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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

11,064Searchable applications

345Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 6,597 approved or refused records

753Refused applications

5,844 approved · 753 refused · 606 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Unknown26/01262/NT28
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 10m wooden pole
4 Kenwood Road South Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7SL
Received 3 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01263/F
Retrospective Planning Application - Pumphouse
Pumphouse Manor Farm Ferry Bank Southery Norfolk
Received 6 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01264/F
Retrospective Storage container for football goal posts and hardstanding
Recreation Ground Recreation Drive Southery Norfolk
Received 5 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01265/F
Proposed New Self-Build Dwelling
Beach Road Holme next The Sea Norfolk
Received 5 Aug 2026
Unknown26/00119/TREECA
T1 (Laburnum) - Remove tree due to excessive decay to lower stem. G1 (Prunus / Hawthorn Hedge) - Reduce to 2 metres height on order to provide clearance beneath overhead cablesWhat3words - adopters.obvious.replying
Hope House The Green Boughton King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9AF
Received 5 Aug 2026
Unknown26/01266/AG
PRIOR NOTIFICATION: A lined reservoir to store winter water for irrigation of crops
Pierrepont Farm Ongar Hill Road Terrington St Clement King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 4JD
Received 6 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01267/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Convert garage to habitable room
49A The Wroe Emneth Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8AN
Received 3 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01268/F
Householder: Single Storey Side Extension
2 St Peters Road West Lynn King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3LG
Received 4 Aug 2026
Unknown26/00120/TREECA
Crown reduction of a Eucalyptus tree
19 Lower Road Castle Rising KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 6AD
Received 6 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01270/F
Erection of a freestanding restaurant/takeaway with drive-thru facility, car parking, landscaping & associated works, inc. Customer Order Displays (COD)
Land Between Lynn Road Redgate Hill And Ringstead Road Lynn Road Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7HU
Received 6 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01271/F
Erection of storage shed for the keeping of vintage tractors and agricultural implements for field maintenance
Burrett House 49 Sparrowgate Road Walsoken Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7AY
Received 6 Aug 2026
Unknown26/01272/AG
PRIOR NOTIFICATION: Agricultural store
Lynn Road Walpole Highway Norfolk
Received 6 Aug 2026
Withdrawn26/01276/AG
PRIOR NOTIFICATION: A steel frame portal straw barn acting as an infill to existing cattle/machinery sheds to cover existing concrete yard
Whitehouse Farm Abbey Road Pentney King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1JT
Received 7 Aug 2026
Unknown26/01278/NT28
NOTIFICATION: The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - Installation of subtended headend sidepod onto existing BT cabinet
Land At E573577 N296034 Stoke Road Brookville Norfolk
Received 6 Aug 2026
Unknown26/01279/NT28
NOTIFICATION: The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - Installation of subtended headend sidepod onto existing BT cabinet
Land Opp 16 Methwold Road Northwold Norfolk
Received 6 Aug 2026
Withdrawn26/01280/PACU3
Prior Notification under Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use of a building and land within its curtilage from use as an agricultural building to four dwellinghouses
Land And Buildings North of Plantation Courtyard Ely Road Hilgay Norfolk
Received 7 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01282/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Demolition of existing conservatory, replaced with a single-storey rear extension with updates and alterations to existing openings, new rooflights and windows to south facing elevation
Olive Tree House Ravens Yard Nethergate Street Harpley King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6TN
Received 7 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01283/F
Proposed stables and menage
Fenlands 145 St Pauls Road South Walton Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7DD
Received 7 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01284/F
Erection of new commercial building partially on the same footprint as previously approved larger commercial building reference 18/00026/F
North Lynn Farm Estuary Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2HL
Received 7 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01285/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey porch and rear extensions
12 Robin Hill Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7SS
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided23/02244/DISC_C
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 23/02244/F - A single storey monopitch extension to the south of the church, Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) and enclosure to the south-west of churchyard, integrated PV panels to the south slope of the Nave roof and external landscaping works
Church of St Mary Church Road Wimbotsham Norfolk
Received 7 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01287/F
Proposed replacement dwelling
Transport Yard And Workshops Church Road Terrington St John Norfolk
Received 7 Aug 2026
Application Permitted26/01288/F
Single storey extension on rear of existing bungalow
Moat Lodge Main Road Crimplesham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9DX
Received 10 Aug 2026
Decided25/02032/DISC_D
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 17 AND 18 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/02032/FM: Proposed mixed-use forestry and sustainable eco-retreat comprising tourist cabin accommodation with associated facilities, landscaping, parking and access
Lords Common Wood Bircham Road Houghton Norfolk
Received 10 Aug 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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