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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.
4,896 approved · 671 refused · 514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land E571605 N323497 N of Stable Yard Grassy Lane Congham Norfolk
Received 2 Apr 2025Rowan House Back Street Harpley King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6TU
Received 2 Apr 2025Five Bells Inn 1 New Road Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9AA
Received 2 Apr 2025Church Farm Docking Road Fring KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6SE
Received 2 Apr 2025TSB 1 - 3 Tuesday Market Place King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1JU
Received 2 Apr 2025Land NE of Oak Farm The Drift Ingoldisthorpe Norfolk
Received 3 Apr 2025Cobham House 43 North Street Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8HG
Received 1 Apr 20253 Stallion Close Downham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE38 9GL
Received 2 Apr 2025Scout And Guide Centre 101 School Road Runcton Holme Norfolk
Received 3 Apr 2025Church Farm Docking Road Fring KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6SE
Received 3 Apr 202542 Grimston Road South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3HX
Received 3 Apr 2025124 London Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5ES
Received 3 Apr 2025Deanscroft High Street Stoke Ferry King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9SF
Received 7 Apr 2025Hill House 28 Lynn Road Wimbotsham King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3QL
Received 4 Apr 202596 Bagge Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4NW
Received 4 Apr 2025Lilac Cottage Wells Road Burnham Overy Town KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8HU
Received 4 Apr 2025Land Opposite 1 To 4 Beacon Hill Burnham Market Norfolk
Received 4 Apr 2025Fincham Hall Swaffham Road Fincham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9DQ
Received 4 Apr 2025The Birches House 65 Castle Rising Road South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3JA
Received 7 Apr 2025Apple Tree Loke Rabbit Lane Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9LN
Received 7 Apr 2025Westhall Farm Lynn Road Middleton King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1RH
Received 31 Mar 2025Former North Lynn Community Centre Lawrence Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2DW
Received 31 Mar 2025Land West of Knights Hill Village Grimston Road South Wootton Norfolk
Received 7 Apr 20254 The Close Brancaster Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BS
Received 8 Apr 2025Records 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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