1st Self Storage Ltd Edward Benefer Way King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 2FN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Siting of micro business units for Class E (excluding (a)) and B8 plus Sui Generis and retention of toilet block and parking area (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Kings Lynn Planning Committee on 27 Jul 2026.
Approved unanimously
- The application concerned 19 micro-business units, a toilet block and parking area on a previously approved self-storage site.
- A civic society objected to the retrospective scheme, questioning its sustainability, townscape benefits and compliance with planning protocol.
- Members approved the application by 11 votes to 2, giving greater weight to business incubation, previous approvals and existing access than highway concerns.
Source: Plota analysis of Kings Lynn's committee minutes of 27 Jul 2026.
Documents 35
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 7
Other documents 17
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 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
- PE30 2FN
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- North Lynn
- Parish
- King's Lynn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Design And Management. Co. UK
How this decision compares
Decided in 68 days from validation, 12 days slower than Kings Lynn's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Kings Lynn in the last twelve months, from validation. Kings Lynn decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 27 May 2026
- Consultation
- 27 May 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 27 May 2026
- Committee
- 27 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).
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