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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
29,578Searchable applications
221Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,870 approved or refused records
2,884Refused applications

20,986 approved · 2,884 refused · 1,238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1992 to 3 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. WITHDRAWN06/08/0790/A

    Proposed illumination of company name signs

    Seacon House Gapton Hall Ind.Estate (Parish of Bradwell) Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Oct 2008
  2. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/12/0090/CU

    Change of use from educational building (D1) to general industrial (B2)

    Boundary Road The Ex Rowan Drilling Prop. Southtown Gorleston Great Yarmouth

    Received 14 Feb 2012
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/23/0776/TRE

    Proposed works to trees (TPO No.20 2023) - T2 - T2 (TPO T14) Willow â¿¿reduction of canopy height down to approx. 5m (measured from ground level up) to suitable growth/pollard points and lateral branches reduced in length by up to 2m to improve overall shape of canopy and lessen impact upon / close proximity to adjacent phone line. - T1 (TPO T18) Eucalyptus - reduction of canopy height down to approx. 8m (measured from ground level up) to suitable growth/pollard points and lateral branches reduced in length by up to 3m to improve overall shape and balance of canopy (leaving symmetrical as possible with treeâ¿¿s future health and regrowth considered). Also crown lift canopy up to 3m to alleviate impact upon adjacent trees and grass below canopy. - T10 - Birch - Fell - T31 - Spruce - Fell Laurel hedgerow - Cut back growth

    The Rectory Main Road A1064 Fleggburgh NR29 3AG

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0574/F

    Proposed ground and first floor side extension with Juliet balcony at rear

    Meadow Lea St Johns Road Belton GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9NG

    Received 5 Sept 2017
  5. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/97/0651/F

    GIS

    Mill Farm Cottage/ Broadland Horticultural Serv's Mill Lane Burgh Castle Great Yarmouth

    Received 29 Jul 1997
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0261/F

    Galvanised roller shutter blinds to front of existing shops *

    83/84 Regent Road Great Yarmouth

    Received 21 Mar 2002
  7. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/04/1134/O

    One two-storey dwelling

    9 North Road Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth NR29 3SA

    Received 24 Nov 2004
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0642/F

    Removal of existing main south rear roof and replace with new at higher level

    149-150 King Street Former Brunswick Great Yarmouth NR30 2PA

    Received 23 Oct 2013
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0247/F

    Change of use of arable land for expansion to existing holiday park, 107 caravan bases

    Cherry Tree Holiday Park Mill Road Burgh Castle GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 9QR

    Received 30 Apr 2018
  10. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/18/0211/O

    Sub division of garden to form plot for detached dwelling and garage, including access into site

    124 Ormesby Road Caister-On-Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5NJ

    Received 5 Apr 2018
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/14/0021/F

    The erection of a single storey (Class A3) restaurant, with servicing, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Jones (GC) Way (Land off) Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DG

    Received 31 Jan 2014
  12. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/06/0126/O

    Demolition of former farm house and replacement with three detached dwellings each with private garage

    Alberta House 57 Cess Road Martham Great Yarmouth NR29 4RQ NR29 4RQ

    Received 6 Feb 2006
  13. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/09/0175/LB

    Remove 4 metre section of yard wall and replace to same height with wooden gates

    222 Northgate Street Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1BG

    Received 17 Mar 2009
  14. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0394/F

    Entrance canopy and side awning

    Imperial Hotel 13-15 North Drive Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1EQ NR30 1EQ

    Received 27 Apr 2007
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0286/HH

    Erection of conservatory to front elevation.

    2 St Georges Road Belton NR31 9LE

    Received 15 Apr 2026
  16. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/13/0076/F

    Change of use from guest house to house in multiple occupation, comprising of 2 self contained flats and 4 flats with shared kitchen and bathroom accommodation

    110 Nelson Road Central Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2NJ

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  17. Partially Discharged Conditions/Reasons06/23/0693/CD

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Air source heat pump details and location) and Condition 6 (Details of bird boxes) of pp 06/22/1080/HH

    3 Buildings Road Caister-on-sea GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 5DX

    Received 4 Sept 2023
  18. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/02/0270/F

    Two-storey extension to east elevation *

    5 St Andrew Close Warren Road Hopton Great Yarmouth

    Received 22 Mar 2002
  19. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0388/F

    Installation of new externally mounted air source heat pump to side elevation

    39 St Margarets Way Fleggburgh GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3DN

    Received 3 Jul 2019
  20. LIST.BLD.APP Conditions/Reasons06/21/0112/LB

    Installation of air ducting and associated in-line air extraction unit in the cold store and bin store areas of the cafe

    Time And Tide Museum 16 Blackfriars Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 3BX

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/07/0553/F

    Variation of planning conds. on PP's to allow caravan site to operate 1st March to 10th January in the following year

    Eastern Beach Caravan Park Manor Road Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth, NR30 5HH

    Received 25 Jun 2007
  22. NO OBJECTION06/26/0754/TCA

    Works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1. Tag No.2348 (Crab Apple) - Prune growth encroaching property to give 1 meter clearance. T2 Tag No.2347 (Crab Apple) - Prune growth encroaching property to give 1 meter clearance. T3 Tag No.2346 (Crab Apple) - Remove reactive growth on stem up to 1.5 meters, raise crown up to 2 meters to allow clearance. T4 Tag No.2345 (Crab Apple) - Remove growth on stem, raise crown up to 2 meter maximum, to lessen impact. T5 Tag No.2344 (Crab Apple) - Remove epicormic growth up to 3 meters.

    Greyfriars Car Park, Greyfriars Way Great Yarmouth NR30 2QE

    Received 23 Sept 2026
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/96/0026/CU

    Change of use from hairdressing salon to burger bar

    Top Knot Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 12 Jan 1996
  24. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/15/0459/F

    Provide new W.C.

    49 High Street Caister on Sea GREAT YARMOUTH NR30 5EL

    Received 15 Jul 2015

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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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