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5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Beeston Industrial Estate ,Beeston
Received Not publishedOld Hethel Airfield, Stanfield Road, Wymondham, Norfolk
Received Not publishedSt. Augustines Primary School, West End, Costessey, Norwich NR8 5AG
Received Not publishedSt Andrew's VC First School, South Pickenham Road, North Pickenham, PE37 8LG
Received Not publishedWood Farm, Marsham
Received Not publishedCostessey Infant School, Beaumont Road, Norwich, NR5 0HG
Received Not publishedLand to north of Setch Road, Setch Road
Received Not publishedSouth Harford PRU (former South Harford Middle School), Locksley Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 6LG
Received Not publishedGibbet Farm, Green Lane, Hale Road, Bradenham, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7QX
Received Not published'Parkfields' 29 Cromer Road Hevingham
Received Not publishedPound Plantation ,Edgefield Hall Farm Edgefield ,Norfolk
Received Not publishedFormer Morningthorpe Quarry, Bungay Road, Morningthorpe, NR15 2LJ
Received Not publishedDove Lane ,Poringland
Received Not publishedBridge Stores, Acle Bridge, Fleggburgh
Received Not publishedWhites Recycling Plant, Upgate Road, Seething, NR15 1EL
Received Not publishedLongwater Builders Merchants, Longwater Business Park, Dereham Road, Costessey, Norfolk,NR5 0TX
Received Not publishedBurston CP School, Crown Green
Received Not publishedEast Bilney Quarry, Rawhall lane, East Bilney, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4HH
Received Not publishedPunch Farm Quarry, Beeston, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2RW
Received Not publishedHardingham Road ,Reymerston
Received Not publishedField nos. 302,308 and parts of 307, 307a, 309 and 311.
Received Not publishedCrossways Farm Depot ,Thurlton
Received Not publishedLoddon First School, Kittens Lane
Received Not publishedThetford Transfer Station
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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