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5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sheringwood ,Beeston Regis
Received Not publishedSpringwood High School, Queensway, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Received Not publishedLand East of Lignacite Works, Weeting With Broomhill, Brandon, Norfolk
Received Not publishedNorth Denes Primary School, Jellicoe Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4HF
Received Not publishedBrowick Road County First School, Browick Road
Received Not publishedHousehold Waste Centre ,Swanton Road Mile Cross Road ,Norwich
Received Not publishedKilverstone Road ,Kilverstone Thetford ,Norfolk
Received Not publishedThetford - various cycle paths. New footway to rear of Canons Close
Received Not publishedElm Farm Needham
Received Not publishedSt Michaels Nursery & Infant School, School House Lane, Aylsham, Norwich, NR11 6EX
Received Not publishedGreat Dunham CP School, Litcham Road, Great Dunham, PE32 2LQ
Received Not publishedSt Peter & St Paul Primary School, Church Street
Received Not publishedLongwater Employment Park, Dereham Road, Old Costessey
Received Not publishedEast Winch Quarry/Landfill Site, Land off East Winch Road, East Winch, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Received Not publishedBeeston Regis Quarry, Britons Lane, Beeston Regis, Norfolk NR26 8TP
Received Not publishedHall School, St. Faiths Road, Norwich NR6 7AD
Received Not publishedDillington Hall, Dillington, Dereham
Received Not publishedMarshall Cooke Ltd, Burrell Way, Thetford
Received Not publishedWarren Energy Ltd. Anaerobic Digestion Plant, Methwold Farm, Methwold IP26 4DU
Received Not publishedLong Stratton - Hempnall A140 - B1527 Crossroads
Received Not publishedWoodlands H F E, Grimston Road, South Wootton, King's Lynn, PE30 3HU
Received Not publishedLongham Quarry
Received Not publishedHoward Infant & Nursery School, Parkway, King's Lynn PE30 4QJ
Received Not publishedMayton Wood Quarry
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
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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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