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.
5,873 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Wymondham High Academy, Folly Road, Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Received Not publishedThetford Academy, Croxton Road, Thetford IP24 1LH
Received Not publishedDormant Mineral Site, Off Bradcar Road, Shropham
Received Not publishedUnion Farm, Gressenhall Rural Life Museum, Gressenhall, NR20 4DR
Received Not publishedSt Thomas More RC VA School, Jessop Road, Norwich
Received Not publishedCringleford CE VA Primary School, Dragonfly Lane, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 7JR
Received Not publishedWiggenhall St Germans, School Lane
Received Not publishedThe Pit, Easthaugh, Sparham
Received Not publishedStrayground Lane ,Wymondham
Received Not publishedDyke at Stow & Marshland Estate, Outwell Road
Received Not publishedGravel Pit ,Lynford
Received Not publishedWoodlands Home for the Elderly, Grimston Road
Received Not publishedLand to North of School Road, East Bilney Quarry, East Bilney Beetley, Dereham, Norfolk NR20 4HH
Received Not publishedTunstead CP School, Market Street, Tunstead, Norwich, NR12 8AH
Received Not publishedDiss High School, Walcot Road
Received Not published20 Clarence Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6DT
Received Not publishedNorth Walsham Library, New Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9DE
Received Not publishedClackclose Primary School, Nursery Road
Received Not publishedLand off Chapel Street, Rockland St Peter, Norfolk NR17 1UQ
Received Not publishedWymondham High School, Folly Road, Wymondham NR18 0QT
Received Not publishedHardings Pits and land north of Wisbech Road
Received Not publishedBittering Quarry, Reed Lane, Bittering, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2QS
Received Not publishedDillington Hall
Received Not publishedHorning Primary School, Lower Street
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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