Broadland District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Broadland District Council decided more than 3,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Broadland District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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7 October 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Hethersett Village Centre (Phase 4) Little Melton Road Hethersett Norfolk · 2026/0998
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Land To The North Of Beccles Road Loddon Norfolk · 2025/3334
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29 July 2026 · Refused
The (former) Feather Mills Factory Site Park Road Diss Norfolk IP22 4AS · 2025/1543
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14 July 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Caistor Lane Caistor St Edmund Norfolk · 2022/2148
Figures for Broadland District Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 6%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 87 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 14%about one in seven |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 90plan adopted 2024 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Broadland District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed dwellings having regard to development plan policies…”
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“The decision notice includes four separate reasons for refusal concerning matters raised by the Highway Authority. As all these involve highway safety with regard to local road conditions, access and parking, I have considered them under a single main issue.…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed having regard to the local and national policies with particular regard to need and access to services and facilities; •…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to access to services and facilities. • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities; • The effect…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.