1 Chapel Yard Docking Road Stanhoe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8QQ Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposal to offer the cottage as a furnished holiday let for a maximum of 5no people (including children) for a minimum of 210 days across the calendar year for a minimum of 3 nights per rental, when the property is not commercially let, to be either vacant or occupied as the owners second home. Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 165.
Day 165, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Kings Lynn are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Kings Lynn in the last twelve months, from validation. Kings Lynn decision record →
Site constraints 4
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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Historical activity at this location
11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).