Greystones Ploughmans Piece Thornham HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00940/F - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Retrospective Change of Use of agricultural fields to residential, including boundary treatments, gate, parking &turning area and associated parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
27 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 65 m away: Thornham Conservation Area; Inside the Thornham built-up area; Heritage coast about 114 m away: North Norfolk; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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
PE36 6NE
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Brancaster
Parish
Thornham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Atelier Associates

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-14209694
Planning Portal ref
PP-14209694
Neighbours
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 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