Norwich

In the last 12 months, 96.3% of full planning applications were approved in Norwich (215 decided). A typical decision takes about eight weeks (median 56 days).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-17–2026-06-26): 94.2% of 2,489 decisions approved.

3,707Total applications

2,344Approved

145Refused

133Withdrawn

438Pending

94.2%Approval rate (all types)

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Decision Level

3,628Not Applicable

78Not Available

By Development Category

Category	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
Full Planning Application	923	865	58	93.7%
Discharge of Conditions	339	337	2	99.4%
Tree Works (TPO)	286	268	18	93.7%
Listed Building Consent	258	250	8	96.9%
Advertisement Consent	152	136	16	89.5%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a)	121	119	2	98.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)	88	81	7	92.0%
Prior Approval (Other)	81	76	5	93.8%
Change of Use	74	65	9	87.8%
Material Amendments	38	38	0	100.0%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73)	35	28	7	80.0%
Telecommunications	34	23	11	67.6%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)	20	19	1	95.0%
Norwich City Council (Itself)	20	20	0	100.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping)	4	4	0	100.0%
Tree Works (Conservation Area)	4	4	0	100.0%
Reserved Matters	3	3	0	100.0%
Reg.77 Habitats and Species Regs 2017	3	3	0	100.0%
Outline Planning	2	2	0	100.0%
Permission in Principle	2	1	1	50.0%
County Council Consultations (Itself)	2	2	0	100.0%

Quarterly Trend

Quarter	Decided	Approved	Approval rate
2023-Q3	164	149	90.9%
2023-Q4	206	190	92.2%
2024-Q1	187	180	96.3%
2024-Q2	223	196	87.9%
2024-Q3	212	198	93.4%
2024-Q4	206	199	96.6%
2025-Q1	184	179	97.3%
2025-Q2	211	198	93.8%
2025-Q3	183	178	97.3%
2025-Q4	225	214	95.1%
2026-Q1	198	193	97.5%
2026-Q2	20	18	90.0%

By Ward

Ward	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
Mancroft	552	519	33	94.0%
Thorpe Hamlet	339	318	21	93.8%
Eaton	323	306	17	94.7%
Town Close	193	180	13	93.3%
Lakenham	191	190	1	99.5%
Catton Grove	180	167	13	92.8%
Nelson	178	174	4	97.8%
University	131	119	12	90.8%
Wensum	95	89	6	93.7%
Mile Cross	88	81	7	92.0%
Sewell	80	76	4	95.0%
Crome	78	70	8	89.7%

Planning guides

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