East of England

North Norfolk planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

60.3%

181st of 297

2.4 points slower than England

Granted

96.1%

54th of 297

5.6 points higher than England

Extension of time

35.5%

185th of 297

3.2 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

456

North Norfolk decided 456 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 96.1%.

60.3% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (181st of 297 for speed).

A further 35.5% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 66.7% a year earlier.

Of 5 householder appeals decided in the same period, 20.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

North Norfolk against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	90.3%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	89.2%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	83.6%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	91.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	91.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	95.1%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	94.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	84.3%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	89.9%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	81.9%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	87.7%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	75.0%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	56.5%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	44.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	53.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	55.9%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	53.7%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	61.2%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	55.2%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	48.6%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	55.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	49.7%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	81.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	80.8%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	85.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	81.5%	0.8%	82.5%
2014 Q4	72.7%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	65.8%	0.9%	80.4%
2015 Q2	61.6%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	79.2%	4.5%	79.2%
2015 Q4	55.6%	16.6%	80.0%
2016 Q1	57.1%	22.6%	78.3%
2016 Q2	57.3%	33.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	64.0%	36.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	75.3%	21.5%	78.0%
2017 Q1	85.2%	14.3%	77.3%
2017 Q2	85.1%	14.3%	78.5%
2017 Q3	88.4%	11.1%	76.1%
2017 Q4	89.1%	10.9%	77.1%
2018 Q1	84.0%	16.0%	73.7%
2018 Q2	87.2%	12.2%	74.0%
2018 Q3	72.6%	24.7%	72.7%
2018 Q4	74.1%	22.8%	72.7%
2019 Q1	56.7%	40.2%	69.9%
2019 Q2	60.5%	33.1%	72.1%
2019 Q3	65.3%	31.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	72.4%	24.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	68.1%	30.7%	68.4%
2020 Q2	43.6%	52.1%	63.9%
2020 Q3	22.4%	73.3%	63.8%
2020 Q4	29.0%	65.5%	65.3%
2021 Q1	15.0%	61.1%	59.4%
2021 Q2	33.0%	45.9%	58.4%
2021 Q3	34.2%	54.3%	53.1%
2021 Q4	49.5%	47.4%	53.0%
2022 Q1	47.5%	45.6%	51.6%
2022 Q2	57.4%	37.6%	56.0%
2022 Q3	48.3%	49.4%	53.3%
2022 Q4	47.4%	51.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	48.7%	51.3%	53.5%
2023 Q2	53.2%	46.8%	58.5%
2023 Q3	49.7%	48.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	51.7%	46.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	59.4%	40.6%	58.8%
2024 Q2	79.3%	20.7%	64.4%
2024 Q3	73.9%	25.5%	64.2%
2024 Q4	60.1%	37.8%	65.6%
2025 Q1	67.4%	31.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	65.1%	31.8%	65.0%
2025 Q3	66.7%	29.6%	62.5%
2025 Q4	62.9%	36.1%	64.7%
2026 Q1	51.1%	40.6%	60.6%
2026 Q2	61.5%	36.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

North Norfolk against England

North Norfolk
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	North Norfolk	England
2008 Q1	93.9%	85.1%
2008 Q2	97.2%	86.1%
2008 Q3	99.5%	86.3%
2008 Q4	96.7%	85.3%
2009 Q1	97.0%	85.9%
2009 Q2	93.1%	86.8%
2009 Q3	95.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	97.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	96.5%	87.0%
2010 Q2	95.0%	88.0%
2010 Q3	96.3%	87.7%
2010 Q4	95.9%	87.5%
2011 Q1	98.4%	87.9%
2011 Q2	97.1%	88.5%
2011 Q3	97.1%	88.3%
2011 Q4	96.9%	88.3%
2012 Q1	96.3%	88.2%
2012 Q2	94.4%	89.2%
2012 Q3	97.1%	89.0%
2012 Q4	96.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	98.1%	89.8%
2013 Q2	96.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	92.5%	90.3%
2013 Q4	96.9%	89.6%
2014 Q1	100.0%	89.8%
2014 Q2	97.3%	90.5%
2014 Q3	95.4%	90.0%
2014 Q4	98.5%	89.2%
2015 Q1	96.6%	89.3%
2015 Q2	94.5%	90.2%
2015 Q3	97.2%	90.0%
2015 Q4	96.7%	89.2%
2016 Q1	96.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	97.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	91.9%	90.2%
2016 Q4	95.6%	89.7%
2017 Q1	95.6%	89.9%
2017 Q2	93.2%	90.5%
2017 Q3	96.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	96.4%	90.1%
2018 Q1	91.7%	90.5%
2018 Q2	92.6%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.9%	91.2%
2018 Q4	94.3%	90.5%
2019 Q1	97.6%	90.3%
2019 Q2	96.2%	91.0%
2019 Q3	95.1%	90.6%
2019 Q4	91.4%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	91.5%	90.2%
2020 Q3	96.6%	90.6%
2020 Q4	93.8%	90.3%
2021 Q1	95.9%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.4%	91.2%
2021 Q3	97.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	97.4%	90.1%
2022 Q1	97.5%	90.0%
2022 Q2	96.4%	90.4%
2022 Q3	98.9%	89.8%
2022 Q4	98.7%	89.4%
2023 Q1	96.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	96.5%	89.2%
2023 Q3	96.0%	88.6%
2023 Q4	95.9%	88.2%
2024 Q1	93.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	94.1%	89.1%
2024 Q3	96.7%	89.4%
2024 Q4	96.5%	88.6%
2025 Q1	97.8%	89.3%
2025 Q2	96.9%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.3%	90.1%
2025 Q4	91.8%	90.1%
2026 Q1	97.7%	90.6%
2026 Q2	97.8%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks60.3%
8 to 13 weeks1.8%
13 to 26 weeks2.0%
Over 26 weeks0.4%
Extension of time agreed35.5%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	275
8 to 13 weeks	8
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	2
Extension of time agreed	162

Appeals

Decided: 5
Allowed: 20.0%
Median wait: 14 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

North Norfolk has published 91 conservation areas.
North Norfolk has published 42 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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