Broadland planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Broadland District Council, updated daily. Broadland District Council received 308 planning applications in the last 90 days, 10 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 60 days.
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Recent applications in Broadland
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Sparrow Hall Farm Yarmouth Road Blofield Norfolk
Industrial building rebuild after fire, Blofield, Norfolk. Replaces a fire-damaged 514 sqm unit with a like-for-like rebuild plus a left-hand extension, at full application stage. Steel frame, cladding, roofing and electrical reinstatement are the packages to pitch for.
GroundworksSteelCladding
Barn Adj To The Old Manor Stables Carr Lane Great Moulton Norfolk
Barn conversion to two dwellings with extensions, Great Moulton, Norfolk. Converts existing agricultural barns into two homes at full application stage. Roofing, timber-frame repair, joinery and insulation packages suit local conversion specialists.
RoofingJoineryInsulation
Place Farm Macks Lane Drayton Norfolk NR8 6JN
Single self-build dwelling replacing a shed, Drayton, full application. Demolishes the Romney Shed and erects one house on a 0.19-hectare Place Farm plot. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork packages come first, suiting a self-builder buying trades directly.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
40 The Hills Reedham Norfolk NR13 3AR
Single new dwelling within the curtilage of 40 The Hills, Reedham, Norfolk. Full application for one home on a 0.05 hectare plot. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local small-scale subcontractors.
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Land South Of Westwinds Church Lane Welborne Norfolk
Single self-build dwelling with renewable energy systems, Welborne, Norfolk. One new home on a vacant plot at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and renewables packages suit local subcontractors, with heat pump or solar installers in early demand.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
23 Cromer Road Hellesdon Norfolk NR6 6NB
Two-dwelling subdivision of an existing Hellesdon house, Broadland. Splits one house into two homes at full application stage, creating separate entrances and services. Kitchens, bathrooms, rewiring and fire-separation joinery suit local fit-out and M&E trades.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
The Old Filling Station Norwich Road Swainsthorpe Norfolk
240 sqm retail conversion with EV chargers, full application stage. Converts a car wash waiting area and part of a showroom to retail, with a northern site area used for car sales display. Fit-out and electrical work for the charging points suit local electricians and interior fit-out firms.
Fit-outM&E
248 Kingswood Avenue Taverham Norfolk NR8 6GJ
Two-storey and single-storey rear extension with heat pump, Taverham, Norfolk. Replaces an existing conservatory with a larger extension at householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks lead the build, with an air-source heat pump install and first-floor steel or joinery to…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Meadow View Morton Lane Weston Longville Norfolk NR9 5JL
Householder works at Meadow View, Weston Longville, Norfolk, adding a front canopy and rear lounge extension. Also removes chimney stacks and replaces a side lean-to roof with a hipped roof, at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and joinery packages suit local trades, with chimney removal…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
55 Newton Street Newton St Faith Norfolk NR10 3AD
Single-storey bedroom addition replacing a conservatory, Newton St Faith, Norfolk. Removes the existing conservatory and builds a new ground-floor bedroom onto the house at householder stage. Foundations, brickwork and roofing for the new room are the packages for local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Monterey House 36 Guist Road Foulsham Norfolk NR20 5RZ
Two-storey side and front extension with garage works, Foulsham, Norfolk. Enlarges an existing house at householder stage, adding living space and a larger garage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks lead the build, with steel over new openings and glazing to follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
42 Sandhole Lane Little Plumstead Norfolk NR13 5HZ
Ground and first floor extensions with solar array, Little Plumstead, Norfolk. Adds side and rear extensions to an existing house at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing, steel over new openings and solar installation are the packages open to local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
26 Rossons Road Taverham Norfolk NR8 6RE
Single-storey rear extension and solar retrofit, Taverham householder scheme. Adds a flat-roofed rear extension, new porch, rooflights and solar panels, with re-roofing and window replacement, at full application stage. Tiling, glazing and solar installers are the live packages, with brickwork for…
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43 Gordon Avenue Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk NR7 0DP
Rear extension, loft conversion and garage rebuild, Thorpe St Andrew. Demolishes a rear extension and garage to build a 1.5-storey rear extension, five rooflights and a new garage, at full stage. Demolition, brickwork, roofing and rooflight glazing suit local trades.
DemolitionBrickworkRoofing
9 Dog Lane Horsford Norfolk NR10 3DH
Single-storey rear extension and first-floor extension over garage, Horsford. Extends an existing house at householder full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and joinery packages suit local subcontractors, with steel for the first-floor span.
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Planning appeals in Broadland District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Broadland District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Broadland District Council, raw rate
21.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
7 percentage points below expected. Broadland District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
282 appeals counted, 259 judged either way (56 allowed, 203 dismissed), 23 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 22.3% | 28.8% | 186 | 184 | 41 |
| Householder (HAS) | 24.3% | 35.6% | 39 | 37 | 9 |
| Enforcement Notice | 23.5% | 13.5% | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 16.7% | 20.6% | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 0% | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Broadland District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder95% (175 decided)
- other94% (113 decided)
- residential95% (43 decided)
- commercial88% (16 decided)
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