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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates8,929Searchable applications
349Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 5,132 approved or refused records
638Refused applications
4,494 approved · 638 refused · 478 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application Permitted24/00530/F
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling.
1 Liege Cottages Basin Road Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8TQ
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted22/00071/NMA_2
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION 22/00071/F: Removal or variation of conditions 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 19 of planning permission 21/00321/F
The Pastures 6 Choseley Road Thornham Norfolk
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted23/00247/NMA_1
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION 23/00247/F: Construction of one dwelling and garage
The Laurels Hubbards Drove Hilgay Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0JZ
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Application Refused16/01590/VAR1B
Modification of planning obligation, reference LC/S106/18/16 related to planning application 16/01590/F
Whittington Mill Whittington Northwold
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00535/F
Variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission 17/00247/F: Conversion of existing dwelling into two dwellings.
36 All Saints Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5AD
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00536/F
Proposed Replacement Dwelling and Construction of Two Additional Dwellings
17 Mill Lane King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3DT
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00538/LB
Application for listed building consent for two storey extension to provide 12 guestrooms. The proposals make physical alteration to buildings built approximately 20 years ago and are not related to the original listing
The Knights Hill Hotel Knights Hill Village Grimston Road South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3HQ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00539/F
Redevelopment of Grantly Site, demolition of existing bungalow and construction of two new chalet bungalows
Grantly 108 School Road Terrington St John Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7SG
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00540/F
VARIATION OF CONDITION 1,2,3,4,5 AND 6 OF PLANNING APPLICATION 22/01032/RMM - Construction of 12 dwellings including Layout, Scale, Appearance, Landscaping
Storage Depot At The Poplars Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Withdrawn16/01797/DISC_D
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 OF PLANNING CONSENT 16/01797/F : Renovation of existing building to provide one shop with flat above and one new dwelling. Demolition of workshop to rear of site. Addition of four new dwellings
Fishers Court North Street Burnham Market Norfolk
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00543/F
Proposed Construction of Outdoor Kitchen, Shed and Sauna
Lobster Pot Main Road Brancaster Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BJ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00544/F
Proposed Single Storey Extension to Dwelling and Construction of Single Storey Residential Annexe
Laburnham Cottage 33 Lynn Road Grimston King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1AB
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00545/F
Single storey side extension following demolition of detached garage
11 Dix Close Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7SJ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00547/F
Single storey extension on side of existing bungalow
19 Denver Hill Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9BE
Received 23 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00548/F
Single storey rear extension to existing bungalow.
8 St Johns Way Feltwell Thetford Norfolk IP26 4AX
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00549/F
Application to add 2no. Kitchen Windows to match existing windows, 2no. Bathroom Windows to match existing windows, 4no. Ground Floor Skylights. To repaint outside windows off-white from Brown.
Haylocks Barn 73 West End Northwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 5LG
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00550/F
New boundary wall and gates; replacement conservatory; metal fence cover to ASHP
The Coach House Snettisham House St Thomas Lane Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7RZ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00551/LB
New boundary wall and gates; replacement conservatory; metal fence cover to ASHP
The Coach House Snettisham House St Thomas Lane Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7RZ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00552/O
OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION WITH SOME MATTERS RESERVED FOR :Detached Dwelling and landscape works incidental to the development. Dwelling to be a Holiday Let in association with the adjoining a Caravan Park
Land E of The Gamekeepers Cottage Lynn Road Middleton Norfolk
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00553/F
Installation of a decommissioned bus on the school land, this will be converted into a library space for the pupils at the academy.
Castle Acre Primary School Back Lane Castle Acre King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2AR
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00081/TREECA
5 DAY NOTICE: Remove unsafe tree with split trunk within a conservation area
Westgate House 17 Chapel Lane Ringstead Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5JX
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00554/CM
COUNTY MATTERS - Development of 3.5km of new single lane access road known as the West Winch Housing Access Road (WWHAR), with a new roundabout junction between the WWHAR and the A47 trunk road providing access to the planned Hardwick Green development. Additional works include: a new roundabout junction between the WWHAR and the A10 at the southern end of the WWHAR; Roundabout Junctions on the WWHAR to provide access to the residential allocation area; Treatment of local roads which will be severed by the WWHAR, including a new road over bridge with shared footway, cycleway on Rectory Lane to cross over the proposed WWHAR and the permanent stopping up of Chequers Lane for vehicular traffic; Modification and re-orientation of the Hardwick Interchange; Dualling of the A47 to the north of the existing highway alignment between the WWHAR and the A10/A47 Hardwick Interchange junction; Temporary working areas for road construction including haul routes and two sets of National Grid gas main diversion works including construction compounds and temporary access and working areas; demolition of Hill Cottages on A47 Constitution Hill; construction of drainage basins, swales and associated maintenance access tracks
Development of Land For New Single Lane Access Road East of Constitution Hill And West Winch Road West Winch Norfolk
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Withdrawn24/00082/TREECA
T1 Unknown Species - Partial crown reduction by up to 1.5m to keep away from the road and cables
23 Old Feltwell Road Methwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 4PW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Refused24/00555/F
The erection of a cottage and garage on a former brown field site
Land Behind 32 Winch Road 32 West Winch Road West Winch King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0ND
Received 25 Mar 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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