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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
7,889Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 4,450 approved or refused records
558Refused applications

3,892 approved · 558 refused · 421 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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More application records

  1. Application Permitted23/00441/F

    Proposed loft conversion

    58A Market Place Burnham Market Norfolk

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  2. Decided22/01443/DISC_C

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 OF PLANNING CONSENT 22/01443/FM: Demolition of existing dwellings and re-development to provide a 72 bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with associated access, car and cycle parking, structural landscaping and amenity space provision.

    157 And 159 Bexwell Road Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9LJ

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  3. Unknown23/00061/TREECA

    T1 And T2 - Ash. Reduce or pollard as overhanging my roof and chimney, and are also beginning to break and damage the neighbouring property.Current height approximately 35-40ft reducing by approximately 35% after removing damaged and or dangerous limbs.

    Hillcrest 5B Furlong Road Stoke Ferry King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9SU

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  4. Application Permitted23/00444/F

    Erection of a single-storey extension to an existing annexe to provide a 1 Bedroom Self-Contained unit for short-term hoilday lets.

    The Cottage 15 Leziate Drove Pott Row King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1DB

    Received 1 Mar 2023
  5. Decided21/01438/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 18 AND 19 OF PLANNING CONSENT 21/01438/OM: OUTLINE SOME MATTERS RESERVED: Residential development of 16 dwellings

    Buildings SE of 21 Sutton Road Walpole Cross Keys Norfolk

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  6. Application Permitted23/00445/F

    Alteration and extension to dwelling as per application 20/00439/F

    20 Market Place Burnham Market KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8HD

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  7. Unknown23/00447/CON

    CONSULTATION BY NORTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL: Demolition of existing farm buildings and erection of five dwellings with associated development

    Manor Farm Tattersett Road Tattersett King's Lynn PE31 8RS

    Received 10 Mar 2023
  8. Application Permitted23/00448/CU

    Retrospective planning permission is required to change the use of the land from agricultural to garden Land. It will be used for lawn and plants and for children to play on (recreational).

    25 Wimpole Drive South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3UH

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  9. Application Permitted23/00449/F

    Renewal of planning permission 19/01388/F to create new access.

    Russell House The Street Marham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 9JN

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  10. Decided21/02125/DISC_B

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 9 AND 10 OF PLANNING CONSENT 21/02125/F: Demolition of garage with store and create a new annexe with link to existing outbuilding and 2 storey extension to north elevation

    Marsh House Cross Lane Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8AE

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  11. Unknown23/00451/LDE

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing garage

    East View Ely Road Hilgay KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE38 0JN

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  12. Application Permitted23/00453/F

    Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension

    2 Jarvie Close Sedgeford Norfolk PE36 5NG

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  13. Decided21/02103/DISC_E

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING CONSENT 21/02103/FM: Phased development of 10 dwellings built to Passivhaus standards, using existing entrance from Jensons Way

    Land Off Jensons Way Jensons Way Whittington Norfolk

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  14. Application Permitted23/00454/F

    Conversion of the existing barn, which currently has Class Q approval, to 4 No. residential dwellings

    The Willows Middle Drove Marshland St James Norfolk

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  15. Application Permitted23/00455/F

    Proposed front porch and rear boot room extension. Plus replacement of timber framed outbuilding workshop, with new workshop and car-port, with storage space above.

    Breck House Sandy Lane Broadmeadow Common Castle Acre Norfolk PE32 2BT

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  16. Application Refused23/00456/F

    Reform existing roof to facilitate new inset balcony

    Woodthorpe Villa Main Road Brancaster Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BJ

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  17. Application Refused23/00457/F

    Proposed Development Of 9 Flats Including Conversion of Existing to the rear of 7-13 Tower street

    7 - 13 Tower Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1EJ

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  18. Application Permitted23/00458/F

    Extension and alterations to bungalow. New garage to rear garden.

    16 Jubilee Avenue Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7AT

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  19. Application Permitted23/00459/F

    Erection of single storey side & rear extension and front porch

    92 Retreat Estate Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9QH

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  20. Application Permitted23/00460/F

    Decommission of Barclay Bank Plc including letterbox to be sealed internally and to remove existing individual letters signage, branch opening times, ATM, night safe, CCTV camera and existing blue film.

    Barclays Bank Plc 42 High Street Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5AQ

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  21. Application Permitted23/00461/F

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 AND 3 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 22/02252/F: Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of replacement dwelling

    Toftsend Syderstone Road Bircham Tofts KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6EE

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  22. Application Permitted23/00462/F

    Proposed 2 storey side extension comprising of garage/store to ground floor with bedroom and en-suite to first floor

    114 Fenland Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3ES

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  23. Unknown23/00062/TREECA

    We wish to cut down all five small tress growing in our back lawn and grind the remaining small stumps to enable lawn to flourish. One magnolia and one holly behind the shed is overshadowing lawn and making garden damp. Two small cooking apple trees have not been pruned and are now way too tall to harvest and one small nearby tree nearby that is dead.

    Threeways Downham Road Nordelph Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0BQ

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  24. Decided16/02231/DISC_B

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 23 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 16/02231/OM: Residential development of the land to provide up to 600 dwellings, incorporating affordable housing, together with a local centre for uses A1, A2, A3 and/or A5 (600m2) with the total quantum of A1 net sales area not to exceed 279m2 in the alternative, D2 community floorspace (up to 500m2), open space, formal sport pitches, a car park to serve Reffley Wood and associated development to include substations, drainage features, roads, cycle and pedestrian paths and other such works

    Land West of Knights Hill Village Grimston Road South Wootton Norfolk

    Received 3 Mar 2023

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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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