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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 dates8,634Searchable applications
349Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 4,933 approved or refused records
615Refused applications
4,318 approved · 615 refused · 456 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2018 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and developmentLocal plan Next Local Plan 2026-2044Conservation areas trees in a conservation area page
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01553616200Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Decided24/00021/DM
Prior Notification: Demolition of the building. The building is red-brick construction bungalow with a steep pitched slate roof, chimneys and timber extension to the side elevation.
New Fen Farm White City Road Barroway Drove Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0AP
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00022/DM
Prior Notification: Demolition of the building. The building is a 2-storey detached dwelling of red-brick construction with a slate roof, chimney, front porch and a single storey extension to the rear.
Widders Farm White City Road Barroway Drove Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0AP
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00024/F
Variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission 22/02257/F: Conversion of upper floors to form 4 dwellings with internal and external alterations.
Seacroft Mobillity 50 High Street King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00027/F
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 attached to planning permission 23/00587/F: Proposed bungalow.
88 Ryston End Downham Market Norfolk
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00028/F
Proposed rear extension, internal alterations, detached double garage and associated works.
Sunningdale Isle Road Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8TD
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00005/TREECA
Tree 1 and Tree 2 felling and removing roots.
Cartref 116 Town Street Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9DQ
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00031/F
Extension, Internal Alterations, Refurbishment and Erection of Car Port
The Squirrels 24 Eastgate Holme next The Sea Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6LL
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted18/01421/NMAM_7
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT to Planning Permission 18/01421/RMM: Reserved Matters Application: construction of 25 dwellings
Land To South of The Poplars Lynn Road Walton Highway Norfolk
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decided23/00567/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 AND 11 OF PLANNING CONSENT 23/00567/F; 8 No industrial units with open storage area in Use Classes B2 and B8
Land At Campbells Meadows King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00034/F
Application for the installation of CCTV, an alternative underground cable route and an associated new kiosk in connection with previously approved solar array and Stoke Ferry Water Treatment Works
Water Treatment Works School Lane Stoke Ferry Norfolk
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00035/F
Single Storey extensions to dwelling house
The Old Norfolk Hero Bircham Road Stanhoe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8PT
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00037/F
Extension to the front of the dwelling and minor alterations
2 Beckett Close North Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3QN
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00038/F
Extension and Alterations
Thornleys Barn High Street Thornham Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6LX
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Withdrawn24/00039/F
Create new front, rear and side extension, raise eaves level and renew roof to create habitable rooms in loft space
Greenville 14 Lynn Lane Great Massingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2HJ
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00040/LDE
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FOR EXISTING; retention of outbuilding, without complying with Condition 4 of Planning Permission 04/00840/F
Racecourse Barn Race Course Road Terrington St Clement KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE34 4JH
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00047/A
APPLICATION FOR ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT FOR; 1 double sided internally illuminated projecting sign 1100mm x 1100mm
Mc Donalds 71 High Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1AY
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00049/LDP
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED; move of an existing stud partition wall and add an additional wall to create additional bedrooms and shower room.
63 Chapel Road Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6PJ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00056/F
Alterations and repairs to the existing building and installation of Solar PV
The Porch House Hall Lane Thornham Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6NB
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00064/F
Single Storey Garage Extension Providing a Link Through
Flint Barn 20 Burnham Road Ringstead Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5LB
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00069/A
Consent to display 9 no. Aluminium composite non illuminated signage
Travis Perkins Hamlin Way Hardwick Narrows King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4NG
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Application Refused24/00070/O
Outline application with some matters reserved for demolition of garaging and proposed chalet style bungalow/dwelling
13 River Walk West Lynn King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3LX
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00074/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate: In 2009 the property was listed as holiday let and 11 month occupancy. The property will be used as residential full time and no longer a holiday let. The newer ones currently being built are fully residential and have no occupancy clauses on.
48 Pentney Lakes Common Road Pentney King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1LE
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00076/FM
Proposed pumpkin storage shed with washing facility and reservoir
Oakley House Nurseries Hall Road Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8PE
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Application Refused24/00077/F
Proposed siting of 3 Shepherds Huts (part-retrospective) to be used for short term holiday accommodation
LEITH HOUSE ORCHARDS Caravan Club Leith House Mill Lane Burnham Thorpe KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8JL
Received 15 Jan 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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