Land Rear of 50 To 54 Common Road Snettisham Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

26/00366/OM - Outline Application - Major Development Refused

Proposal

Outline application for residential development comprising up to 31 dwellings, with all matters reserved except access. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:52

Application progress

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Received

27 Feb 2026

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Validated

5 Mar 2026

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Consultation

16 Jun 2026

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Committee

27 Jul 2026

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Refused

4 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 4 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kings Lynn Planning Committee on 27 Jul 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice, as the minutes record.

Officers said there was insufficient justification to delay the application after the parish council requested more time.
Objectors, the parish council and a supporter addressed the committee, while members discussed policy, flooding, drainage and highway safety.
Members refused the application by 12 votes to none, with one abstention, citing policy conflict, countryside character and landscape harm.

Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site context, public views, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Kings Lynn's committee minutes of 27 Jul 2026.

Documents 100

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF DECISION Decision · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION COMMITTEE DECISION Decision · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Report · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Report · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 19

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF ORDANCE SURVEY MAP Correspondence · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD AND CIVIL CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 4

PDF REVISED APPLICATION FORM WITH CORRECT OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE Application Form · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER (NOT INCORRECT FEE) Invalid Letter · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FORM 1 CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CIL Form · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 37

PDF LATE REPS - KING'S LYNN CIVIC SOCIETY Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF NCC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY COMMENT Consultee Comment · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING POLICY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENV EMAIL Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 27 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT Public Comment · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NORFOLK CONSTABULARY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF MINERALS AND WASTE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NORFOLK CONSTABULARY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE RE PUBLIC AND CONSULTEE COMMENTS Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NCC HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

PDF ANGLIAN WATER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NCC PUBLIC HEALTH CORRESPONDENCE Consultee Comment · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NCC HIGHWAYS CORRESPONDENCE Consultee Comment · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF MINERALS AND WASTE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF WATER MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICES COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICES COMMENTS Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NORFOLK CONSTABULARY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National landscape about 4 m away: Norfolk Coast

Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.

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

Priority habitat about 10 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land about 9 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 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: Outline Application - Major Development
Postcode: PE31 7PF
Received: 27 Feb 2026
Validated: 5 Mar 2026
Ward: Snettisham
Parish: Snettisham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Jun 2026
Decision: Application Refused
Decision date: 4 Aug 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Chaplin Farrant Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 152 days from validation, 96 days slower than Kings Lynn's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 40% of new homes here are.

This one152d

Council56d

UK57d

63%decided within 8 weeks

60%approved

6%go to committee

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

Public comments

102comments received

97 objecting2 neutral3 supporting

95% object · above the UK average of 75%

136 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14689504
Neighbours: 10 Jun 2026
Consultation: 16 Jun 2026
Comments by: 1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 4 Jun 2026
Committee: 27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

62 Common Road Snettisham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 7PF

2/TPO/00451 T1 oak - Raise crown overhanging garden by approx 4 meters. Reason for work…

23/00003/TPO 27 Feb 2023

2023 Approved

62 Common Road Snettisham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 7PF

2/TPO/00451 T1 oak - Raise crown overhanging garden by approx 4 meters. Reason for work…

23/00003/TPO 27 Feb 2023

2016 Refused

Journeys End 40B Common Road Snettisham Norfolk PE31 7PF

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16/00710/F 13 Mar 2017

2016 Refused

Journeys End 40B Common Road Snettisham Norfolk PE31 7PF

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Kings Lynn

Planning Authority Score

8.4/10

Excellent

#17 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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