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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

9,923Searchable applications

359Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 5,771 approved or refused records

688Refused applications

5,083 approved · 688 refused · 541 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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 Permitted25/01251/F
VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 AND 4 OF PLANNING CONSENT 23/00199/F: VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 FROM PLANNING APPLICATION 20/01595/F - Replacement of existing dwelling with three dwellings
Manor Holds Sandy Lane Docking King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8NF
Received 24 Jul 2025
Application Permitted22/01036/NMA_2
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO 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 28 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01256/F
Householder: Extension and alterations to dwelling and proposed car port
Turnfurrow Ploughmans Piece Thornham HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6NE
Received 28 Jul 2025
Unknown25/01257/LDP
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE- Stationing of a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling house within the curtilage of a dwelling house
1 Liege Cottages 14 Basin Road Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8TQ
Received 28 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01258/F
RETROSPECTIVE -Change of use of land and buildings to two holiday lets.
Holy Cross Federation School Wormegay Church of England Primary Castle Road Wormegay KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 0RN
Received 29 Jul 2025
Unknown25/01261/LDE
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE- Lawful siting of a caravan for personal holiday use
Caravan E565075 N333225 Bank Road Shepherds Port Snettisham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 7PS
Received 28 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01262/F
Replace front facing windows from aluminum to uPVC (qty - x23 windows, x1 single door, x1 double door) - Replace x1 window from timber frame to uPVC frame, rear of building - Installation of new windows in side of building, qty- x5 & x2 Single door uPVC). Removal of asbestos sheeting on side of warehouse, Replace with Like for like as existing metal sheet cladding. - New cladding to be fitted where extensions have been demolished, cladding to match other existing areas of warehouse - Resurface middle roadway of site, with new tarmac. Demolition of unused sections of the single story extensions situated in the middle roadway
Exaclair Ltd Oldmedow Road Hardwick Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 29 Jul 2025
Decided24/01525/DISC_C
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 AND 7 OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT 24/01525/LB: Retrospective: Demolition of masonry wall for extent shown on drawings to then be rebuilt using the reclaimed materials following demolition. Roof to be repaired with replacement timbers where necessary to be of same size and profile, with roof to be recovered and new tile battens and reclaimed Norfolk Pantiles.
East End Farm 15 Docking Road Ringstead Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5LA
Received 29 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01264/F
Householder: Alterations to Existing Garage Area and Solar Panels to Pool House Roof
Old Hall Hill Road Middleton King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1RW
Received 30 Jul 2025
Unknown25/00153/TREECA
Reduce 2 Large Cypress conifers (T1) approx 1.5M to underneath the BT wires and tidy both sides so road side does not impact road users, lorries, buses etcReduce Lawson conifer (T2) to match height of finished Cypress conifers
Swiss Cottage High Street Thornham Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6LY
Received 30 Jul 2025
Unknown25/00154/TREECA
T1 - Reduce Crown of Veteran Oak Tree by maximum of 2M, Raise lower crown which is unbalanced to 3m. The tree is leaning slightly and is in an exposed position. Works are to be undertaken to reduce any stress, excess weight and to aid passage of strong winds
7 Mill Farm Mill Road Burnham Overy Town King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8DX
Received 30 Jul 2025
Unknown25/00155/TREECA
Remove 1 Large branch (The lowest one) from Sycamore Tree (T1) Back to the trunk that overhanges the main wall at the front of the Property and underlying shrubs. This should help to rebalance the visual appearance of the tree.
St Marys Vicarage 12 Old Church Road Snettisham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 7NA
Received 30 Jul 2025
Application Permitted23/01692/NMA_1
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT to Planning Permission 23/01692/F: Full Planning Application for the Installation of Generator User Bay Extension of the Walpole 400kV Substation.
National Grid Electricity Transmission Walpole Substation Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk
Received 30 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01267/FM
Development of a ground mounted solar array with associated infrastructure, inverters, battery storage, cable routing, security fencing, landscaping and access
Land At E558740 N314292 Sluice Road Wiggenhall St Germans Norfolk
Received 30 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01268/F
New Roller Shutter to the front elevation.
34 - 36 Station Road Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7EY
Received 30 Jul 2025
Decided25/00625/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00625/F - Self Build Application for one new dwelling
The Birches House 65 Castle Rising Road South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3JA
Received 30 Jul 2025
Decided24/02017/DISC_C
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 of Planning Permission 24/02017/FM: Redevelopment of Hardwick House site.
Hardwick House Oldmedow Road Hardwick Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4JJ
Received 30 Jul 2025
Decided24/01188/DISC_D
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 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 30 Jul 2025
Decided22/00781/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 22/00781/FM - Erection of a commercial B2 General industrial building
White Barn Farm Silt Road Nordelph Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0BW
Received 31 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01274/PIP
PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE: Erection of 1no. dwelling
27 Little Carr Road North Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3RQ
Received 30 Jul 2025
Unknown25/01275/NT28
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1 x 9m wooden Pole
Street Record Sunnyside Close Heacham Norfolk
Received 29 Jul 2025
Decided24/01676/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 9 AND 12 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/01676/F - Part retrospective: Carport and Garage. selfbuild: replacement chalet dwelling on existing footprint
Venney Farm Barn Hundred Foot Bank Littleport Ely CB6 1UH
Received 31 Jul 2025
Unknown25/01277/LDE
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE -Request for lawful development certificate for property in use as a 6 bed HMO
37 Morley's Leet King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5GE
Received 31 Jul 2025
Application Permitted25/01278/F
Householder: Proposed front and side extension plus replacement of garage with new brick built garage
12 Hawthorn Avenue Grimston King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1XB
Received 31 Jul 2025

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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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