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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 dates9,101Searchable applications
349Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 5,239 approved or refused records
649Refused applications
4,590 approved · 649 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/01595/F
Formation of vehicular access to agricultural field
Land Access At E568896 N300220 Chequers Road Wretton Norfolk
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01596/A
Two non-illuminated signs measuring 1m x 2m placed onto existing gates. The proposed signage delineates my Client's business which operates from this location.
Land Adjacent To Fenway Long Acres Holiday Home Park South Beach Road Heacham Norfolk
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01597/F
Single story rear extension.
Laburnum Cottage 164 Hungate Road Emneth Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8EQ
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Application Refused24/01598/F
Demolition of existing domestic garage block and replacement with new domestic garage block.
Ivy House West Drove South Walpole Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7RA
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Application Permitted24/01600/F
Single storey rear extension
Tanglewood 5 Herrings Lane Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8DW
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided21/00798/DISC_J
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 27 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 21/00789/F: Variation of condition 8 and removal of condition 11 of planning permission 16/00610/OM - no requirement for an emergency access
7 Bridle Lane Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9QZ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01602/F
Installation of an air-source heat pump
Apple Tree Loke Rabbit Lane Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9LN
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided22/00475/DISC_L
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 for Plots 5-21 OF PLANNING CONSENT 22/00475/RMM : RESERVED MATTERS: Residential development consisting of 30 dwellings
1 Yeomans Close Docking KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8QX
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/00072/TPO
2/TPO/00376: Reduction of the crown to 2 ash trees.
Lyngwood 97 Sluice Road Denver Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0DZ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01604/F
External finishes to be amended with the addition of a car port and internal layout redesign.
Corner House Wisbech Road Church End West Walton WISBECH Norfolk PE14 7ET
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01605/F
Rear single-storey extension and conversion of existing garage roof space
Skylark Sandy Lane Docking KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8NF
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01606/F
New Front Extension, New Rear Extension and New Side Extension, Internal Alterations/Refurbishment and New Parking Layout.
Greenville 14 Lynn Lane Great Massingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2HJ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/00176/TREECA
T1 on sketch. - One leylandi tree planted in Millbridge's grounds against the border fence overhangs our garden by 4 metres and has grown over our high level telephone/WiFi line. The tree damaged the telephone line in 2023 so that Sky had to come out and replace it. We wish to trim it back to the fence line.
4 Lynn Road Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7HY
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01607/F
Proposed rear sun room and internal alterations
3 Carlton Drive North Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3QY
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01608/F
Erection of Larch slat fencing to front and side boundary of property, including gates.
Silvertrees 81 East Winch Road Ashwicken King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1NA
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Withdrawn24/01609/O
Outline application with some matters reserved for proposed residential development of 5 dwellings with garages, including access and vehicle crossovers and landscaping
Land E of St Clement's Children's Centre And S of 100 Churchgate Way Terrington St Clement Norfolk
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01610/F
Proposed extensions and alterations.
29 North Beach Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7LJ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided21/01873/DISC_I
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 30 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 21/01873/FM: Construction of 226 new homes and associated green space, landscaping and ancillary infrastructure
Land SE of 60 Queen Mary Road N of Railway Line And S of Parkway Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01612/PART14
SCHEDULE 2, PART 14, CLASS J: Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of 530 no roof mounted solar pv panels of total installed capacity of 302 kWp
Southery Road Farm Ploughmans Drove Feltwell Norfolk
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00068/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 24/00068/F - Change of Use from commercial to create 4no. Dwelling Houses
Ravens Yard Nethergate Street Harpley Norfolk
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided21/02091/DISC_D
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 21/02091/F; Construction of 2 pairs of 3 bedroom semi-detached starter homes.
92A Smeeth Road Marshland St James WISBECH Norfolk PE14 8JG
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01106/NMA_1
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION: 24/01106/F: Extension to Dormer and Front of property as illustrated. Work permitted under PD annotated.
6 Howards Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6HR
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided22/00871/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7, 12 AND 15 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 22/087/FM - Proposed residential development of 13 dwellings
Land South of 2 And 3 Lark Road Stoke Ferry Norfolk
Received 7 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/01617/F
Proposed detached single storey outbuilding containing a garage to rear and study to front of proposal.
26 Southgate Lane Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7QN
Received 9 Sept 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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