Planning Data Insights

North Norfolk received Government funding through the Open Digital Planning Fund. The following data is also available on the Planning Data Platform.

Article 4 Directions

This dataset contains polygons for Article 4 direction areas within North Norfolk. An Article 4 direction is a direction under Article 4 of the General Permitted Development Order, which enables the Secretary of State or the local planning authority to withdraw specified permitted development rights across a defined area.

Brownfield land register

Land that has previously been developed is described as brownfield land. The Government is keen that local councils maximise the use of previously developed land for new housing and are aware of all such sites within their boundaries.

Local planning authorities must publish a brownfield land register under the Town and Country Planning Regulations 2017. The register was first published on 18 December 2017 and must be updated yearly.

Visit the page brownfield land register, for access to the dataset and further information about brownfield land in North Norfolk.

Conservation areas

This dataset contains polygons of conservation areas within North Norfolk. This data is an active, evolving record of conservation. 

Conservation areas were introduced through the Civic Amenities Act 1967. They are identified as having special architectural or historic interest which merits designation.

Conservation areas documentation

This dataset contains an index of conservation area documents that provide sources for the information in the conservation areas dataset. The documents include:

• draft directions
• area appraisals
• notices of conservation area designations
• management plans
• gazette entries

Visit conservation areas in North Norfolk to find out more.

Listed buildings

This dataset contains polygons for listed buildings within North Norfolk. These are buildings, objects, or structures considered to be of special architectural or historic interest and need to be preserved for future generations.

View further details on listed buildings.

The Secretary of State compiles the list for Culture, Media and Sport following advice from Historic England. Statutory listed buildings are protected by legislation in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

Tree preservation orders

Tree preservation orders are made by the local planning authority to protect specific trees, groups or areas of trees, or woodlands, in the interests of public amenity, and formal consent is required for pruning or removing a protected tree.  Visit trees and hedges for further information.

Datasets

These datasets contain polygons for tree preservation order schedule items within North Norfolk.

The tree preservation orders (TPOs) dataset is issued by local planning authorities to protect specific trees, groups of trees, or woodlands.

The tree preservation zones dataset are areas of trees under a tree preservation order. You may also know them as tree preservation zones or groups.

This dataset contains tree preservation orders for individual trees.

It is an offence to contravene an order by damaging or carrying out work on a protected tree without getting the necessary written consent from North Norfolk District Council (the local planning authority). Visit Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas for planning practice guidance on the GOV.UK website.

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Licence

North Norfolk District Council has published these datasets under the Open Government Licence (OGL) (v3). The licence has been applied following the Public Sector Mapping Agreement 'presumption to publish' process.

Acknowledgements

Please acknowledge the Information Provider through the following attribution statement:

© North Norfolk District Council, 2026, OGL v3.0

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, 2026

Data specifications

Coordinate reference system: WGS84 / EPSG:4326

Geometry format: OGC Well-Known Text[MS1]