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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
7,856Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 4,428 approved or refused records
556Refused applications

3,872 approved · 556 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Unknown23/00378/LDP

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed siting of a mobile home/caravan within the residential curtilage comprising an ancillary residential use

    2 Chiltern Crescent Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5DB

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  2. Unknown23/00012/TPO

    2/TPO/00527 - T2 Oak - Crown lift to approx 2.8m and remove branches at ground level. Remove ivy and deadwood.

    Penny Fields 48 Common Road Runcton Holme King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0AA

    Received 7 Mar 2023
  3. Application Permitted23/00379/F

    Single Storey extension to dwelling

    Cliff Edge 29 Lighthouse Lane Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6EN

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  4. Decided22/01203/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 AND 6 OF PLANNING CONSENT 22/01203/F: Change of use of agricultural barn to 'Welcome Barn' and change of use of agricultural hardstanding to parking

    Church Farm Docking Road Fring KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6SE

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  5. Unknown23/00055/TREECA

    Sycamore x 1- To sever ivy to crown break at approx. 6m from ground level. Crown raise to approx. 5m from ground level.

    The Black Horse Inn School Road Castle Rising Norfolk PE31 6AG

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  6. Application Permitted23/00382/F

    Change of use of land from agricultural to extend existing garden, create new access and construct carport

    6 Fendley Close Watlington Norfolk PE33 0TW

    Received 7 Mar 2023
  7. Application Permitted23/00384/F

    Proposed extension, an increase of ridge height for loft conversion and renovation of the existing dwelling

    Quexcroft Cross Lane Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8AE

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  8. Application Permitted22/01216/NMA_1

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT OF PLANNING CONSENT 22/01216/F: Change of use of historic barns and associated building works to create 5 units for holiday accommodation including associated internal and external works and amenity space.

    Church Farm Docking Road Fring KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6SE

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  9. Application Permitted22/01203/NMA_1

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT OF PLANNING CONSENT 22/01203/F: Change of use of agricultural barn to 'Welcome Barn' and change of use of agricultural hardstanding to parking

    Church Farm Docking Road Fring KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6SE

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  10. Unknown23/00013/TPO

    5 DAYS NOTICE - 2/TPO/00295: T1 Tree - Remove dead tree

    77 Castle Rising Road South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3JA

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  11. Application Permitted18/01464/NMAM_7

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING APPLICATION 18/01464/RMM: For construction of 117 dwellings.

    Land East of 11 To 37 Elm High Road Emneth Norfolk

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  12. Application Refused21/02242/NMA_1

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNINGPERMISSION 21/02242/F: Alterations and extension to bungalow forming additional bedroom, garden room and attached garage

    Fen Lodge Chalk Road Walpole St Peter Norfolk PE14 7PN

    Received 1 Mar 2023
  13. Unknown23/00056/TREECA

    G1 Conifers - Remove due to blocking out light and getting too tall, one stump will be grinded below the surface and the other will be left at approximately the height of 8ft as it is already developed into a hedge. To be replaced by Pleached trees

    Hamlet Cottage Station Road Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8HA

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  14. Application Permitted23/00387/F

    First floor extension and alteration to dwelling (identical re-submission of approval 20/00014/F)

    11 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  15. Application Permitted23/00388/F

    Rear two storey extension with single storey element

    Fieldfare Cottage Main Road Titchwell Norfolk

    Received 7 Mar 2023
  16. Application Permitted23/00389/RM

    Application for reserved matters for 4 dwellings

    Longridge 37 Elm High Road Emneth Wisbech Norfolk PE14 0DG

    Received 8 Mar 2023
  17. Application Permitted23/00390/F

    For a replacement dwelling on the site of a 1970s semi-detached dwelling.

    The Hollies Wells Road Burnham Overy Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8JJ

    Received 8 Mar 2023
  18. Application Permitted23/00392/F

    Extension and alterations to dwelling

    West Farm House Barroway Drove Road Nordelph Norfolk PE38 0BZ

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  19. Unknown23/00393/LDP

    Application for lawful development for the demolition of existing conservatory and construction of utility room extension

    East View Ely Road Hilgay KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE38 0JN

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  20. Application Permitted23/00394/F

    REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 16/00771/F: Demolition of existing house and erection of new house. Existing garage to be retained

    Larksfield Gong Lane Burnham Overy Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8JG

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  21. Decided21/01121/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 OF PLANNING CONSENT 21/01121/RMM: Reserved Matters Application for layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for the erection of 226 dwellings and associated works and infrastructure

    Land NE of 7 To 11 Bridle Lane Downham Market Norfolk

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  22. Application Permitted23/00395/F

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING CONSENT 17/00857/RM: Reserved Matters Application: Detached dwelling

    128 Old Roman Bank Terrington St Clement King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4JP

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  23. Decided22/01816/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 AND 4 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 22/01816/F: Rear two storey extension, removal of garage roof to make open courtyard, alterations to front of house windows

    Nor-Ray House The Green East Rudham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8RD

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  24. Application Permitted23/00397/F

    Retrospective Application: Change of use from agricultural land to residential land to extend residential curtilage and erection of domestic outbuilding

    128 Old Roman Bank Terrington St Clement King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4JP

    Received 22 Feb 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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