boundary fencing *

    Cobholm Hire Services Depot Mill Road Cobholm Great Yarmouth NR31 0BA

    Received 31 May 2001
  23. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/19/0040/CD

    Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 14 & 17 of Planning Permission 06/16/0295/F - Proposed erection of 5 no detached chalet bungalows

    79 Common Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4NA

    Received 17 Jan 2019
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0945/F

    Extension to kitchen

    Wingfield Drive Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9QE

    Received 31 Oct 2007

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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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