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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.
5,121 approved · 692 refused · 544 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2018 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
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Received 7 Nov 2025Service Station 1 - 5 Lynn Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4PR
Received 7 Nov 2025The Sandringham Estate Caravan And Motorhome Club Site Lynn Road Sandringham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6AT
Received 7 Nov 20258 Peddars Drive Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6HF
Received 10 Nov 2025109 Bishops Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4NU
Received 10 Nov 2025Old School House 102 Main Street Hockwold cum Wilton Thetford Norfolk IP26 4LP
Received 10 Nov 20257 Lode Avenue Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9BH
Received 10 Nov 2025Lime Kiln Yard Cuckstool Lane Castle Acre King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2AH
Received 11 Nov 2025Hill Rise Bailey Street Castle Acre King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2AG
Received 11 Nov 2025Land At E558740 N314292 Sluice Road Wiggenhall St Germans Norfolk
Received 10 Nov 2025Commercial Buildings Northwest of 4 Millfield Town Street Upwell Norfolk
Received 10 Nov 2025Old Crown House High Street Stoke Ferry King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9SF
Received 10 Nov 2025Land S of 16 Lynn Road Great Bircham Norfolk
Received 10 Nov 202510 Gresham Close King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3EJ
Received 10 Nov 20251 Gordon Fuller Close Brookville THETFORD Norfolk IP26 4RP
Received 10 Nov 2025Agricultural Building At E567566 N309030 Westgate Street Shouldham Norfolk
Received 6 Nov 2025Ras Dara 121 High Road Tilney cum Islington King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3BH
Received 11 Nov 2025Hall Farm 90 West End Northwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 5LG
Received 11 Nov 2025Annexe At Prestbury House Cuckoo Road Stow Bridge KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE34 3NY
Received 11 Nov 2025142 Norfolk Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1AU
Received 11 Nov 202544 St Nicholas Close Gayton King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1QS
Received 11 Nov 2025Guildhall of St George 1 St Georges Courtyard King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1EU
Received 11 Nov 2025Chapel Cottage 7 Back Street South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9PG
Received 11 Nov 2025Oak And Ash Market Lane Walpole St Andrew Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7LT
Received 12 Nov 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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