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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
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 dates10,051Searchable applications
356Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 5,868 approved or refused records
697Refused applications
5,171 approved · 697 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and developmentLocal plan Next Local Plan 2026-2044Conservation areas trees in a conservation area page
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01553616200Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided26/00416/PART14
SCHEDULE 2, PART 14, CLASS J for proposed installation of solar array on roof of cattle shed
Village Farm Rudham Road Houghton King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6ZE
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00425/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness: For the commencement of planning permission 26/00428/F for development of a battery energy storage system (BESS). The proposed construction works are identified on the implementation plan ((REF: BTGBKLY01_005.1.5 rev 01). They comprise the installation of a 300mm thick compacted type 1 granular sub-base which will be laid in 2x150mm layers.
Land Opposite Walpole Sub Station Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00432/F
Proposed changes to the front elevation, including a new front entrance door
Bar & Beyond 39 Norfolk Street King's Lynn Norfolk
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/00438/AG
Agricultural Prior Notification: General Purpose Agricultural Building.
The Barn Station Road Clenchwarton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE34 4DH
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00445/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Demolition and rebuilding of boundary wall
Creake House 21 Front Street South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9PF
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00446/F
Change of use of parcel of land for storage and distribution: Self service containers
Car Parking Campbells Business Park Campbells Meadow King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4YN
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00447/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Retrospective planning application for a shed to store private collection of historic agricultural vehicles
Tyrolean 16 School Road Tilney St Lawrence King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4QY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00449/F
Construction of Self-Build Dwelling
Land Adj 47 Main Road Brookville THETFORD Norfolk IP26 4RB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00450/F
Single-storey entrance lobby extension, including the removal of two mobile classrooms, alterations to the front perimeter boundary, and on-site fencing and associated external works
Clenchwarton Primary School 139 Main Road Clenchwarton King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4DT
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00453/TDC
Technical Details Consent for 7 Self-Build Dwellings - PIP Reference 25/01318/PIP
Land East of 113 School Road West Walton Norfolk
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00457/F
HOUSEHOLDER RETROSPECTIVE: Erection of two domestic outbuildings, including one single-storey building containing three garage bays, positioned on either side of the existing driveway.
Oakwood Golden Gym Pentney King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1EW
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided23/02164/DISC_G
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 23/02164/F- Demolition of existing car wash, provision of a 'Food to Go' pod, provision an EVC hub with canopy, 2 jet wash bays, a bin store and associated works
Service Station 1 - 5 Lynn Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4PR
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided24/00805/DISC_E
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 RELATING TO THE EXTRA CARE FACILITY ONLY FROM PLANNING CONSENT 24/00805/F: Variation of Conditions 1 and 2 of Planning Permission 24/00231/F: (Variation of condition 15 of planning permission 22/00929/FM): Development of 61 housing with care apartments, 39 care ready bungalows and 60 residential dwellings together with community facilities and services and associated landscaping, highway works and associated infrastructure
Lavender View Hornbeam Drive Hunstanton Norfolk
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/00461/F
SELF BUILD Single dwelling house using the Fall-back position giving up current Class Q permission for two dwellings
Three Acres The Common South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9JB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00462/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Replace the concrete render on the front and rear exterior of the property, with lime render
42 Checker Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5AS
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided25/01479/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/01479/PACU3 - Conversion of agricultural building to 1 dwelling (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q)
Agricultural Building At E567566 N309030 Westgate Street Shouldham Norfolk
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00465/F
First floor extension to existing brick built office in front of existing industrial unit to create 2 new offices and staff WC Facilities. Timber frame structure with steel profile cladding to match existing.
B & B Engineering Ltd 13 Bryggen Road North Lynn Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2HZ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00466/PACU3
NOTIFICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL: Change of use of agricultural barn to 10 dwelling houses ( schedule 2, Part 3 Class Q): The site comprises a group of detached agricultural barns located within a rural farmstead setting. The barns are arranged in clusters across the site and are set within areas of hardstanding and grassland, surrounded by mature trees and open fields. It is proposed to convert the existing five barns on site to provide a total of ten residential units. Details of this shown on P1000
Cow Croft Field Farm Cow Croft Lane Marshland St James Norfolk
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00467/F
Erection of a storage building
Unit 6 Grassgate Lane Walsoken WISBECH Norfolk PE14 7AN
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00079/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 26/00079/F - Variation of Condition 2 attached to Planning Permission 23/02035/F: Construction of one and half storey dwelling
Carstone 161 Lynn Road Ingoldisthorpe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6NS
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00469/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey front extension
25 Cedar Way West Lynn King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3JY
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00470/F
Variation of Condition 2 and Removal of Conditions 5 and 6 attached to Planning Permisison 23/01492/F: Single storey extension to link pool house to the main house, First floor extensions to the rear and raise roof height to allow for habitable rooms above and relocation of the plan
Home Farm House 40 Westgate Holme next The Sea Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6LF
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00046/TREECA
T1 - Silver Birch: Application to remove the tree due to decay in the lower stem.
Edinburgh Court Littleport Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1ND
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00019/TPO
2/TPO/00706: T1 Norway spruce, T2 dead maybe Scot's pine, T3 Norway spruce - Fell 3 partly wind blown pine trees. Tree have been uprooted and now have a dangerous lean towards out building
Wood Barn Stow Road Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3BD
Received 12 Mar 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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