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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 dates10,843Searchable applications
345Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 6,427 approved or refused records
743Refused applications
5,684 approved · 743 refused · 591 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Application Permitted26/01042/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Proposed single-storey side and rear extensions including link to garage, new porch and balcony structures. Various internal and external alterations.
Oakwood House Common Road West Bilney KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE32 1JX
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01043/F
HOUSEHOLDER: First floor side extension
12 Brancaster Close King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3EW
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01044/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Demolition of existing attached garage, and construction of new single storey side extension
11 Cedar Way West Lynn King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3JY
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/01045/AG
AGRICULTURAL PRIOR NOTIFICATION (schedule 2 part 6): Agricultural livestock building
Grimston Fen Farm 51 Fen Lane Pott Row King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1DA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided25/01441/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/01441/F - Variation of Condition 1 and Removal of Condition 2 of Planning Consent DG.2468: Toilet facilities etc. and layout of caravan site
Lifeboat Caravan Site Ship Lane Thornham Norfolk
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01047/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Ground and First floor extension to the West of the property, replacing an existing Ground Floor Garage. Small Ground floor extension to the North of the property, underneath an existing roof terrace
Harbourside Main Road Brancaster Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01048/A
2 no. Single-sided D6 digital displays
Esso Petrol Filling Station Lynn Road Hillington King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6BJ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01050/F
Retrospective: Householder: Front iron gates with and brick pillars
29 Windsor Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5PL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided22/01858/DISC_B
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 8, 16, 18 AND 19 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 22/01858/F: Variation of Conditions 2, 6, 17 AND 23 of Planning Permission 21/00940/F: Demolition of the existing modern agricultural barn, conversion of three barns to form 6 dwellings provision of bin and cycle store, parking, hard and soft landscaping and associated works
Manor Farm Main Road Titchwell Norfolk
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/00093/TREECA
Two trees namely Tree number 1 - Holly Tree and Tree number 2 - Ash Tree. Details contained in accompanying note and diagram.Seek permission to remove trees but if not approved to prune and reduce them. Details in Note and diagram.
Church View 51 Town Street Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9DA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01052/F
HOUSEHOLDER: To site a caravan within domestic curtilage for a family member
16 Lode Avenue Upwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 9BH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/01054/F
Retrospective application for one shepherd's hut with associated parking and well-being facilities (sauna and hot tub) to be used as a holiday let
Little Massingham Manor Station Road Little Massingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2JU
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided25/00792/DISC_F
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 37 for PHASE 1 ONLY as amended by 25/00792/NMA_1 - Variation of condition 6 attached to planning permission 16/02231/OM and variation of conditions 1, 23 and 25 of planning permission 22/01310/RMM: Residential development of the land to provide up to 600 dwellings, incorporating affordable housing, together with a local centre for uses A1, A2, A3 and/or A5 (600m2) with the total quantum of A1 net sales area not to exceed 279m2 in the alternative, D2 community floorspace (up to 500m2), open space, formal sport pitches, a car park to serve Reffley Wood and associated development to include substations, drainage features, roads, cycle and pedestrian paths and other such works.
Land West of Knights Hill Village Grimston Road South Wootton Norfolk
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01057/F
1 No. proposed dwelling and associated works including proposed front gate, landscaping and ancillary works to the access, including a new footpath and road widening
Kintallen New Farm 6 Fendyke Road Emneth WISBECH Norfolk PE14 8BA
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00368/DISC_A
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 26/00368/LB - Listed Building Application: New Signage to be installed on the front of the Building onto existing backing board similar to previously approved application 09/00385/A
3 Portland Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1PB
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01060/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey rear extension
7 Glenfield Close Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8RU
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01061/F
HOUSEHOLDER - Proposed Rear Extension & Alterations to Dwelling House
Home Lea 85 Stanhoe Road Great Bircham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6GP
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01062/CU
Change of use of Barn House from holiday accommodation to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
Barn House Pink End 56 West Street North Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9LQ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/01063/F
Retrospective planning application for change of use of part of barn for use as a public bar and kitchen area and construction of two single storey extensions to accommodate covered seating areas
Whitehall Farm Walsingham Road Burnham Thorpe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8HN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/00049/TPO
2/TPO/00050 and Conservation Area: T1 Copper beach - Tree on the front boundary next to the drive way, reduce away from BT lines running through the centre of the canopy by up to 1 m clearance. T2 Black Pine - Tree on the west boundary (located at the Vicarage), lift lowest northern growth off of the powerlines, give a 1 - 2 m clearance
12 Shernborne Road Dersingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6HZ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01064/F
HOUSEHOLDER: New garden wall and gate to eastern boundary
Stratton House 12 St Georges Court Thornham HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6NR
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01065/F
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 26/00562/F to change approved drawings which will include 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 24 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/01067/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey rear kitchen, utility and garden room extension. Garage conversion
18 Church Farm Road Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7JB
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/01068/LDE
Lawful Development Certificate: Use of building as a dwellinghouse
Duncan House Lynn Road Tilney All Saints King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4RU
Received 24 Jun 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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