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Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
7,612Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 4,261 approved or refused records
543Refused applications

3,718 approved · 543 refused · 405 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2018 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas44 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas12 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Application Permitted23/00074/F

    Proposed Rear Extension And Proposed First Floor Extension To Create A Chalet Bungalow

    The Bungalow 31 Market Lane Terrington St Clement King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4HR

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  2. Application Permitted23/00075/F

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2,3 AND 4 OF PLANNING CONSENT 21/02461/F: Demolition of out building to the rear of the site and plant room attached to the school with the removal of the shipping containers found to the rear of the site. Change of use from F1 to C3. Extension to the rear of the property and construction of dormers

    11 Church Street North Creake Norfolk

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  3. Application Permitted23/00076/RM

    PROPOSED 2 STOREY DWELLING

    Croft House Farm 48 Croft Road Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9HE

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  4. Unknown23/00077/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate: Small rear extension and side porch and connected internal works.

    14 Kings Croft Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6QN

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  5. Application Permitted23/00078/F

    Construction of one single storey dwelling

    Land E of The Memorial Hall High Street Fincham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 9EJ

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  6. Unknown23/00013/TREECA

    T1 & T2 - 2 x young Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 30% to clear overhead cables and road.

    1 Links Court Main Road Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BG

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  7. Application Refused23/00079/F

    Proposed agricultural style dwelling and accompanying car port involving demolition of existing argicultrual barn with permission to convert to residential.

    Land Rear of Burnsall Squires Drove Three Holes Norfolk

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  8. Unknown23/00014/TREECA

    H1 - Roadside Field Maple Hedge - Cut back to boundary no more than 6mT1 - Weeping Willow reduce vertical crown by 5m to reduce wind load

    Mrs Preedys Cottage Tower Road Burnham Overy Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8JB

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  9. Unknown23/00080/T3

    APPLICATION TO DETERMINE IF PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED: Proposed upgrade of an existing base station comprising the removal and replacement of a 15m monopole, supporting 3 no antennas on an open headframe, 3 no dishes together with ancillary development thereto

    Fairfield Farm Pullover Road Tilney All Saints King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4SG

    Received 16 Jan 2023
  10. Decided23/00082/PACU7

    Notification for Prior Approval for change of use of Hairdressers to residential property (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA)

    Cheryls Hairdressers 63 Bridge Street Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9DW

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  11. Application Permitted23/00086/F

    Application for a temporary construction access and haul road in association with development approved under 16/02231/OM

    Land West of Knights Hill Village Grimston Road South Wootton Norfolk

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  12. Application Permitted23/00087/F

    Proposed alterations to existing residential dwelling

    28 All Saints Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5AD

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  13. Application Permitted23/00088/F

    Detached garage

    4 Peck Lane South Wootton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE30 3UX

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  14. Application Permitted23/00089/F

    Detached garage

    5 Peck Lane South Wootton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE30 3UX

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  15. Application Permitted23/00090/F

    Proposed detached double garage to front of property

    Violet Cottage 24 Common Road Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7PE

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  16. Application Refused23/00091/O

    Outline application with all matters reserved for proposed chalet bungalow

    Land To the Rear of 24 Common Road Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7PE

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  17. Application Permitted23/00092/F

    The siting of 30 '20 foot' containers for local storage (Part-retrospective)

    Stoke Ferry Timber Ltd Boughton Road North Stoke Ferry KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 9BF

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  18. Withdrawn23/00098/CU

    Retrospective Application: Change of use from Agricutural Offices to Commercial Offices 24th September 2014, no new construction

    Stoke Ferry Timber Ltd Boughton Road North Stoke Ferry Norfolk

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  19. Unknown23/00016/TREECA

    T1 - Silver Birch Tree - To cut down and grind the stump and exposed roots within Conservation Area.

    Eastern Cottage 67 Bluestone Road South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9LY

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  20. Unknown23/00017/TREECA

    T1 - Weeping Willow, Fell T2 - Elm, Crown lift to 3m for pedestrian clearence and crown lift to 5.2m for highway clearence, T3 - Common Ash, Localised pruning of lower branches by 1m. T4 - Lime, Pollard to preserve tree.

    Church Road Wereham Norfolk

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  21. Unknown23/00096/F

    Erection of 1 x 3 bed and 1 x 2 bed two storey semi detached dwellings.

    Rowan Close Wisbech Cambridgeshire

    Received 15 Dec 2022
  22. Application Permitted23/00097/F

    Part Change of use and conversion/renovation to create 5 Apartments.

    Wooden Tops 31 Norfolk Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1AL

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  23. Application Permitted23/00099/CM

    COUNTY MATTERS: Non-compliance with conditions 1 and 7 of planning permission ref. C/2/2018/2012 to allow continued restoration operation until 30 April 2024

    Frimstone Ltd Crimplesham Quarry Main Road Crimplesham Norfolk

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  24. Application Permitted23/00100/CM

    COUNTY MATTERS: Non-compliance with conditions 1 and 9 of planning permission ref. C/2/2018/2013 to allow continued restoration operation until 30 April 2024

    Frimstone Ltd Crimplesham Quarry Main Road Crimplesham Norfolk

    Received 18 Jan 2023

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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