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.
6,111 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Honingham Thorpe Farms, Norwich Road, Colton
Received Not publishedBoundary Pit, Sandhills Lane, Old Yarmouth Road, North Walsham NR29 9NA
Received Not publishedYarmouth Marine Base, South Denes Road, Great Yarmouth
Received Not publishedColton Pit ,Colton Road Marlingford ,
Received Not publishedCompound 1, Former Training Workshop, Swanton Road
Received Not publishedAmsterdam Way , Holt Road, Norwich
Received Not publishedColman First School, Colman Road, Norwich
Received Not publishedHolt County Primary School, Norwich Road
Received Not published5 Keyes Close
Received Not publishedFakenham High School & College, Wells Road, Fakenham, NR21 9HP
Received Not publishedCounty Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich
Received Not published4, Minstergate, Thetford, IP24 1BN
Received Not publishedHighgate Infant School, Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, PE30 2PS
Received Not publishedThetford Bus Interchange, St. Nicholas Street, Thetford, IP24 1BJ
Received Not publishedMintlyn Quarry, Gayton Road, King's Lynn
Received Not publishedPremises adjacent Lamb & Flag PH, Main Street
Received Not publishedWymondham High School, Folly Lane
Received Not publishedGreat Massingham VC School, School Road, Great Massingham, King's Lynn, PE33 2JA
Received Not publishedWaste Recycling Centre & Transfer Station, Shipdham Airfield Industrial Estate
Received Not publishedEarlham High School, Earlham Road
Received Not publishedWatermill Farm
Received Not publishedHainford Primary Partnership School, Newton Road, Hainford, Waterloo, Norwich, NR10 3BQ
Received Not publishedLand at Setch Road, Middleton
Received Not publishedGravel Pit Belt, Kilverstone
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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