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.
5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ashill Recycling Centre, Swaffham Road
Received Not publishedH'hold Waste Recycling Centre ,off Folly Lane Beetley ,Dereham,Norfolk
Received Not publishedOld Catton Vc Middle School, Church Street, Old Catton, Norwich, NR6 7DS
Received Not publishedLand to north of River Tud, Costessey Quarry, Longwater Business Park
Received Not publishedPoringland County Primary School, The Footpath, Poringland NR14 7RF
Received Not publishedKings Lynn Academy, Queen Mary Road, Kings Lynn, PE30 4QG
Received Not publishedGayton Church Of England Primary Academy, 80, Springvale, Gayton, PE32 1QZ
Received Not publishedGreat Dunham Primary School, Litcham Road
Received Not publishedThorpe Hillside CP School, Hillside Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, NR7 0QW
Received Not publishedEast Winch Quarry/Landfill site, Land off East Winch Road, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Received Not publishedHighway Verge and Land off Cley Road, close to the junction with Lords Lane, Bradwell, Norfolk
Received Not publishedSheringham High School, Holt Road
Received Not publishedHowe Pits ,Norwich Rd Brooke ,Norwich
Received Not publishedEarlham Early Years Centre, Cadge Road, Norwich NR5 8DB
Received Not publishedLand at Hevingham ,
Received Not publishedAldeby Sandpit ,Aldeby Nr Beccles ,Norfolk
Received Not publishedChurch Lane ,Redenhall
Received Not publishedLittle Melton Primary School, School Lane
Received Not publishedSupervised Contact, The Willows, Marsh Lane, Gaywood
Received Not publishedHillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest, Downham Market
Received Not publishedDoles Farm, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth
Received Not publishedBowthorpe Fire ServiceTraining Centre, Barnard Road
Received Not publishedBlackborough End Landfill Site, Mill Drove, Blackborough End, Norfolk, PE32 1SW
Received Not publishedMayton Wood Waste Management Site, Frettenham/Buxton.
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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