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Broadland planning applications
7,886 applications. 94% approved. 48 days to decide.
As of July 2026, PlanIndex holds 7,886 planning applications from Broadland. 2,743 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 94% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Latest applications
Data to July 2026
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2026/2156 Awaiting decision
Broadland Business Park Old Chapel Way Postwick Norfolk
Details for condition 24 of 2024/3141 - (24) Site Layout Fire Hydrant Locations
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2026/2147 Awaiting decision
Plot B Of Former Institute For Food Research (Grow On Building 1) Norwich Research Park Colney Norwich NR4 7GJ
Details for condition 10 of 2012/1477 (varied by 2014/0030) - (10) External Lighting Details
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2026/2166 Awaiting decision
Hall Road Farm Hall Road Alderford Norfolk NR9 5NE
Details reserved by condition 3 of 2025/2766 (bat mitigation)
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2026/2144 Awaiting decision
Hainford Place Spixworth Road Hainford Norfolk NR10 3BX
Erection of storage building
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2026/2145 Awaiting decision
22 Firs Road Hellesdon Norfolk NR6 6UP
Demolition of conservatory and sub-standard front extension and erection of new larger front and side extensions.
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2026/2218 Decided
Land East Of Holly Lane Wood Dalling Norfolk
S106 agreement in relation to NN land reversion scheme (for application 2024/3836)
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2026/2129 Awaiting decision
Krons Manor Fairstead Lane Hempnall Norfolk NR15 2NF
T1 Ornamental fruit tree - reduce the crown by 3m, to a height of 3m from the ground. T2 Ornamental fruit tree - reduce the crown by 3m to a height of 3m from the ground. T3 Old pollarded Willow tree- remove the tree to improve light. T4 Tall thin conifer - remove tree due to disease at its base.
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2026/2135 Awaiting decision
Land Between Fir Covert Road And Reepham Road Breck Farm Lane Taverham Norfolk
Discharge of condition 7- Noise and Dust management plan of existing application 20220455
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2026/2127 Awaiting decision
Whitehall Farm Crownthorpe Road Crownthorpe Norfolk NR18 9EP
Discharge of condition 9- Submission of BNG monitoring reports, condition 11- Archaeological WSI, condition 12- Surface water drainage of existing application 2025/3520
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2026/2134 Awaiting decision
Land West Of Sewells Lane Howe Norfolk
Proposed General Purpose Agricultural Building
Recent decisions
Data to July 2026
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2025/2830 Granted
Land South Of Dairy Farm Burgh Road Wheatacre Norfolk
Erection of new self build 3-bedroom detached single storey dwelling/farmhouse
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2026/0754 Granted
Land Adj The Grove Booton Norfolk
Installation of post construction field drainage to support the operation of the Hornsea Project Three onshore export cable route (EIA Development).
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2026/1153 Granted
Dwelling South East Of Waterside Walcot Green Diss Norfolk
Discharge conditions 5 (External materials), 16 (Boundary treatments), 17 (Tree Protection Plan) and the Statutory Biodiversity Gain Plan Condition of planning application 2025/2492
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2026/1498 Granted
106 The Street Costessey Norfolk NR8 5DF
Details for conditions 3 - Colours & Materials, 4 - Brickwork, 5 - Windows & Doors, 6 - Rooflights of permission 2026/0128
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2026/1786 Granted
53 Hungate Street Aylsham Norfolk NR11 6AA
T1 and T2 conifers - Tree 1 is currently 5.48m high and 9ft wide. Reduce the height to 2.13m. Tree 2 is currently 3.65m high and 7ft wide. Reduce the height to 1.82m.
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2026/1982 Granted
1 Church Terrace The Street Pulham St Mary Norfolk IP21 4RE
Holly - Fell
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2025/2982 Granted
Barn At Walnut Tree Farm Chapel Road Spooner Row Norfolk
Certificate of Lawful Development for change of use of agricultural barn to be used as a dwelling
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2026/1250 Granted
Winston House Felthorpe Road Swannington Norfolk NR9 5TF
Details of condition 9 - Air source heat pump of permission 2024/2077
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2026/1968 Granted
4 Marilyn Welch Court Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6TN
T1 - Prunus tree to fell. Replant with 1x Field maple & 1x Hornbeam
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2025/3982 Refused
Land South Of School Road Swannington Norfolk
Outline planning application for erection of self build dwelling and garage with access and all other matters reserved
The full record
Decisions between 2002 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 6,914 decisions from Broadland between 2002 and 2026, part of 7,886 applications on record. Over that period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 5,966 granted against 388 refused. The busiest single year was 2021, with 2,700 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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2002/0036/TPO Granted
5 Bramley Road Diss Norfolk IP22 4LT
Cut back trees to boundary
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20021050 Withdrawn
Heggatt Hall Cottage Heggatt Street Horstead NR127AY
Internal And External Alterations (Listed Building)
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2002/1154 Withdrawn
Close Essentials 1D Magpie Court Harleston Norfolk IP20 9JW
Change of use from kitchen show room to tanning & toning salon
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20020958 Withdrawn
9 Fairview Close Drayton NR8 6RT
Single Storey Front Extension
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2002/1167 Granted
Jacksons Farm South Green Pulham St Mary Diss Norfolk IP21 4RP
Construction of water recycling reservoir
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20020960 Granted
18 Laundry Lane Thorpe St. Andrew NR7 0XF
Single Storey Rear Extension
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2002/1207 Granted
Willows Farm The Heywood Heywood Diss Norfolk IP22 5TD
Erection of agricultural barn
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20020949 Granted
103 Yarmouth Road Blofield NR134LQ
Single Storey Rear Extension
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20020943 Granted
52 Sandhole Lane Little Plumstead NR135JF
Erection Of Conservatory
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20020945 Granted
32 Plumstead Road East Thorpe St Andrew NR7 9NE
1. Two Storey Side Extension. 2. Single Storey Rear Extension
Decision speed
12 months to July 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 1,763 64%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 570 21%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 405 15%
Common questions
How many planning applications does Broadland decide?
In the 12 months to July 2026, Broadland decided 2743 planning applications. 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Broadland?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 48 days over the 12 months to July 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Broadland decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 2738 decisions in the 12 months to July 2026 where both dates are published, 64% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 85% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Broadland decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 6914 decisions from Broadland between 2002 and 2026, out of 7,886 applications on record. Across that whole period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Broadland?
October 2025 was the busiest month across the 12 months to July 2026, with 361 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Cite these figures
Broadland: 7,886 planning applications on record as of July 2026. Trailing 12 months: 2,743 decided, 94% approved, median 48 days to a decision. 3,470 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2002 and 2026: 6,914 in total, 94% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.