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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5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Land at Allotment Lane, West Beckham.
Received Not publishedDussindale Primary School, Vane Close, Norwich, NR7 0US
Received Not published6 Baxter Close
Received Not publishedHorstead Quarry, Buxton Road
Received Not publishedHappisburgh CE VC Primary School, The Street, Happisburgh, NR12 0AB
Received Not publishedJubilee Farm, Feltwell
Received Not publishedKing's Lynn Courthouse, College Lane, King's Lynn, PE30 1PQ
Received Not publishedCostessey Junior School, Three Mile Lane
Received Not publishedBackwater Bridge Hardingham
Received Not publishedHarfrey's Road, Harfrey's Industrial Estate
Received Not publishedDereham CE VC Infant School & Nursery, St Withburga Lane
Received Not published7A Burrell Way, Thetford, IP24 3RW
Received Not publishedHellesdon High School, 187 Middletons Lane
Received Not publishedAnzac Pit, Bath Road
Received Not publishedWymondham County High School, Norwich Road, Wymondham NR18 0QT
Received Not publishedSprowston Junior School, Recreation Ground Road
Received Not publishedEarlham Early Years, Cadge Road
Received Not publishedWillow Industrial Estate, Willow Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE34 3RD
Received Not publishedLongham Quarry, land south of Salter's Lane
Received Not publishedOld Station Yard ,Trowse Norwich ,
Received Not publishedHighways Depot, Army Road, Tattersett Business Park, NR21 0AD
Received Not publishedLand East of Long Stratton Village, Ipswich Road, Long Stratton, Norfolk
Received Not publishedNorthgate St Andrews First School, Northgate Street
Received Not publishedBeetley 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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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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