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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

10,660Searchable applications

345Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 6,311 approved or refused records

732Refused applications

5,579 approved · 732 refused · 581 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2018 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted26/00833/F
Householder: Single storey side extension.
6 Sidney Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5RH
Received 18 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00834/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Redesigned Cart Shed and store, with a first-floor games room and ancillary accommodation served by dormer and external staircase, and attached flat roof boat store� further to approval of 23/00418/F (retrospective)
Twitch And Putt Broadwater Road Holme next The Sea HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6LQ
Received 18 May 2026
Decided24/00873/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/00873/FM - Redevelopment of Disco Drives site to provide new timber services warehouse and two new starter units
Disco Drives Ltd Oldmedow Road Hardwick Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4LE
Received 18 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00837/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Detached garage and extension to dwelling
Castle Dene Castle Road Wormegay KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE33 0SG
Received 11 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00838/F
New changing rooms building
Recreation Ground Buckenham Drive Stoke Ferry Norfolk
Received 18 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00839/F
Store Room Extension
Gaywood Community Centre Gayton Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4EE
Received 12 May 2026
Application Permitted15/00352/VAR1B
Modification of planning obligation, reference LC/S106/16/06 related to planning application reference 15/00352/OM
Land E of Cheney Hill S of Benstaed Close And W of Marea Meadows Cheney Hill Heacham Norfolk
Received 13 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00840/F
VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 AND 12 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 23/01667/F: Proposed redesign 2no. dwellings following the removal of the existing residential bungalow
Malt House Station Road Hillington KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6DE
Received 18 May 2026
Decided14/01714/DISC_F
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 14 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 14/01714/OM - Outline Application for up to 117 dwellings, all matters reserved apart from access
Land East of 11 To 37 Elm High Road Emneth Norfolk
Received 18 May 2026
Decided15/00352/DISC_C
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 18 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 15/00352/OM - Outline Application: construction of up to 69 dwellings and associated infrastructure
Land E of Cheney Hill S of Benstaed Close And W of Marea Meadows Cheney Hill Heacham Norfolk
Received 18 May 2026
Unknown26/00843/LDE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of 6 x single residential dwellings (C3 use) and 2 x bedsit rooms (not C3)
23 & 25 Tennyson Avenue King's Lynn KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE30 2QG
Received 18 May 2026
Decided22/00704/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 22/00704/FM - Construction and operation of a solar farm comprising an array of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic ("PV") panels and containerised batteries and associated infrastructure
Mast Telecom Glovers Farm Fring Road Sedgeford Norfolk
Received 18 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00845/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Proposed single storey extension to property
73A Feltwell Road Southery Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0NS
Received 18 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00846/LB
Application for listed building consent for repairs externally and internally to Grimston Clock Tower, rebuilding of existing parapet gablets, new timber frame and door externally and internally, clock mechanism to be carefully removed for re-installation once works are completed
Grimston Clock Tower Lynn Road Grimston Norfolk
Received 18 May 2026
Decided23/01073/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 14 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 23/01073/F - Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of replacement dwelling
The Cottage Docking Road Burnham Market Norfolk
Received 18 May 2026
Unknown26/00848/TDD
Dead silver birch in garden to remove due to the concern over branches breaking off, particularly with service cables behind it and the Snettisham Beach Road 3 metres behind us. Not intending to do anything until the end of the nesting season unless it deteriorates dramatically
Oak Tree House 60 Common Road Snettisham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7PF
Received 14 May 2026
Application Permitted26/00850/F
Siting of micro business units for Class E (excluding (a)) and B8 plus Sui Generis and retention of toilet block and parking area (retrospective)
1st Self Storage Ltd Edward Benefer Way King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2FN
Received 13 May 2026
Unknown26/00851/NT28
Notification under Electricity Act 1989, Overhead Line (Exemption) (England & Wales) Regulations 2009 Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 640 Electricity, Paragraph 3 (1): Installation of new pole to form H Pole arrangement at pole 640478(95) to facilitate the upgrade of the existing pole mounted transformer to a 200kVA unit.
Street Record Lark Road Stoke Ferry Norfolk
Received 13 May 2026
Unknown26/00852/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: 2 x 10m wooden poles and associated cables,wires and attachments.
STREET RECORD Poplar Fields Drive Walton Highway Norfolk
Received 13 May 2026
Application Refused26/00853/F
Erection of agricultural building
Land West of B1155, North of Former RAF Bircham Newton Norfolk
Received 19 May 2026
Unknown26/00082/TREECA
T1 Walnut Tree - Cut down the tree in property boundary as it is considerably rotten. There is a neighbors car parking space which the tree overhangs and all neighbors are in favour of the tree being taken down
9 Tinkers Lane Wimbotsham King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3QE
Received 19 May 2026
Application Refused26/00854/F
Variation of Condition 2 attached to Planning Permission 22/01447/F: First Floor Extension
The Bolt Hole 51A South Beach Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7LH
Received 19 May 2026
Unknown26/00855/NT28
NOTIFICATION UNDER THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION CODE REGULATIONS 2003 to install 5G Electronic Communications Apparatus which consists of: 1 no generator installation and other minor upgrades to existing base station.
Electricity Sub Station Wootton Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4BP
Received 19 May 2026
Unknown26/00083/TREECA
T1: Laburnum tree - remove dead portionT2: Golden Honey Locust tree, reduce by up to 2.5meters in height, and sides up to 1 meter to reshape the canopy
Slipstream Washpit Sedgeford Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5LN
Received 20 May 2026

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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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