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5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land at Hevingham ,
Received Not publishedWhite House, Waterloo, Gillingham, Beccles
Received Not publishedManor Farm, Hilgay
Received Not publishedNelson Infant School, Northumberland Street, Norwich, NR2 4EH
Received Not publishedHillington, Norfolk
Received Not published3 Sandy Lane, Frans Green Industrial Estate
Received Not publishedField north of B1354 Aylsham Road, Saxthorpe, immediately north of position of proposed roundabout on the new Corpusty/Saxthorpe link road scheme (Site 2)
Received Not publishedLittle Snoring Primary School, Thursford Road, Little Snoring, NR21 0JN
Received Not publishedThe Old Sewage Treatment Works, Marshgate
Received Not publishedReffley County Primary School, Reffley Lane, King's Lynn, PE30 3SF
Received Not publishedLongham Hall ,Longham
Received Not publishedThe Bungalow, Howe Pits, Norwich Road, Brooke.
Received Not publishedAshleigh County Infant School, Sheffield Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0HL
Received Not publishedBlofield County Primary School, North Street, Blofield, Norwich, NR13 4RH
Received Not publishedCarstone Quarry ,Snettisham
Received Not publishedLakenham Sports and Leisure Centre, Cricket Ground Road
Received Not publishedBoundary Pit, Sandhills Lane, Old Yarmouth Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9NA
Received Not publishedKing Edward VII High School, Gaywood Road
Received Not publishedPentney ,
Received Not publishedColney Sand and Gravel Quarry ,and Bowthorpe, Watton Road ,Colney
Received Not publishedFakenham High School, Field Lane, Fakenham
Received Not publishedGravel Pit, Hillington Estate, King's Lynn
Received Not publishedRoyal Norfolk Regimental Museum, Shirehall, Norwich
Received Not publishedCarrow Works ,Norwich
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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