Land South of 25 South Street Hockwold cum Wilton Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

26/00496/F - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian use and new access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
5 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
28 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

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

Documents 32

Consultation & comments 13

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Scheduled monument about 28 m away: Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall
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 protection area about 369 m away: Breckland; Conservation area about 61 m away: HOCKWOLD cum WILTON Conservation Area; SSSI about 369 m away: Breckland Farmland SSSI; Inside the Hockwold cum Wilton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 6 October 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
IP26 4LN
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Apr 2026
Ward
Feltwell
Parish
Hockwold cum Wilton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 May 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 25% of changes of use here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
113decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14777500
Planning Portal ref
PP-14777500
Neighbours
27 Apr 2026
Consultation
27 Apr 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Site or press notice
27 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
31 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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