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5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Fakenham College, Highfield House, Wells Road
Received Not publishedLand at Constitution Hill
Received Not publishedCatton Grove Middle School, Middleton Close, Norwich, NR3 3QE
Received Not published2, Roy Peeling Commercials, Garage Lane, Setchey, PE33 0BE
Received Not publishedPart OS3000 Stanfield ,Adj.,Stanfield Quarry Stanfield ,
Received Not publishedSt Clement's High School, Churchgate Way
Received Not publishedLand of Cantley Lane, Cringleford
Received Not publishedNorthgate Infants School, Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BP
Received Not publishedHellesdon, Heather Avenue County First School, Heather Avenue, Norwich, NR6 6LT
Received Not publishedBergh Apton, close to Church
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Reedham Ferry Caravan Park and Camping Site, Ferry Road
Received Not publishedGravel Pit, Strayground Quarry, Strayground Lane, Wymondham
Received Not publishedSt Michael's CE VC Primary School, Saddlebow Road
Received Not publishedThe Hewett School, Cecil Road
Received Not publishedHammond's High School, Brandon Road
Received Not publishedLand between the A1075 and the A11 at Thetford
Received Not publishedSprowston High School, Cannerby Lane, Sprowston
Received Not publishedSwaffham Sewage Treatment Works
Received Not publishedBittering Quarry (Longham Site), Reed Lane, Bittering, Dereham NR19 2QS
Received Not publishedUniverstiy of East Anglia
Received Not publishedSchool Lane ,Coston
Received Not publishedSheringham Library, New Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8EB
Received Not publishedReymerston Quary, Hingham Road, Reymerston
Received Not published5 Wendover Road, Rackheath Industrial Estate
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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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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