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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
8,542Searchable applications
360Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 4,869 approved or refused records
609Refused applications

4,260 approved · 609 refused · 452 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2018 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. Application Permitted23/01643/F

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 22/00149/F: Conversion of barn to dwelling.

    Ancillary Outbuildings At 34 Whin Common Road Denver Norfolk

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  2. Unknown23/00182/TREECA

    To cut down and remove the roots of a dead Silver birch. The tree is within the Postland site behind Plot 1. The tree in question will be cut down in sections by a suitable professional tree surgeon. Disposal will be to the appropriate recycle centre.

    The Willows High Street Thornham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE36 6LY

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  3. Application Permitted23/01644/F

    Proposed cattle shelter

    Agricultural Barn N of Low Marsh Meadows Marsh Road Outwell Norfolk

    Received 4 Sept 2023
  4. Application Permitted23/01645/F

    Single storey extension to office

    Fountain Foods Ltd 79 New Road Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9AB

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  5. Decided23/01646/PACU3

    Notification for Prior Approval: Change of Use of Agricultural Building to One Dwellinghouse (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q)

    Agricultural Farm Building NE of St Peters Farm E Side of Drove Eastern Most Building Middle Drove Marshland St James Norfolk

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  6. Unknown23/00183/TREECA

    Removal of T3 Norway Spruce,T4 Purple Plum, and T7 Malus as identified in the Tree Survey Schedule of the Plandescil Arboricultural Implications Assessment

    59A Manor Road Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6LH

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  7. Withdrawn23/01648/F

    PROPOSED DETACHED TWO STOREY RESIDENTIAL ANNEXE

    157 St Peters Road West Lynn King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3JF

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  8. Unknown23/00184/TREECA

    T1 Ash - Fell and grind out stump and replace. T2 English Oak - Remove lowest descending secondary branch. Prune easternmost limb (6m above ground level) encroachingon neighbouring building by reducing to vertical growths inside boundary giving 3m clearance from building.Clean out all remaining dead wood. T3 Purple Beech -Reduce overhanging branches beside south-east corner of main house to give 2m clearance of elevations,reshaping to suitable growth points. Reduce and reshape branches overhanging single storey projection to east back to line of south elevation. Clean out remaining dead wood and reduce/reshape upper crown by approx. 2m to remove weak and declining growths.

    Anchorage House Broomsthorpe Road East Rudham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8RG

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  9. Application Permitted23/01650/F

    Erection of a dwelling and car port involving demolition of existing agricultural buildings

    Land And Buildings S of Burnsall Squires Drove Three Holes Norfolk

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  10. Application Permitted23/01651/F

    Erection and siting of fibre exchange telecommunications infrastructure to provide a full fibre (gigabit) to the premises service

    The Site Lies West of Osborne Road And North of A Scrap Yard, Just Beyond The Wisbech Settlement Boundary.

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  11. Unknown23/01652/LDE

    Application for a lawful development: Opening the existing park on or about 16 March for 20+ years in line with other parks near by.

    Diglea Caravan & Camping Park 32 Beach Road Shepherds Port Snettisham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 7RA

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  12. Application Permitted23/01653/F

    Proposed loft conversion and first floor front extension

    16 Mill Green Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8DY

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  13. Application Permitted23/01654/F

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR Construction of revised access to agricultural field off Middle Drove.

    Agricultural Farm Building NE of St Peters Farm E Side of Drove Eastern Most Building Middle Drove Marshland St James Norfolk

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  14. Unknown23/00185/TREECA

    T1 Oak - Fell suppressed to ground level T2 Oak - Remove 2 lowest lateral branches on the north side of crown. T3 Oak - Remove epicormic shoots on trunk to 3m above ground level. Remove 1 lowest branch on north side of crown. Remove 2 lowest descending lateral branches on the south side of crown. Reduce remaining lowest branches adjacent by 2m

    Chalk Hill 73 Burnham Road North Creake Norfolk NR21 9LA

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  15. Decided21/02379/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3,4,6 AND 7 OF PLANNING CONSENT 21/02379/F; Raising of roof to rear of property

    1 Prospect Place Harbour Way Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BW

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  16. Application Permitted23/01656/F

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 19/01886/CU: Change of use from A2 to Sui Generis - distillery, shop & spirit workshop

    WhataHoot Distillery 7A King Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1ET

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  17. Application Permitted23/01657/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and porch. Proposed store.

    33 Kenside Snettisham Norfolk PE31 7PB

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  18. Application Permitted23/01658/LB

    Application for listed building consent for alterations to fireplace surround in dining room, replace exisitng rooflights to a conservation style frame, replace existing porch flooring and external step tiling

    College Farm 10 Whin Common Road Denver DOWNHAM MARKET Norfolk PE38 0DX

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  19. Decided23/00287/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 23/00287/F: Proposed extensions and alterations to existing cottage with associated demolitions of existing side and rear extensions

    Potsford Cottage Northwold Road Methwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 4PF

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  20. Application Permitted23/01660/F

    Proposed new garden room and extension of utility.

    Samphire 20 Ulph Place Burnham Market Norfolk PE31 8HQ

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  21. Application Permitted23/01662/F

    Proposed alterations, reconfiguration and extensions to the existing dwelling

    Holly Bank The Drove Brancaster Staithe Norfolk PE31 8FH

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  22. Application Permitted23/01663/F

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 18 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 20/01866/F: Residential development of 9no. dwellings

    Land At Sutton Estate Burnham Market Norfolk

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  23. Application Permitted23/01664/F

    Extension and Alterations.

    23 Euston Way South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3TX

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  24. Application Permitted23/01665/CU

    24 hour homeless accommodation with ancillary support services.

    St Johns Vicarage Blackfriars Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1NT

    Received 14 Sept 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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