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5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Unit 2D, Wellesley Road, Tharston Industrial Estate
Received Not publishedCoxford Abbey Quarry, docking Road, Syderstone, Norfolk PE31 8TP
Received Not publishedTerrington St Clements High School, Churchgate Way
Received Not publishedClenchwarton CP School, Main Road, Clenchwarton
Received Not publishedGreat Yarmouth VA High School, Salisbury Road,
Received Not publishedCarrow Fire Station, The Pineapple, 63 Bracondale, Trowse, NR1 2EE
Received Not publishedOld Buckenham High School, Abbey Road
Received Not publishedEdgefield Landfill
Received Not publishedThe Old Gas Yard, Frans Green, East Tuddenham
Received Not publishedSnetterton Landfill Site, Heath Road
Received Not publishedCatton Grove Primary School, Weston Road, Norwich NR3 3TP
Received Not publishedLangham County Primary School, North Street, Langham, Holt
Received Not publishedHolly Meadows School, 41, Vong Lane, Pott Row, PE32 1BW
Received Not publishedLand off Anchor Corner, Little Ellingham, Norfolk, NR17 1JX
Received Not publishedManor Farm Gravel Pit ,Shropham
Received Not publishedNorfolk County Council, Hethersett Academy, Queens Road, Hethersett, NR9 3DB
Received Not publishedLand to the North of Chaplin Road, Bradwell, NR31 9XW
Received Not publishedHolt Quarry ,Ducks Hole Farm Hunworth Road ,
Received Not publishedScarning Old Council Depot, Rushmeadow Road
Received Not publishedFairstead CP School, Otley Way, King's Lynn, PE30 4RR
Received Not publishedCanon's Walk, Thetford
Received Not publishedApplewood. Blithemeadow Court
Received Not publishedSnettisham Quarry, Norton Hill, Snettisham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 7LZ
Received Not publishedHall Lane ,Hemblington
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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
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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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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