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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 · 23,830 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,946 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. WITHDRAWN06/21/0213/O

    Hybrid planning application seeking: (1) Full planning permission for construction of food retail store [Use Class E(a)] and associated infrastructure, electricity substation, drainage, two points of access from Links Road, parking and off-site highways works. (2) Outline planning permission for up to 240 dwellings, a 60-bed housing-with-care scheme, associated infrastructure, drainage, and open space; comprising full details of vehicular access to Links Road, with all other details of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping reserved for future determination.

    Land South of Links Road and East of Lowestoft Road Hopton-On-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9AN

    Received 16 Mar 2021
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0575/F

    Replacement of 1 metre high fence with 2 metre high fence at front of property

    Shrublands Mill Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QU

    Received 7 Sept 2017
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0253/F

    Conversion of existing outbuilding to create a detached dwelling

    44 North Road Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3LD

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0574/F

    GIS

    Oak Farm Hall Road Hopton Great Yarmouth NR31 9AU

    Received 7 Jul 1999
  5. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/97/0951/O

    Development of five single storey properties with garages off private drive

    Norrard (land adjacent) Yarmouth Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 20 Nov 1997
  6. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/00/0471/F

    Demolish single storey ext. construct new ext (part two- storey), convert shop and premises to two dwellings

    Former Village Stores The Green Martham Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 Jun 2000
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0938/SU

    GIS

    81/119 Ordnance Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 19 Nov 1997
  8. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/25/0226/CD

    Discharge of Condition 10 of pp 06/24/0136/F (Proposed 23-pen boarding cattery) ; Submission of landscaping details

    New Farm Bungalow Newport Road Hemsby NR29 4NW

    Received 22 Mar 2025
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0677/CU

    Change of use from warehouse to tyre fitting and storage *

    Trinity Square/Southgates Road Great Yarmouth (warehouse rear of Southgates Road Service Station)

    Received 15 Jul 2003
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0397/CU

    GIS

    37 Church Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6NW

    Received 14 May 1997
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0200/F

    Front porch and double garage with home office

    Cosicot Smiths Loke Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8DG

    Received 4 May 2020
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0734/CU

    Change of use of land from agricultural land to domestic curtilage

    Westcroft, Rectory Close Rollesby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 5HW

    Received 15 Aug 2007
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/20/0497/F

    Replacement single storey rear extension and formation of porch, relocation of front door and associated works

    19 The Holway Winterton GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4BD

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0562/CU

    Change of use of guest house to a single dwellinghouse

    110 Nelson Road Central Greenfield House GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 2NJ

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  15. WITHDRAWN06/96/0584/F

    Renewal of pp 06/91/0426/F for reconstruction of No 11 and refurb No 10 to form office, shop/workshop and two flats

    10 and 11 Row 48 Great Yarmouth

    Received 1 Aug 1996
  16. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/0982/F

    Sub-divide dwelling and annexe into two self-contained units of accommodation +

    2 St Benets Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Nov 2002
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0278/F

    Construction of 1 No microturbine on 15m monopole mast with associated concrete foundations and cable runs

    Hall Farm Scratby Great Yarmouth NR29 3AJ

    Received 4 May 2011
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0382/NMA

    Non-material amendment application of 06/18/0246/F - repositioning of side door, internal wall and extension of rear roof and changes from proposed timber cladding finish to brickwork.

    28 Station Road Hopton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9BE

    Received 2 Jul 2019
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/0724/BF

    GIS

    Burgh Wood Road Rollesby Great Yarmouth

    Received 27 Aug 1999
  20. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/08/0384/CU

    Change of use of land for car sales

    Hall Farm Martham Road Rollesby, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 5DR

    Received 13 May 2008
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0577/F

    Erection of a covered yard to provide storage of machinery, animal feed stuffs, straw and periodic lambing facilities

    Upper Wood Farm Mautby Great Yarmouth NR29 3JQ

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0211/F

    GIS

    30 Firs Avenue Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Mar 1998
  23. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/95/0686/A

    Pole sign adjacent Southtown Road (8' x 3' freestanding)

    Unit 3 Southtown Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Aug 1995
  24. ADV. REFUSAL Conditions/Reasons06/94/0862/A

    Projecting sign approximately

    Harbour View Steak/Grill Rest Quay Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Oct 1994

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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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