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.
6,182 approved · 283 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Frans Green Industrial Esate, Sandy Lane, East Tuddenham, Dereham, NR20 3JG
Received Not publishedCity of Norwich School, Eaton Road
Received Not publishedPlot 6, Hamlin Way, Hardwick Narrows Industrial Estate
Received Not publishedNecton CE VA First School, School Road, Necton, PE37 8HT
Received Not publishedOld Hall Farm ,Harford Norwich ,
Received Not publishedOff Downham Road ,C.118 W.D.4. Crimplesham ,
Received Not publishedWhite Horse Lane, Trowse
Received Not publishedWhitlingham Water Recycling Centre, Kirby Road, Kirby Bedon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8TZ
Received Not publishedBacton Community First School, Walcott Road, Bacton, NR12 0EY
Received Not publishedLand at Mallard Close
Received Not publishedLand to the south of Long Acres Holiday Park, South Beach Road, Heacham, PE31 7BA
Received Not publishedNorthgate St Andrew First School
Received Not publishedBrowns Fen
Received Not publishedFreethorpe Primary School, Freethorpe Green
Received Not publishedMartham Sewage Pumping Station, Cess Road, Martham
Received Not publishedGreat Hockham Primary School, Watton Road, Great Hockham, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1PB
Received Not publishedAlburgh with Denton VC First School, School Road, Alburgh IP20 0BY
Received Not publishedStow Bridge, Stow Bridge, Near Downham Market
Received Not publishedAlderman Swindell First School, Beresford Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AB
Received Not publishedStoke Holy Cross County Primary School, Long Lane, Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk, NR14 8LY
Received Not publishedHall School, St Faiths Road
Received Not publishedMile Cross Middle School, Valpy Avenue
Received Not publishedNeatherd High School, Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AX
Received Not publishedHunstanton Smithdon High School, Downs Road, Hunstanton
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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