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5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Cobholm First School, Mill Road, Cobholm
Received Not publishedThetford - Rickinghall Junction
Received Not publishedSidestrand Hall School Cromer Road, Sidestrand NR27 0NH
Received Not publishedHingham Pre School Playgroup, Hardingham Street
Received Not publishedLand at Brickfields Way, Thetford, IP24 1HX
Received Not published17 Cornish Way, North Walsham NR28 0FE
Received Not publishedCostessey Pits ,Costessey
Received Not publishedLand at Clock Wood ,East of Morningthorpe Sand & Gravel Pit ,Morningthorpe
Received Not publishedDocking Common ,A1067 Docking ,
Received Not publishedThe Carstone Pit ,Common Lane East Winch ,
Received Not publishedNorwich Northern Distributor Road
Received Not publishedKenfield Farm
Received Not publishedEast Bilney Quarry, Rawhall Lane, East Bilney, Dereham. NR20 4HH
Received Not publishedWinfarthing Primary School, Mill Road
Received Not publishedMulbarton Infant School, The Common, Mulbarton, Norfolk NR14 8JG
Received Not publishedGreyfriars Academy, London Road, King's Lynn PE30 5PY
Received Not publishedLand adjacent St Nicholas Street, London Road and Minstergate, Thetford, Norfolk
Received Not publishedBoundary Pit, Off Sandy Hills, Old Yarmouth Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR29 9NA
Received Not publishedBignold First & Middle School, Wessex Street, Norwich, NR2 2SP
Received Not publishedBrowns Fen, Oxborough Road, Stoke Ferry
Received Not publishedPentney Quarry, Abbey Farm
Received Not publishedLongwater Employment Park,Dereham Road, Old Costessey,
Received Not publishedNorton Subcourse, Hales
Received Not publishedNorwich Road ,Carbrooke
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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