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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Broads Authority. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
49 approved · 2 refused · 2 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Dec 2024 to 14 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Broads Authority — Article 4 Directions · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0. © Broads Authority 2017. Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] 2017.
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.
Somerleyton Marina Somerleyton Lowestoft NR32 5QW
Received 31 Dec 2024White Chimneys Thimble Hill Wayford Road Smallburgh Norfolk NR12 9LP
Received 8 Oct 2025Land Opposite Providence House School Road Runham Mautby Norfolk
Received 24 Oct 2025Ditchingham Lodge Norwich Road Ditchingham Norfolk NR35 2JN
Received 28 Dec 202546 Riverside Martham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 4RG
Received 9 Jan 2026Ditchingham Lodge Norwich Road Ditchingham Norfolk NR35 2JN
Received 16 Jan 2026Land At Former Bridge Hotel The Causeway Repps With Bastwick Norfolk
Received Not publishedSummerland 81 Riverside Repps With Bastwick Norfolk NR29 5JX
Received 23 Feb 2026The Lodge Church Road Burgh Castle Norfolk NR31 9QG
Received 25 Feb 2026The Pines Horsefen Road Ludham Norfolk NR29 5QG
Received 27 Feb 2026Little Holland Horsefen Road Ludham Norfolk NR29 5QG
Received 26 Feb 202645 Bridge Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1HD
Received 2 Mar 202634 Yarmouth Road Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk NR7 0EF
Received 3 Mar 2026Manor House 8 Wroxham Road Coltishall Norwich NR12 7DU
Received 3 Mar 2026Waveney Inn And River Centre Staithe Road Burgh St Peter Norfolk NR34 0DE
Received 5 Mar 2026Waveney Inn And River Centre Staithe Road Burgh St Peter Norfolk NR34 0DE
Received 5 Mar 2026Whiteslea Lodge Stubb Road Hickling Norfolk NR12 0BP
Received 6 Mar 2026Broads End Main Road Rollesby Norfolk NR29 5EG
Received 6 Mar 2026Greenbanks Beech Road Wroxham Norfolk NR12 8TP
Received 9 Mar 2026Ferry Cottage The Green Mill Road (track) Stokesby With Herringby Norfolk NR29 3EX
Received 10 Mar 2026Cliff House Farm The Dell Butt Lane Burgh Castle Norfolk NR31 9AJ
Received 11 Mar 2026White House Horsey Road West Somerton Somerton Norfolk NR29 4DW
Received 17 Mar 2026Bureside 6 Skinners Lane Wroxham Norwich Norfolk NR12 8SJ
Received 16 Mar 2026Rose House Yarmouth Road Ludham Norfolk NR29 5QF
Received 13 Mar 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Broads Authority, 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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