12 Kitchener Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
RETROSPECTIVE- Use of former store building as one bedroom dwelling Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 1 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Kings Lynn Planning Committee on 1 Jun 2026.
Refused unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because flood safety and living space standards were not adequately addressed.
- The Environment Agency objected, highways raised no objection, and no representations were received.
- Members unanimously refused the application as recommended.
Source: Plota analysis of Kings Lynn's committee minutes of 1 Jun 2026.
Documents 32
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 6
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 5BJ
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- South And West Lynn
- Parish
- King's Lynn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 May 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 84 days from validation, 28 days slower than Kings Lynn's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 25% of changes of use here are.
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
- Neighbours
- 10 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 16 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 1 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 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%).
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