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5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Highgate Infant School, Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2PS
Received Not publishedHillside Avenue School, Hillside Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich NR7 0QW
Received Not publishedThetford Library, Raymond Street, Thetford IP24 2EA
Received Not publishedThe Runway, Woodforde Farm, Weston Longville, Norfolk NR9 5LG
Received Not publishedMill Drove ,Blackborough End
Received Not publishedShrublands Youth & Community Centre, Magdalen Way
Received Not publishedWymondham Silfield Primary School , Land south of Rightup Lane, Silfield, Wymondham, NR18 9NB
Received Not publishedPump Lane ,Caister-on -Sea Norfolk ,
Received Not publishedTivetshall County Primary School, School Road
Received Not publishedGibbet Farm, Hale Road, Bradenham, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7QX
Received Not publishedCostessey Sand Pit, Dereham Road, Costessey.
Received Not publishedHilhoughton Road Hempton
Received Not publishedBoundary Pit, Sandhills Lane, Old Yarmouth Road, North Walsham NR29 9NA
Received Not publishedNeatherd High School, Norwich Road, Dereham
Received Not publishedMayton Wood Quarry, Little Hautbois, Coltishall, NR12 7JX
Received Not publishedLand at Longham Quarry, Reed Lane
Received Not publishedCrossways Waste Management Facility, Thurlton, Norwich NR14 6NZ
Received Not publishedLand Adj to Shrublands Farm ,Aldeby
Received Not publishedSprowston Middle School, Recreation Ground Road, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8EW
Received Not publishedLand at Briningham
Received Not publishedHarleston Library, Swan Lane, Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 9AW
Received Not publishedLand at The Willows Business Park, High (Saddlebow) Road, Saddlebow Industrial Area, King's Lynn PE34 3RD
Received Not publishedClackclose Primary School, Annexe Site, Paradise Road/Snape Lane, Downham Market, PE38 9JE
Received Not publishedStrayground 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
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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