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5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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East Bilney Quarry, Rawhall Lane, East Bilney, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4HH
Received Not publishedNCC Planning & Transportation Watton Depot, Norwich Road Industrial, Watton, IP25 6DR
Received Not publishedAttlebridge Quarry, Reepham Road
Received Not publishedHeather Avenue County First School, Warren Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 6LT
Received Not publishedLand off Common Road ,East Winch
Received Not publishedAbbey Road, Old Buckenham
Received Not publishedFakenham College, Field Lane
Received Not publishedFramingham High School, Norwich Road, Framingham Earl, NR14 7QP
Received Not publishedHethersett Middle School, Queens Road, Hethersett, NR9 3DB
Received Not publishedHorsford First School, Holt Road
Received Not publishedMangreen Quarry, Swardeston, Norwich, Norfolk
Received Not publishedShropham Quarry, Swangey Lane
Received Not publishedLower Farm ,East Winch
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to West Hall Farm, Springvale, Gayton, Norfolk PE32 1QZ
Received Not publishedScarning Scrapyard ,Dereham Road Scarning ,Norfolk
Received Not publishedNeatherd High School, Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AX
Received Not publishedNecton VA Primary School, School Road, Necton, PE37 8HT
Received Not publishedHolt Hall, Kelling Road
Received Not publishedLand at Frans Green Industrial Estate, Sandy Lane, East Tuddenham
Received Not publishedFeltwell recycling facility
Received Not publishedWymondham Library, Back Lane
Received Not publishedSouth Denes Rd ,Gt Yarmouth Norfolk ,NR30 3PR
Received Not publishedDrayton Middle School, School Road
Received Not publishedForest Retail Park ,London 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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