Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Norfolk County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Gayton VC School, Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1PA
Received Not published557 Earlham Road, Norwich, NR4 7HW
Received Not publishedCostessey Recycling and Recovery Park, Longwater Industial Estate, Dereham Road, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 0TL
Received Not publishedStation Lane, Ketteringham
Received Not publishedSuffield Park Infants School, Mill Road, Cromer NR27 0AD
Received Not publishedUnit 1B Hudson Close, Rackheath Industrial Estate
Received Not publishedBarford Primary School, Chapel Street
Received Not publishedThe Fen Rivers Academy, Kilhams Way, King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Received Not publishedLand off Harfreys Road ,Harfreys Industrial Estate Southtown Road ,Gt Yarmouth
Received Not publishedCross Drove Fishery, Cowles Drove ,Hockwold
Received Not publishedHolt Road, East Beckham, Sheringham
Received Not publishedAlex Moorhouse Way, Longwater
Received Not publishedWymondham High School, Folly Road, Wymondham NR18 0QT
Received Not publishedWood Farm, Marsham, Norfolk, NR10 5QQ
Received Not publishedGreat Massingham VC Primary School, Weasenham Road
Received Not publishedCarters of Caister, Pump Lane, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5TE
Received Not publishedBarnaway Farm ,Harman's Lane Needham,Harleston ,Norfolk
Received Not publishedMundesley Sewage Treatment Works, Knapton Road
Received Not publishedSt Clements High School, Churchgate Way
Received Not publishedMallard Close
Received Not publishedShirehall Chambers & Lodge, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ
Received Not publishedUnit 30, Maurice Gaymer Road
Received Not publishedFalcon Middle School, Falcon Road West, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8NT
Received Not publishedRobert Kett Junior School, Hewitts Lane
Received Not publishedRecords 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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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Norfolk County 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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