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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

10,426Searchable applications

343Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 6,140 approved or refused records

719Refused applications

5,421 approved · 719 refused · 568 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2018 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided24/00295/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/00295/F - Proposed 2 Plot Traveller Site
Hybrid Farm 246 The Drove Barroway Drove Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0AN
Received 24 Mar 2026
Application Refused26/00537/F
SELF BUILD- New build 2 bedroom chalet bungalow.
8 Stainsby Close Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7BP
Received 25 Mar 2026
Application Refused26/00538/CU
Change of use of existing building from holiday let to residential (No physical changes are proposed.)
Snettisham Water Mill Mill Gardens Snettisham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 7FH
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided25/02052/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 25/02052/F - HOUSEHOLDER: Proposed first floor extension, box dormer to existing loft conversion, first floor balcony and removal of existing garage to form parking area
18 Seagate Road Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5BD
Received 24 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00540/F
Construction of a single storey structure that will be a Stable for keeping horses.
Land At E569534 N321993 NW of Woodside Cliffe En Howe Road Pott Row Norfolk
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decided25/01044/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 25/01044/F - Householder: Proposed Extension and Alterations to existing dwelling.
Annex 1 Sea Lane Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JN
Received 24 Mar 2026
Unknown26/00542/TDD
5 DAY NOTICE - Remove dead tree from a conservation area .
Willow Orchard Broomsthorpe Road East Rudham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8RG
Received 20 Mar 2026
Unknown26/00543/NT28
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus New 9 Light Wooden Pole
Salts Road West Walton Norfolk
Received 25 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00536/F
Variation of condition 2 and 12 of planning permission 25/01812/F for a proposed agriculturally tied self build dwelling
Land E550359 N308128 West of Midfarrow Farm Walsoken Road Walsoken Norfolk
Received 25 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00545/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Demolition of conservatory. Single storey rear extension
60 All Saints Drive North Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3RY
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00102/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3, 5, 6 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 26/00102/F - Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 23/02276/F: New Residential Dwelling
Land E of 15 Lincoln Street Hunstanton Norfolk
Received 25 Mar 2026
Withdrawn26/00548/LB
LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION: Replacement sash windows to the front elevation of flats 1 and 3
89 London Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5EU
Received 26 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00549/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Proposed single-storey rear extension
56 Hungate Road Emneth Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8DE
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided24/02082/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/02082/F - Proposed Replacement Dwelling - (BNG de minimis exemption)
50A North Beach Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7LJ
Received 26 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00551/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Additional extensions to existing property to provide additional bedroom accommodation and open plan lounge
The Old Barn School Road Middleton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE32 1SA
Received 26 Mar 2026
Application Permitted25/00896/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00896/LB - Internal and external alterations to the Grade II* listed Smithdon High School main building, original workshops (now maths block), kitchen, original adult learning block, and Grade II* listed gymnasium, installation of ground-based photovoltaic panels, along with associated landscaping, parking and infrastructure works.
Smithdon High School Downs Road Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5HY
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided24/00173/DISC_D
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/00173/FM - Retrospective Change of Use from Agricultural Building to Flexible Use (Hospitality Events) with Camping, Barn and Associated Camp Site
Ambers Bell Tent Camping Church Lane Little Massingham Norfolk
Received 26 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/00556/O
Outline Planning permission for 4 self-build dwellings
The Anchorage 8 Common Road Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7PE
Received 27 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00557/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey extension to rear of property
121 Gaywood Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2PU
Received 30 Mar 2026
Application Refused26/00558/O
SELF-BUILD: Erection of 4no self build dwellings.
Land North of Rugosa Lodge Outwell Road Outwell Norfolk
Received 27 Mar 2026
Application Refused26/00559/O
OUTLINE APPLICATION: Outline permission for up to 4 self-build/custom build plots
Land W of 74 And S of 79 To 83 Hay Green Road South Terrington St Clement Norfolk
Received 27 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00560/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Conversion of existing attached garage, including infill of existing garage door with new wall and window, and new rear sliding folding patio doors.
Marigold Cottage Main Street Welney Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9RB
Received 27 Mar 2026
Application Permitted26/00562/F
Householder: Alterations to existing dwelling including raising the roof height whilst maintaining the existing pitch, to form first-floor accommodation with dormers.
Hidden House Main Road Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8AA
Received 27 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/00563/F
Full application for an extended 11 month holiday season to run from 14th February in any one year to 14th January the following year (resubmission of application)
Caravan Park The White Horse 40 Kirkgate Holme next The Sea Norfolk
Received 27 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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