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5,567 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Holt Quarry, Hunworth Road, Holt, Norfolk. NR25 6SR
Received Not publishedHewett School, Cecil Road
Received Not publishedTrowse Depot, The Old Station Yard, Bracondale, Trowse, Norwich. NR1 2EG
Received Not publishedFakenham High School, Wells Road, Fakenham NR21 9HP
Received Not publishedLand off Barney Road (The Street), Fulmodeston, Norfolk
Received Not publishedDenver VC Primary School, 19 Ryston Road
Received Not published5 Wendover Road, Rackheath Industrial Estate,Rackheath wich
Received Not publishedFrettenham Primary School, School Lane, Frettenham
Received Not publishedKing's Lynn Nursery School, St James Park, King's Lynn, PE30 5PT
Received Not publishedNorfolk Fire Service, Fire Station, Norwich Road, Thetford, IP24 2HT
Received Not publishedFakenham Branch Library, Oak Street, Fakenham, NR21 9DY
Received Not publishedAKS Skip Hire Services Ltd, Eve Claydon Yard, Edwin Way
Received Not publishedBergh Apton HWRC, Wellbeck Road, Bergh Apton, Norfolk NR15 1AU
Received Not publishedBittering Quarry (Plant Site), Reed Lane, Bittering, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 2QS
Received Not publishedTrimingham Quarry, Middle Street, Trimingham
Received Not publishedLitcham Road ,Beeston
Received Not publishedEllingham VC Primary School, Church Road
Received Not publishedGuist Bridge, Bridge Road, Guist
Received Not publishedCoxford Abbey Quarry, Docking Road, Syderstone, Fakenham, Norfolk, PE31 8TP
Received Not publishedToftwood Junior School, Westfield Road, Toftwood, Dereham, NR19 1JB
Received Not publishedBeetley Landfill Site ,Folly Lane Beetley ,Dereham
Received Not publishedLand at Crimplesham/Stoke Ferry Road, West Dereham
Received Not publishedColton Quarry ,Colton Road Marlingford ,Norwich
Received Not publishedMaritime Museum for East Anglia, Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
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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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

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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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