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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 dates

9,442Searchable applications

359Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 5,451 approved or refused records

663Refused applications

4,788 approved · 663 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and development Local plan Next Local Plan 2026-2044 Conservation areas trees in a conservation area page

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01553616200 Council source

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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

Unknown25/00006/TPO
2/TPO/00023: Ash tree: Reduce crown by approximately 3-4m, Remove dead ivy from within crown. Raise entire crown to approximately 3m above ground level. The tree is currently close to the power lines and road, too close to the property, over extended limbs and dying tips. Heavily weighted to one side towards the road.
12 Hall Drive Feltwell Thetford Norfolk IP26 4BZ
Received 28 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00159/LB
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT 24/02021/LB: Repair to render on the front of the property. Repainting window frames and repairing where required in existing colour. Renovating portico in existing colour. Front door being painted back to original colour of gloss black. Front render planned to be recoloured
Bank House 15 Bridge Street Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9DW
Received 28 Jan 2025
Unknown25/00026/TREECA
T1 Deodar - To reduce in height by up to 2 metres. To prune the side by up to 1 metre to re-shape and balance
3 Church Crofts Castle Rising King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6BG
Received 28 Jan 2025
Application Refused25/00160/F
Householder: First floor side extension and garage conversion to extend dining room area.
20 Walnut Avenue West Winch King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0QE
Received 29 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00161/F
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 AND 4 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 23/01138/F- Erection of 2no dwellinghouses
Orchard Barn 7A Burrett Road Walsoken WISBECH Norfolk PE13 3RF
Received 29 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00162/F
Rear extension to provide additional retail space.
Gunhill Clothing 70 Market Place Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8HD
Received 29 Jan 2025
Application Refused25/00163/F
RETROSPECTIVE- Install new access and gates
Land At E554449 N308752 School Road Marshland St James Norfolk
Received 29 Jan 2025
Unknown25/00027/TREECA
T1- Twin stemmed Monterey Cypress- Fell to ground level and replace with a hornbean tree as close as possible to the base of the cypress tree. This tree is not suitable for a reduction due to its species and its form.
Orchard Villa Back Lane Castle Acre King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2AR
Received 30 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00164/F
HOUSEHOLDER- Proposed single storey side extension
Old Farm Market Lane Walpole St Andrew Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7LT
Received 29 Jan 2025
Decided24/00291/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/00291/F - Variation of Condition 19 attached to Planning Permission 20/01661/OM: Residential development for up to 22 dwellings (Outline application including access only)
Land Accessed Via 32 And W of 24 To 36 But E of Fairfield Lane Downham Road Watlington Norfolk
Received 29 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00166/F
New porch to front of property
6 Glebe Court Creake Road Syderstone King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8TL
Received 29 Jan 2025
Unknown25/00028/TREECA
T1 and T2 - Two crab apples close to the northern boundary which are proposed to be felled in order to allow tractor mounted flail access to cut adjacent hedge.
Land Opposite N of Ayres Cottage And Garners Row Ayres Cottage Walsingham Road Burnham Thorpe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8HN
Received 28 Jan 2025
Unknown25/00167/NT28
Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions)(Amendment Regulations 2017) : Install pole.
Home Farm Downham Road Crimplesham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9EF
Received 28 Jan 2025
Decided14/01369/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 14/01369/FM - Erection of a new country house with new access and associated infrastructure
Land At E577759 N335800 South of Ferndale Fakenham Road Docking Norfolk
Received 30 Jan 2025
Decided18/01966/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 2 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 18/01966/RMM - Reserved Matters: Erection of supermarket
Land NE of Scania Way Hardwick Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 30 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00169/F
Householder: Single storey extensions and alterations, new covered porch and part garage conversion including replacement of flat roof upon existing garage with pitched roof.
1 South Moor Drive Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7BW
Received 30 Jan 2025
Decided24/01188/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/01188/F - Internal and external restoration and refurbishment works to existing buildings, including internal and external demolition, reconfiguration and rebuilding, minor extension(s), part change of use, associated plant and enclosures and hard and soft landscape works
Guildhall of St George 1 St Georges Courtyard King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1EU
Received 31 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00170/F
Construction of a new single storey modular classroom unit within the school grounds on the site of an existing modular building which is to be demolished
Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen Primary School Park Crescent Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3BU
Received 31 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00171/F
Householder: Extension to rear of property and internal alterations to kitchen.
22 Church Lane Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7HJ
Received 31 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00172/LB
Householder Listed Building: Extension to rear of property and internal alterations to kitchen.
22 Church Lane Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7HJ
Received 31 Jan 2025
Decided21/02314/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 AND 4 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 21/02314/F - Proposed installation of plant and machinery to support approved anaerobic digestion site, comprising of an underground pipe route (740m) linking to permitted anaerobic digestion site, erection of eight external rotary dryers, retention of two combined heat and power generators and establishment of dried digestate pelletising and bagging plant within existing employment building.
Riverside Business Centre Cross Bank Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2HD
Received 31 Jan 2025
Unknown25/00029/TREECA
Works to various trees in a conservation area (see detailed report for all trees located on Glebe Avenue)
Street Record Glebe Avenue Hunstanton Norfolk
Received 31 Jan 2025
Application Permitted25/00175/F
Householder: Proposed single storey porch to principal elevation.
31 Philip Nurse Road Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6WJ
Received 3 Feb 2025
Application Permitted25/00176/F
Proposed erection of a 2-metre-high wooden fence approximately 50m in length along the front boundary of my property, with a 4-metre-wide metal security gate for access.
Woolner House Stow Road Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8QL
Received 1 Feb 2025

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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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