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5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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Henderson Green Primary School, Irstead Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8DZ
Received Not publishedPentney Gravel Pit ,Abbey Road Pentney ,Kings Lynn
Received Not publishedDereham Road ,New Costessey
Received Not publishedEmneth Nursery School, Hollycroft Road
Received Not published40 Holway Road ,Sheringham
Received Not publishedLand to the East of Easton Gymnastics Club, Deer Park House, Bawburgh Road, Easton, Norfolk, NR9 5EA
Received Not publishedJohn Grant Special Needs School, St Georges Drive, Caister-On-Sea, Norfolk NR30 5QW
Received Not publishedSocial Services Office, 3 Blithemeadow Court, Sprowston, NR7 8PU
Received Not publishedSouthery Primary School, Westgate Street
Received Not publishedSporle CE VC Primary School, 82 The Street
Received Not publishedOriel County High School, Oriel Avenue, Gorleston
Received Not published8 Maurice Gaymer Road
Received Not publishedMorningthorpe Closed Landfill Site, Chestnut Loke, Morningthorpe. NR15 2LJ
Received Not publishedHenderson Green Primary School, Irstead Road
Received Not publishedAlderman Peel High School, Market Lane, Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk NR23 1RB
Received Not publishedLand Adjoining Longham Heath and Spreadoak Plantation, Bittering Quarry, Reed Lane, Bittering, Dereham
Received Not publishedKeyline Builders Merchants Ltd, Weston Road, Norwich. NR3 3TP
Received Not publishedHighway Land, Off A148, Hillington, Norfolk, PE31 6DE
Received Not publishedAttlebridge Landfill Site, Reepham Road, Attlebridge, Norwich, NR9 5TD.
Received Not publishedSalhouse CE VC Primary School, Cheyney Avenue, Salhouse, Norwich, NR13 6RJ
Received Not publishedBoundary Pit, Sandhills Lane, Old Yarmouth Road, North Walsham NR28 9NA
Received Not publishedComposting Plant, Double Banks Farm, Abbey Road, Carleton Rode
Received Not publishedBroadland High School, Tunstead Road, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8QN
Received Not publishedNorfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH
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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