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5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Welney and Christchurch Sewage Treatment Works
Received Not publishedSwaffham CE VC Infant School, White Cross Road, Swaffham PE37 7RF
Received Not publishedLarkman Primary School, Clarkson Road, Norwich, NR5 8ED
Received Not publishedWymondham High School, Folly Road, Wymondham, Norfolk. NR18 0QT
Received Not publishedLand at rear of Highways Depot, Fakenham Road, Gressenhall
Received Not publishedParker Skip Hire, 5 Wendover Road, Rackheath, NR13 6LH
Received Not publishedHorsford Middle School, Mill Lane, Horsford, Norfolk, NR10 3ES
Received Not publishedLoddon Fire Station, The High Street
Received Not publishedSprowston High School, Cannerby Lane, Sprowston, NR7 8NE
Received Not publishedAldeby Landfill Site, Oaklands Gravel Pit, Common Road
Received Not publishedBradwell Woodlands Middle School, Church Walk
Received Not publishedCross Bank Road, King'Lynn, Norfolk
Received Not publishedColtishall Primary School, St John's Close, Coltishall, Norwich, NR12 7HA
Received Not publishedCowles Drove ,Hockwold
Received Not publishedHighgate Infants School, Gaywood Road
Received Not published36 Maurice Gaymer Road, Gaymer Industrial Estate
Received Not publishedLand off Marlingford Road ,Barford
Received Not publishedPump Lane ,West Caister
Received Not publishedAdj to MIN-Y-FFORD, Little Hale, Shipdham
Received Not publishedAshleigh County Infant School, Sheffield Road, Wymondham, NR18 0HL
Received Not publishedButt Lane, (land off), Burgh Castle
Received Not publishedBaldwin Skip Hire, Walnut Tree Farm, Silver Street, Besthorpe
Received Not publishedSidestrand Hall School, Cromer Road, Sidestrand, Norfolk, NR27 0NH
Received Not publishedLodge Lane First School, Lodge Lane, Norwich, NR6 7HL
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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