The Ffolkes Arms Hotel Lynn Road Hillington King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6BJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Addition of 4no. spa cabins and associated plant Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10 Lynn Road,Hillington,King's Lynn,Norfolk,PE31 6BJ, about 37 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Hillington built-up area; 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
PE31 6BJ
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Massingham With Castle Acre
Parish
Hillington
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Kings Lynn's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
56decided in the last year

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

1comment received
1 objecting

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15147014
Planning Portal ref
PP-15147014
Neighbours
7 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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