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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 · 23,817 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,933 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0554/CU

    Change of use from domestic storage to catering company open to the public

    23A Middleton Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7AJ

    Received 22 Aug 2017
  2. WITHDRAWN06/08/0576/F

    Siting of a mobile home for residential use

    Whiteacre Stables Market Lane Filby Heath Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Jul 2008
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0472/F

    Demolition of existing garage; extension to form ground floor garage and first floor bedroom

    12 Station Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9BE

    Received 22 Jul 2009
  4. WITHDRAWN06/24/0790/CD

    Discharge of Condition 8 of pp 06/22/0955/F (change of use from retail to education to accommodate public library and teaching spaces) Condition 8 - Cycle parking details

    Former Palmers Store 37-39 Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1LJ

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  5. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/19/0088/LB

    Installation of two internal air-source heating/cooling units and associated works

    Time and Tide Museum 16 Blackfriars Road GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 3BX

    Received 18 Feb 2019
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/1092/F

    Single storey shed store

    8 Playing Field Lane Bramble Patch Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4SP

    Received 25 Nov 2003
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0653/F

    GIS

    3 The Green Browston Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jul 1997
  8. WITHDRAWN06/16/0677/F

    Conversion and extension of agricultural buildings (Unit 5) to form annexe accommodation

    Home Farm (Unit 5) Waters Lane Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LE

    Received 10 Oct 2016
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0729/F

    Variation of condition to allow holiday occupation from 1st March to 14th January in the following year *

    29 Four Acres Estate St Margaret Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 13 Aug 2002
  10. APPROVED BY NCC06/13/0639/SU

    Variation of conditions to allow for revisions to approved restoration scheme

    Welcome Pit Butt Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth NR31 9PY

    Received 15 Nov 2013
  11. WITHDRAWN06/21/0505/F

    Revised application for the proposed demolition of existing structure to allow footprint extension of front, rear and side as approved under pp. 06/21/0085/F

    2 Gournay Avenue Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 6DZ

    Received 8 Jun 2021
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0848/HH

    Demolition of existing utility buildings and conservatory; Construction of single storey, flat roof rear extension.

    Whitethorn Farm Town Road Fleggburgh NR29 3AB

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  13. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0695/F

    Erection of two detached bungalows and garages

    78 Mill Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8HN

    Received 24 Sept 2008
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0207/CU

    Change of use to A2 (licenced betting office) *

    7/8 Tower Buildings Marine Parade Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Mar 2001
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/0710/F

    Renovation of two-storey annexe to form residential accommodation.

    24 Cliff Hill Cliff Cottage Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6DQ

    Received 26 Jul 2004
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/03/0909/F

    Single storey front extension

    23 Durham Avenue Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 30 Sept 2003
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0970/F

    GIS

    Keyline Builders Merchants Boundary Road Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth

    Received 23 Dec 1996
  18. APPROVE (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/12/0075/CU

    Change of use from agricultural to private open space

    6 Westfield Close Fleggburgh Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3DQ

    Received 6 Feb 2012
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/10/0250/F

    Erection of fencing around existing five-a-side football and netball play area

    Bell Lane Playing Field Bell Lane Belton Great Yarmouth

    Received 26 Apr 2010
  20. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/04/0109/LB

    Reinstate former cast iron railings, wrought iron gates, sandstone piers and other remedial works

    Nelsons Monument Monument Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 5 Feb 2004
  21. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/25/1084/A

    Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub with display of 2 digital internally-illuminated LCD display screens (static display) until 2036.

    Pavement outside Sea Life Centre Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  22. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/16/0256/CD

    Re-submission - change of use from employment land to residential and the development of 3 no. 4 bedroom barn style dwellings - Discharge of Condition 12 re: PP:06/13/0274/F

    Back Lane Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk

    Received 9 May 2016
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0345/CU

    Change of use: agricultural land to domestic garden - areas 'B'/'C'; and to "private open space" - area 'H'

    93 California Avenue Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3NS

    Received 26 Apr 2000
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0056/F

    Erection of 77 dwellings, access, parking and associated external works.

    Land south of Meadowland Drive Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 24 Jan 2023

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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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