Hidden House Main Road Brancaster King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00562/F - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Householder: Alterations to existing dwelling including raising the roof height whilst maintaining the existing pitch, to form first-floor accommodation with dormers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2026
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Validated
2 Apr 2026
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Consultation
7 Apr 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Norfolk Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Brancaster Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument about 156 m away: Roman fort (Branodunum)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 325 m away: North Norfolk Coast; SSSI about 325 m away: North Norfolk Coast SSSI; Inside the Brancaster built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 3 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PE31 8AA
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Brancaster
Parish
Brancaster
Case officer
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Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
PiP Architecture
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
471decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Kings Lynn in the last twelve months, from validation. Kings Lynn decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14809457
Planning Portal ref
PP-14809457
Neighbours
7 Apr 2026
Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Comments by
7 May 2026
Site or press notice
7 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
28 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kings Lynn is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #20 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kings Lynn decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #133 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #82 of 296
87%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #20 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #41 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
261 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,216
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.