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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
9,999Searchable applications
358Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 5,832 approved or refused records
693Refused applications

5,139 approved · 693 refused · 545 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

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More application records

  1. Application Permitted26/00143/F

    Change of use of an existing timber-framed caravan to a small one-bedroom holiday let.

    Mirries Garden 5 Westgate Street Shouldham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0BN

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  2. Application Permitted26/00144/F

    Replacement storage building and widening of existing access.

    Transport Yard And Workshops Church Road Terrington St John Norfolk PE14 7RY

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  3. Application Permitted26/00146/F

    HOUSEHOLDER: Roof replacement to create first floor extension, front porch extension and rear extension

    Orchard Bungalow Fakenham Road Docking King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8NW

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  4. Application Permitted26/00147/F

    HOUSEHOLDER: Extensions, internal alterations and rendering of existing dwelling

    Bears Corner 51 Station Road Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6PR

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  5. Application Permitted26/00148/F

    HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey side extension and alterations

    138 Sutton Road Walpole Cross Keys King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4HE

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  6. Application Permitted26/00149/F

    Single storey extension to existing building to form Woodland Kitchen and Bar, ancillary to the existing wider Woodlakes Park site (retrospective)

    Woodlakes Leisure Ltd Woodlakes Caravan & Camping Park Holme Road Stow Bridge Norfolk PE34 3PX

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  7. Application Permitted26/00150/F

    RETROSPECTIVE-Application for siting an InPost Locker

    INPOST DELIVERY LOCKER AT MORRISONS The Peel Centre Elm High Road Emneth Norfolk

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  8. Application Permitted26/00151/F

    Change of use from agricultural building to general industrial (B2), including external alterations

    Parkfield Farm Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8SL

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  9. Unknown26/00152/AG

    Agricultural Prior Notification: Proposed agricultural building to create a workshop and fertiliser store

    Rosedene Farm Severalls Road Methwold Hythe Thetford Norfolk IP26 4QY

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  10. Decided25/00447/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 AND 4 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00447/F - Proposed livestock building

    Land At E564192 N315193 Common Lane North Runcton Norfolk

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  11. Application Permitted26/00154/F

    Householder: Proposed pitched roof extension to the front of the property, flat roof extension to the rear and application of render to all

    Quantocks Wormegay Road Blackborough End King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1SG

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  12. Unknown26/00016/TREECA

    ASH Tree located on Junction of Overy Rd B1155 With Friars Lane Burnham Market PE31 8HH. Tree to be felled following Picus test report tree is substantially damaged please see attached report.

    Land Adjacent To Eastgate House Overy Road Burnham Market Norfolk

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  13. Withdrawn26/00155/F

    Retrospective: Householder: Proposed detached garage.

    Melanna 25 Ryston End Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9AX

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  14. Decided25/00807/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00807/F -Conversion of stable block into an Annexe with extensions to the front and rear

    Wood Farm Keepers Lane Congham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1DX

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  15. Decided23/01491/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 i AND ii FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 23/01491/LB - Remove the concrete wall that interrupts the kitchen/scullery space, this wall does nothing for the space and inhibits the areas principal function. The ceiling in the kitchen is made of modern plasterboard attached to modern floor joists and has been damaged by a leak from the bathroom upstairs at some point in the property's past. As a result of the removal of this wall and the remnants of chimney, the floor above will have to be replaced and a new ceiling fitted. Replace the ceiling plasterboards so they present as they currently are.

    Linden Cottage 48 High Street Northwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 5LA

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  16. Unknown26/00017/TREECA

    5 year maintenance plan, Year 1 heavily prune to structural framework to reduce the weight and prevent pulling from the house and the structure. Year 2 light prune up to 0.2m to maintain good health and to prevent Wisteria becoming overgrown again Year 3 heavy prune. Year 4 light prune. Year 5 heavy prune. Initially Acrow Props will be used to get Wisteria back to the window seal and a long-term solution will be to use oak beams to support weight.

    Orchard Leigh Church Road Wereham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9AP

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  17. Application Permitted26/00157/F

    HOUSEHOLDER: Erection of a two-storey side extension with Hipped Subservient roof, a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof, and a new porch to an existing semi-detached dwelling using materials to match existing.

    11 Walkers Close Creake Road Burnham Market King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8EP

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  18. Unknown26/00158/NT28

    NOTIFICATION UNDER THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION CODE (Conditions and restrictions) REGULATIONS 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus: as identified in Class A of Part 16 of the Town and Country Planning England (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended): Appratus to an existing Telecommunications Insullation

    T-Mobile Mast Telecom NE Corner Millennium Wood Chalk Pit Road Heacham Norfolk

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  19. Decided25/00224/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 6, 7, 10 AND 11 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00224/F - Part conversion of commercial unit into dwelling, extension and alterations

    J Kew Butcher Station Road East Rudham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8RB

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  20. Unknown26/00160/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness: For the proposed change of use from Class E (A) display/sale of goods other than hot food to Class E (B) sale of food and drink for consumption mostly on the premises

    Shop 45 Lynn Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4PR

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  21. Application Permitted26/00161/CU

    Change of use of a vacant property to accommodate up to 3 young people with care being provided

    The Shieling Squires Hill Marham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9JT

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  22. Decided23/00174/DISC_A

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 23/00174/F -Two storey rear extension and alterations to dwelling

    Old White Horse Station Road East Rudham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8RB

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  23. Withdrawn26/00163/F

    SELF BUILD: Construction of 1no. self/custom build house and detached garage.

    Land At Rowan Close Watlington Norfolk

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  24. Application Permitted26/00164/F

    HOUSEHOLDER: Retrospective application for existing outdoor BBQ area and extension to it to form games room

    Knightcott 151 Smeeth Road Marshland St James Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8JB

    Received 27 Jan 2026

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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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