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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 · 23,860 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,976 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/02/0289/F

    Pair of semi-detached two- bedroomed houses +

    South Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth (rear of 49/50 Bells Road) NR31 6AN

    Received 3 Apr 2002
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0188/CU

    Change of use of land to form extension to existing lorry park

    Munnings Court Harfreys Industrial Estate Great Yarmouth (lorry park adjo MDF Transport premises)

    Received 7 Mar 1996
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0008/F

    Proposed side extension to form garage/gym/sun room and widening of previously-approved driveway

    Sonning High Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR31 9QL

    Received 6 Jan 2021
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0321/F

    Alterations and single storey extension *

    15 Private Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth

    Received 17 Apr 2000
  5. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/24/0470/CD

    Discharge of Condition 5 pp 06/22/1006/F (Change of use of land to a touring caravan park) - Details of a Biodiversity Enhancement Plan

    St Olaves Caravan Park Priory Farm Beccles Road St Olaves NR31 9HE

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/11/0166/F

    Erection of detached summerhouse

    1 Repps Mill Barns Mill Lane Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4FF

    Received 15 Mar 2011
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/20/0476/F

    Internal alterations to approved layout and extension to form lounge

    Barn 5 Hall Farm Hall Road Hemsby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4LF

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0752/F

    Installation of a new mobile home

    Beaumont Park Mill Lane Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8HP

    Received 21 Nov 2016
  9. LIST.BLD.APP06/96/0100/LB

    Conversion to residential dwelling

    Church Farm Barn Ormesby St Michael Great Yarmouth

    Received 6 Feb 1996
  10. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/24/0961/F

    Sub-division of existing shop to create a second commercial unit, and change of use of both new and existing unit from retail (Use Class E(a)) into 2no. mixed use premises comprising restaurant and hot food takeaway (sui generis use). External alterations to install new windows, rooflights and extraction and ducting system.

    138C High Street (former Boots) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6QX

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/98/0910/SU

    GIS

    3 Main Road Billockby Great Yarmouth (Fleggburgh Parish)

    Received 13 Nov 1998
  12. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/23/0228/CD

    Discharge of condition 3 of pp 06/22/1098/F - Vehicular Access

    Yare Shipping Stores Hewett Road Bradwell NR31 0NN

    Received 16 Mar 2023
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0395/F

    GIS

    Morton Peto Road Gapton Hall Industrial Estate Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 0LT

    Received 13 May 1997
  14. REFUSED06/21/0243/NMA

    Non-material amendment for pp. 06/19/0047/F - Alteration of site layout to incorporate an additional section of land; relocating the approved garage and providing double garages to both properties

    Land Rear Of 28 To 30 The Green Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PA

    Received 26 Mar 2021
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0406/F

    Demolition of existing tea stall and construction of new tea stall with gift sales

    The Tea Stall The Esplanade Sandown Road Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 4EW

    Received 30 Apr 2007
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0572/F

    Retrospective application for the retention of fairground rides and the permanent change of use of land from open space to an amusement park for the purposes of operating children's rides and a cafe, and permanent stationing of a portacabin, refreshment cabin and outside seating, and cash/token cabin.

    Pop's Meadow Pavilion Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6BY

    Received 25 Jul 2023
  17. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0270/TRE

    T2 - Oak - Reduce Canopy by 2.5m (including height) and remove deadwood and storm-damaged branches from the canopy. T3 - Oak - Reduce Canopy by 2.5m (including height) and remove deadwood and storm-damaged branches from the canopy.

    64 Black Street Martham GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR29 4PR

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0752/F

    Proposed roof conversion from hipped roof to gable including rear dormer window

    243 El Alamein Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8TX

    Received 30 Nov 2009
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/16/0103/F

    Proposed roof conversion to form master bedroom and ensuite with roof terrace to front

    Sunnyside 10 Tern Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3NX

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0574/F

    Car port

    22 Whinchat Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 8SD NR31 8SD

    Received 2 Jul 2007
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0430/F

    GIS

    38 Mallard Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 11 Jun 1996
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0362/BF

    New conservatory *

    East View Common Road West Somerton Great Yarmouth

    Received 8 May 2000
  23. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/14/0427/F

    Single storey rear extensions

    154 Repps Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4QZ

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  24. WITHDRAWN06/21/0266/TCA

    Reduce the height of 2 holly trees to the height of the hedge which is 5ft

    20 Black Street Martham GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 4PN

    Received 5 Mar 2021

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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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