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5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Quarry of Beacon Hill, Loddon Road, Norton Sub Course, Norfolk, NR14 6RY
Received Not publishedBridge Road
Received Not publishedLong Dale Ridge
Received Not publishedSouth Harford Former Middle School PRU Unit
Received Not publishedThe Denny Centre, Thomas Manning Road, Diss IP22 4HL
Received Not publishedCaistor Quarry, Norwich Road
Received Not publishedFormer Woodside Middle School Site, Witard Road, Norwich
Received Not publishedGazebo Farm, Rackheath
Received Not publishedGravel Pit ,off Brick Kiln Lane Hevingham ,Norfolk
Received Not publishedNorth Walsham High School, Spenser Avenue, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9HZ
Received Not publishedKings Lynn Museum, Market Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1NL
Received Not publishedAshwicken C E V A First School, East Winch Road, Ashwicken
Received Not publishedStanfield Quarry, Stanfield, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4JJ
Received Not publishedLand Adj. Earsham Gravel Pit ,Bath Hills Road Earsham ,
Received Not publishedShirehall Chambers, Market Avenue, Norwich
Received Not publishedMagdalen Village School, Park Crescent, Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, King's Lynn, PE34 3BU
Received Not publishedRoosting Hills Pit
Received Not publishedRifle Range Earsham
Received Not publishedNorwich Magistrates Courts, Bishopgate, Norwich
Received Not publishedCounty Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 2DH
Received Not publishedWood Farm, Marsham
Received Not publishedKing's Lynn Waste Water Treatment Works, Clockcase Lane
Received Not publishedThorpe Woodlands Camp Site, Shadwell, East Harling, IP24 2RX
Received Not publishedLynn Grove VA High School, Lynn Grove
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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