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5,569 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Little Melton First School, School Lane
Received Not publishedPlumstead Road Library, Plumstead Road, Norwich, NR1 4JS
Received Not published15-17 Telford Way, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1UH
Received Not publishedHornsea Project Three Wind Farm
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Edgefield Landfill Site, Edgefield, Melton Constable, NR24 2RS
Received Not publishedGazebo & Home Farms, Rackheath Park
Received Not publishedSainsbury's Supermarket, Crown Estate, London Road
Received Not publishedRossfield, Reepham Rd, Horsford, NR10 3AL
Received Not publishedSpixworth Infant School, Ivy Road, Spixworth, Norfolk, NR10 3PX
Received Not publishedPavement outside Thorpe St Andrew Parish Hall, Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew
Received Not publishedLand at Oak Field, Watlington Road, Tottenhill Row, Watlington, Kings Lynn, PE33 0RG
Received Not publishedDisused Nursery Site ,Mill Road Cobham ,Gt Yarmouth
Received Not publishedMousehold Infant & Nursery School, Mousehold Avenue, Norwich, NR3 4RS
Received Not publishedBawburgh Primary School, Hockering Lane
Received Not publishedLong Stratton High School, Manor Road
Received Not publishedOS Plot 2688 ,Land at Tivetshall St Margaret
Received Not publishedCharles Burrell High School, Staniforth Road
Received Not publishedCawston VC School, Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, NR10 4AY
Received Not publishedKelling Primary School, Salthouse Road, Kelling, NR25 7ED
Received Not publishedSwanton Morley Quarry
Received Not publishedFolgate Rd ,North Walsham Norwich ,
Received Not publishedGrange Farm, Church Lane, Spixworth, Norwich, NR10 3PR
Received Not publishedWereham Gravel Pits ,Lynn Road Wereham ,
Received Not publishedHighways Depot, Station Road
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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