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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
29,611Searchable applications
221Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,925 approved or refused records
2,888Refused applications

21,037 approved · 2,888 refused · 1,241 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0031/F

    Amendment to condition 7 of pp. 06/19/0712/F - Variation to delivery hours

    Morrisons Supermarket Blackbird Close Bradwell GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 8RT

    Received 11 Jan 2021
  2. REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons06/16/0190/F

    Development of 6 houses and 28 flats with associated works

    Former Ferryside Building and Land 98 High Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 0PH

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  3. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/00/0630/F

    Multiplay sports area with 3m high fence with 1.8m chain link and 1.2m kick wall - no lights +

    East Nfk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 7BQ

    Received 25 Jul 2000
  4. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/03/0638/F

    First floor extension to bedroom *

    111 Bells Marsh Road Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PN

    Received 3 Jul 2003
  5. CON FULLY DISCHARGED Conditions/Reasons06/25/0036/CD

    Discharge of Condition 59 of pp 06/13/0652/O (Hybrid permission for 850 dwellings, employment, school and local centre) - relating to Phase 6 only (93 dwellings) - Details of proposed Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation.

    Land west of Woodfarm Lane (Phase 6 of the Bluebell Meadow development) Bradwell Great Yarmouth

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  6. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/17/0069/F

    Construction of single storey rear extension

    53A Beach Road Scratby GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3AJ

    Received 6 Feb 2017
  7. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/94/0509/F

    Erection of six foot fence with entrance gate +

    1 Miriam Close Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5PH

    Received 16 Jun 1994
  8. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/21/0841/F

    Proposed part ground floor and first floor extension to create additional teaching space

    East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 7BQ

    Received 4 Oct 2021
  9. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/08/0426/F

    Proposed two storey side extension connected with single storey rear extension

    41 Primrose Way Bradwell Great Yarmouth Norfolk

    Received 28 May 2008
  10. CON FULLY DISCHARGED06/17/0782/CD

    Discharge of Condition 10 of Planning Permission 06/14/0761/F - Use of ground floor for (A3) Restaurant/Café and (B8) storage use. Three residential units on 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors

    22 Market Place GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 1LY

    Received 18 Dec 2017
  11. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/04/1018/F

    Renewal of planning permission no. 06/99/0831/F for storage container and store shed

    Hemsby PC Playing Field Waters Lane Hemsby Great Yarmouth

    Received 25 Oct 2004
  12. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/22/0613/A

    Proposed new circular 2m x 2m internally illuminated sign

    Pets At Home (Unit 4) Pasteur Retail Park Thamesfield Way Great Yarmouth NR31 0DH

    Received 13 Jul 2022
  13. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/01/0810/F

    First floor extension to rear and internal alterations *

    10 Seabird Close Caister Great Yarmouth

    Received 18 Oct 2001
  14. Accept Amend Notice Conditions/Reasons06/19/0235/NMA

    Non-material amendment of Planning Permission 06/18/0273/F - Proposed single storey extension and alterations to porch. Alterations to bi-fold door openings on extension. Material changed from cladding finish to render in light grey

    Bridgeford House Bridge Road Gorleston GREAT YARMOUTH NR31 6SY

    Received 29 Apr 2019
  15. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0244/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No.6 1990) - T1 (Sycamore) - 4m reduction of the entire northeastern lateral; T2 (Blue cedar) - 2m reduction in overall height and pruning all branches over the drive; T3 (Oak) - 3m reduction in height and reshape the northern canopy; T4 (Beech) - Crown reduction to leave approximately 5m remaining crown spread.

    Cornercroft, Back Road Winterton-on-Sea NR29 4BG

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  16. APPROVE06/01/0368/F

    New conservatory (already constructed) *

    Holly Lodge Green Lane Caister Great Yarmouth NR30 5EW

    Received 10 May 2001
  17. ADV. CONSENT Conditions/Reasons06/23/0098/A

    Proposed projecting fascia sign - 1no. new digitally printed ultralon skin & LED light tray (fitted into existing flex face box)

    Purley Court, Unit E1 Gapton Hall Road Great Yarmouth Norfolkk NR31 0LZ

    Received 2 Feb 2023
  18. REFUSED Conditions/Reasons06/18/0394/CU

    Proposed retrospective application for change of use to increase HMO rooms to seven

    59 South Market Road GREAT YARMOUTH Norfolk NR30 2BT NR30 2BT

    Received 3 Jul 2018
  19. NO OBJECTION06/12/0368/MM

    GPDO part 24 application - one BT Broadband Cabinet

    St Nicholas Priory Middle School (O/S) Market Place Great Yarmouth NR30 1ND

    Received 8 Jun 2012
  20. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/26/0560/TRE

    Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TPO No 7 2011) T1, T3, T4 (Holm Oaks); Crown raise to 5.2 metres over the highway, to leave a clear passage for buses and HGVs.

    Seacroft Holiday Village, Beach Road Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4HR

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  21. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/09/0201/F

    Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/07/1028/F - revised design to incorporate extra storey

    26 Garnham Road (land adjacent) Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 6PB

    Received 27 Mar 2009
  22. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/99/1031/F

    GIS

    17 Headington Close Gorleston Great Yarmouth NR31 8DW

    Received 22 Dec 1999
  23. APPROVE Conditions/Reasons06/19/0446/F

    Single storey extension to rear

    14 North Road Red House Ormesby St Margaret GREAT YARMOUTH NR29 3SA

    Received 1 Aug 2019
  24. WITHDRAWN06/07/0169/F

    Single storey rear extension

    19 Bracecamp Close Ormesby St Margaret Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3PR NR29 3PR

    Received 16 Feb 2007

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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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