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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates8,756Searchable applications
349Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 5,011 approved or refused records
623Refused applications
4,388 approved · 623 refused · 465 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn23/01186/NMA_1
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 23/01186/F : Demolition of existing double garage and construction of detached annex for elderly relative.
The White House 62 Market Place Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8HD
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00250/F
Variation of condition number 2 attached to planning permission 23/00011/F: Single storey rear extensions incorporating internal alterations.
Victoria Cottage Gong Lane Burnham Overy Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8JG
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00251/F
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING CONSENT 23/00759/F : Single storey rear extension and loft conversion including new whole house render and cladding upgrade
38 Poplar Avenue Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7EA
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00040/TREECA
T1 Cherry, T2 Deodar Cedar, T3 Leyland Cyprus, T4 Cherry, T5 Oak, T6 Silver Birch, T7 Cherry - Fell all. Replanting of crab apple and cherry trees along existing tree line
51 West End Northwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 5LE
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00252/F
Boundary wall (retrospective)
Orchard View 7 Baptist Road Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9EY
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00253/FM
New spa facilities, relocation of staff car park and alteration to current external circulation to the existing courtyard hotel rooms.
The Ffolkes Arms Hotel Lynn Road Hillington King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6BJ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00254/FM
Application for change of use of area Deepdale Farm, known as Parsons Bush to become a permanent part of the existing campsite on the farm, providing additional pitches for tents, campervans, motorhomes and trailer tents.
Land At E580454 N344043 Main Road Burnham Deepdale Norfolk
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00255/F
The use of an existing annexe extension as a separate dwellinghouse
Morzine Ingoldsby Avenue Ingoldisthorpe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6NH
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00256/F
Erection of replacement dwelling (part retrospective).
Ran Revir Bailey Street Castle Acre King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2AG
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00257/F
Proposed cart shed and store.
Barrowdale Orchard Close Brancaster Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BN
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00258/LB
Listed building application for approval of painted mural to the North elevation (rear) of No. Twenty9 Bar and Restaurant.
No.TWENTY 9 29 Market Place Burnham Market KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8HF
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00006/TPO
2/TPO/00233 - T1 ( Lime) Re pollard at the point of previous pollard (2 metre reduction) T2 (Lime) Re pollard at the point of previous pollard (2 metre reduction)
The Beeches 70 Back Lane West Winch King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0LA
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00259/F
VARIATION OF CONDITION 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 AND 9 OF PLANNING CONSENT 23/02050/F : Alterations to raise roof of existing garage and convert part into a non self-contained annexe
14 Long Lane Feltwell Thetford Norfolk IP26 4BJ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn24/00260/F
Two storey and single storey extensions to side and rear of existing dwelling, following removal of existing extensions and shed & construction of a new garage/garden store & alterations to existing vehicular access.
Bernina 22 Church Road Wimbotsham King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3QG
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn24/00261/F
Part change of use and first floor extension to form 2 no. new residential flats
142 Norfolk Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1AU
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00041/TREECA
Single medium eucalyptus tree to be reduced to in height to help relive stress to stem as root plate believed to be lifting slightly.Request to reduce canopy height by 20% to 30%
The Corner House Broad Lane Brancaster KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8AU
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00042/TREECA
T1 & T2 (Poplar) - Reduce roadside trees to point of previous reduction (3 metre reduction in height)T3 (Cherry) - Prune back low overhanging roadside limb by 2.5 metresT4, T5, T6 (Silver Birch) - Reduce by up to 2 metres and reshape.T7 & T8 (Silver Birch) - Reduce by up to 2 metres and re-shape.T9 (Silver Birch) - Reduce by up to 3.6 metres and re-shape.T10, T11 & T12 (Silver Birch) - Reduce by up to 2 metres and re-shape.
The Stables King William Close Terrington St Clement King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4WA
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00263/CON
CONSULTATION BY FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL: Installation of air source heat pump to front of existing dwelling.
Annabelle March Road Tipps End Welney Norfolk
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00264/F
The addition of five holiday lodges to the existing glamping provision plus associated car parking.
Wild Luxury - The Wild Glamping Company Drove Orchards Thornham Road Holme next The Sea Norfolk
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00265/F
Existing conservatory to be demolished and replaced with proposed lean to extension forming new Kitchen.
Mill Cottage 1 Mill Lane Marham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 9JB
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00266/PACU3
Proposed conversion of barn to a single residential unit (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q)
Land NE of Bramlea Angle Road Outwell Norfolk
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00267/LB
Internal alterations to subdivide and line existing ground floor dining space
The Crown & Mitre Ferry Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1LJ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided23/01977/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 of Planning Permission 23/01977/LB: Installation of new tie rods to provide structural tie for gallery roof structure. Installation of structural ties to gable end brickworks. Along with associated enabling works.
King's Lynn Museums Old Market Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1NL
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn24/00043/TPO
2/TPO/00293 - T1 - Prune the oversized conifer trees back from our gable end of our property (on plan as tree 1), as you will see fromthe images attached this tree in now to close to our property. Pruning to reduce the branches back by 2 meters. T2 - Maintenance work to another conifer tree (tree 2 on the plan), which is overhanging our property. Pruning to reduce the branches back by 2 meters.
Apple Tree Loke Rabbit Lane Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9LN
Received 13 Feb 2024
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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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