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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.
England · Local authority
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.
4,552 approved · 645 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Wisbech Community Farm Lynn Road Walsoken WISBECH Norfolk PE14 7DA
Received 9 Sept 2024Woodlands Mill Lane Docking King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8NX
Received 7 Aug 2024Harley Lodge 83B Nursery Lane South Wootton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE30 3NB
Received 8 Aug 202433B Lynn Road Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9NJ
Received 8 Aug 202452 Pilot Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1QL
Received 8 Aug 2024Land W of 23 To 37 And N And W of 52 Benns Lane Terrington St Clement King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4JY
Received 9 Aug 2024The Dabbling Duck 11 Abbey Road Great Massingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2HN
Received 9 Aug 2024Bears Corner 51 Station Road Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6PR
Received 9 Aug 20244 - 5 Market Place Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9DE
Received 9 Aug 2024Loughrigg 19 West Way Wimbotsham King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3PZ
Received 12 Aug 202416 Brook Road Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6LG
Received 10 Aug 2024Holy Lodge 2 Lynn Road Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7HY
Received 10 Aug 2024Penny Broom Herrings Lane Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8DW
Received 10 Aug 2024The Rosery 11 Bexwell Road Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9LG
Received 11 Aug 2024Tolls Close Cross Lane Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8AE
Received 11 Aug 2024Land West of Knights Hill Village Grimston Road South Wootton Norfolk
Received 12 Aug 2024Land W of 34 Small Lode Upwell Norfolk
Received 12 Aug 2024Ivy House West Drove South Walpole Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7RA
Received 12 Aug 2024The Old Vicarage Church Lane Sedgeford Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5NA
Received 12 Aug 20241 Mariners Court Golf Course Road Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JG
Received 13 Aug 2024The Barn 14 New Road Shouldham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 0DF
Received 9 Aug 2024Ashwina House 4 Gayton Road Ashwicken KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE32 1LS
Received 13 Aug 2024Manor Farm House 57 Burnham Road South Creake FAKENHAM Norfolk NR21 9JG
Received 13 Aug 202438 Barsham Drive South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3TT
Received 13 Aug 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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