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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 dates9,370Searchable applications
359Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 5,406 approved or refused records
657Refused applications
4,749 approved · 657 refused · 504 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2018 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/02228/F
Proposed replacement dwelling and detached double garage with games room above - Self-Build.
40 Avenue Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5NW
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02229/F
HOUSEHOLDER -extensions and alterations to existing single storey dwelling
1 Woodward Close Shouldham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0DE
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/02230/CON
Kingsway Solar Farm
Kingsway Solar Farm
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02231/CU
Retrospective change of use of land from agricultural to residential
23 Old Church Road Terrington St John Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7XA
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02233/F
RETROSPECTIVE -Erection of a 4 x 8 metre heavy duty tent. Main construction is based on connected steel poles covered with a heavy duty made to measure tarpaulin and positioned on a concrete pad. There is access at each end of the tent.
10F Drove Orchards Thornham Road Holme next The Sea HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6LS
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Refused24/02234/OM
OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION WITH SOME MATTERS RESERVED FOR: Construction of 12 dwellings and new access onto Church Road.
Land West of Doctors Surgery Church Road Terrington St John Norfolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02235/RM
RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION- for 5 new dwellings
Mathews Coaches 50 Westgate Street Shouldham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0BH
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00818/DISC_E
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 AND 16 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/00818/F - FOR PHASE 5 ONLY - Previous variation of condition permission for the construction of 78 dwellings and associated access, infrastructure and landscaping.
BCKLWN Land E of Losinga Road W of Waterside And N of Salters Road King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02237/F
CUSTOM AND SELF BUILD: The proposal is for a replacement dwelling on the site of a 1970s bungalow.
Furusato Wells Road Burnham Overy Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8JH
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided22/01036/DISC_C
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 AND 16 OF PLANNING CONSENT 22/01036/F - Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 21/00243/FM: Construction of 32 apartments with associated access, cycle stores, infrastructure and landscaping.
BCKLWN Southend Car Park Seagate Hunstanton Norfolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02239/F
HOUSEHOLDER - Extensions & alterations to dwelling
Great Bustards High Street Docking King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8NG
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/02240/LDP
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE- Creation of caravan on site required for 24/7 security purposes
Land E of Zoar Cottage Green Lane Walsoken Norfolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/02241/PART14
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed PV panel installation to existing roof (SCHEDULE 2, PART 14, CLASS J)
Docking Bowls Club The Ripper Hall High Street Docking King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8NG
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided23/01467/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 OF PLANNING CONSENT 23/01467/F: Reordering of site carpark including additional hardstanding. Refurbishment and re-branding of existing car showroom, workshop and MOT facility including the insertion of a new mezzanine to part of the main showroom, erecting a new photo booth building and re-painting existing ancillary buildings.
Showroom 49 Bergen Way North Lynn Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2JG
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted23/02154/NMA_1
Amendment of openings to rear elevation
4 Harefields Station Road Docking King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8LL
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02244/F
HOUSEHOLDER -Side, Rear and First Floor Extensions.
Kingsmead 79 Leziate Drove Pott Row King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1DD
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/02245/F
Self-Build -Proposed Agriculturally Tied Self Build Dwelling
Land SW of Midfarrow Farm Walsoken Road Walsoken Norfolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02246/F
Householder: Demolition of outbuildings, addition of new porch and single and two storey extension to side and rear and garden workshop.
Hybury 69 Leziate Drove Pott Row King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1DD
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02248/A
RETROSPECTIVE ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT -Exterior building Signage for newly completed The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Community Diagnostics Centre
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gayton Road Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4ET
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/00250/TREECA
T1 Willow - Tree is completely shading the garden, last pollarded in 2019, to be cut down to 5 metres with all branches below being reduced to 2 metres. This would be a reduction of leaf coverage by 100%. T2 Willow - Getting close to electricity lines and neighbour's roof (Margaret Cottage) also pollarded in 2019, pollard this tree removing all the smaller branches back to the boles where they were cut 6 years ago. This would remove 100% of leaf coverage..T3 Silver Birch - Crown thinning as swinging close to roof in heavy winds, , cutting back branches by 2 metres on the side adjacent to the house. 20% reduction in leaf coverage
Roses Manor Fakenham Road South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9PR
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02249/F
Construction of agricultural grain silo building
Hill Farm Boughton Long Road Barton Bendish King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9DW
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/02250/LDE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing construction of deer stock fence, foundations for storage container and strip top soil for Battery Energy Storage System units. Temporary heras fence around compound. Confirming that works implemented constitute a meaningful start to secure planning permission under application reference 21/01432/FM
Estuary Farm Edward Benefer Way King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2HY
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/02251/F
Installation of solar panel canopies within the school car parks for the purposes of electric vehicle charging.
Iceni Academy Stoke Road Methwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 4PE
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Application Refused24/02252/F
Householder: Proposed extension and external alterations to existing dwelling and detached garage.
Seasplurge 25 Beach Road Holme next The Sea Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6LG
Received 20 Dec 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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