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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 dates9,017Searchable applications
349Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 5,183 approved or refused records
643Refused applications
4,540 approved · 643 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused24/01302/F
Detached Annexe
Dunroamin 68 Lynn Road Terrington St Clement King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4JX
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Application Refused24/01314/F
Wooden stable block, with 3 individual stalls, sitting on wooden skids placed directly on the soil surface. (RETROSPECTIVE)
Land S of Church Lane And W of Station Road Roydon Norfolk
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01322/F
New single storey extension to rear of existing bungalow with retrospective approval to boundary fronting the road. (RETROSPECTIVE)
Wy-Rome 12 Westland Chase West Winch King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0QH
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01328/RM
Application for reserved matters. Access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for five dwellings
Land S of 14 And 15 Pasture Close Hillington Norfolk
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01329/A
APPLICATION FOR ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT FOR :1no. non-illuminated gable end sign and 1no. non-illuminated v-sign.
1 Daisy Close Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5FL
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/00057/TPO
2/TPO/00283 - T1 - Horse Chestnut - remove small limb growing above glass/paper bins to remove obstruction to bin lorry. Reduce upper left limb by 4-5m to remove weight to parent failure. Reduce 2-3 meters form the tips of the left hand branch to prevent it growing into the road. T2 - Horse Chestnut - Reshape the lowest branches to pull the canopy in to help match the shape of the top for the last reduction.
West Walton Institute Committee West Walton Village Hall Mill Road West Walton Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7EU
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application Refused24/01340/F
Change of use of front of building, first and second floor from offices to three flats
Bishops Lynn House 18 Tuesday Market Place King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1JW
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01342/F
Extension and alterations to dwelling and construction of garage and garden room
28 Dovecote Road Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9HB
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/00147/TREECA
T1 - Bay Tree - reduce trees to 3m and reshape themT2 - Bay Tree - reduce trees to 3m and reshape them
South View Main Road Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8AP
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01349/F
Construction of new dwelling (Self Build)
28 Common Road Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7PE
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided23/02126/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4,5,7,8,9 AND 10. ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 23/02126/LB - Conversion of upper floors to form 4no new dwellings
Seacroft Mobillity 50 High Street King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn24/01352/F
Removal of render on the front exterior of the property revealing the original brickwork.
42 Checker Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5AS
Received 28 Jul 2024 - Application Refused24/01354/F
Steel Frame Farm Building
Land Off School Road South Runcton Norfolk
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided22/02214/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 AND 6 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 22/02214/F - Part retrospective agricultural store
The Barn Station Road Clenchwarton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE34 4DH
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01361/F
Widening of existing gallery over vehicle access to form Master Bedroom with associated internal alterations and new first floor window
Sutton House 33 Back Street South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9PG
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01365/A
Installation of a new projection sign and replacment fascia sign
H Samuel 70 High Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1AY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/00150/TREECA
Tree Survey Report .no1063 Laburnham (tree fell 3 months) and tag no. G1 (mixed species - two dead elms to be removed)
Wereham Village Hall Church Road Wereham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 9AP
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/00151/TREECA
- Tree 1 Wiggerly Willow (salix matsudana tortuosa),4-5 metre pollard as restricting light into garden. As is now large, worried about self-pruning. Prolong life of tree and allow more light into garden - Tree 2 Common Ash (fraxinus), 2-3 metre crown reduction (target pruning). Thinning of crown. Removal of dead and diseased branches. Prolong life of tree and allow more light into garden
Brewery Cottage 3 Station Road Great Massingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2EX
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01373/FM
Proposed residential development of 16 Dwellings
Formerly Harpley Court St Lawrence Close Harpley Norfolk
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Application Refused24/01375/F
Demolition of Existing Dwellinghouse and Garage and Construction of Two Dwellinghouses
8 School Road Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7DE
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided22/01701/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5, 7 AND 8 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 22/01701/O - Outline application with some matters reserved for residential development of the site - 4 dwellings, involving the demolition of the existing commercial existing buildings on the site
Heating & Plumbing Services 5 Church Road Walsoken WISBECH Norfolk PE13 3RB
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01377/F
SELF BUILD: Demolition and construction of a self-build replacement dwelling, with re-located replacement swimming pool, new pool house, garage and store.
Broad Lane House Broad Lane Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8AU
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/01382/F
Construction of domestic garage
Oak End Field Lane Wretton King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9QT
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01384/LDE
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FOR AN EXISTING : Building used to house a woodchip boiler for a district heating scheme. The boiler provides heat to the adjacent dwellings, 1-10 Pretoria Cottages
Pretoria Cottages Tumbleyhill Road West Acre Norfolk
Received 31 Jul 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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