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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49 approved · 2 refused · 2 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Kessett Broadview Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 3PL
Received 16 Mar 2026South Cottage Hall Road Clippesby Fleggburgh Norfolk NR29 3BL
Received 19 Mar 2026The Priory Beccles Road St Olaves Fritton And St Olaves Norfolk NR31 9HE
Received 19 Mar 2026Old Rectory 2 Anchor Street Coltishall Norwich Norfolk NR12 7AQ
Received 18 Mar 2026Bryn House Beech Road Wroxham Norwich Norfolk NR12 8TP
Received 19 Mar 20263 Waveney Hill Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 3PR
Received 23 Mar 2026The Priory Beccles Road St Olaves Fritton And St Olaves Norfolk NR31 9HE
Received 24 Mar 2026Old Maltings Boathouse Caldecott Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 3PH
Received 20 Mar 2026The Cottage Low Road Shipmeadow Suffolk NR34 8HP
Received 25 Mar 2026John Lang Court Bridge Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 9LQ
Received 25 Mar 2026Windmill Harbour Riverside Estate Brundall Norfolk NR13 5PS
Received 30 Mar 2026Little Holland Horsefen Road Ludham Norfolk NR29 5QG
Received 2 Apr 20262A The Street Geldeston Norfolk NR34 0LB
Received 7 Apr 2026Raikon Tower Road Repps With Bastwick Norfolk NR29 5JW
Received 10 Apr 2026Toft Monks Mill Haddiscoe Island Haddiscoe
Received 10 Apr 20261 Waveney Hill Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 3PR
Received 13 Apr 20262 Waveney Hill Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 3PR
Received 13 Apr 2026Mettingham House Beccles Road Mettingham Suffolk NR35 1TW
Received 13 Apr 2026The Old House Broad Road Ranworth Norfolk NR13 6HS
Received 17 Apr 20261 Church Farm Cottages Church Road Wickhampton Norfolk NR13 3PB
Received 20 Apr 2026Mettingham House Beccles Road Mettingham Suffolk NR35 1TW
Received 20 Apr 2026The Old House Broad Road Ranworth Norwich Norfolk NR13 6HS
Received 17 Apr 2026Caister Hall Caister Castle Castle Lane West Caister Norfolk NR30 5SN
Received 21 Apr 2026Maltings Meadow Sports Ground Pirnhow Street Ditchingham Norfolk NR35 2RU
Received 23 Apr 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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