Army Drill Hall Doddshill Road Dersingham Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

26/01768/F - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of former Drill Hall to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), incorporating the existing attached dwelling as ancillary accommodation, together with associated alterations, landscaping, parking and amenity works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
6 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Jan 2027, from Kings Lynn's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bexhill-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 November 2026. 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
Received
30 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Nov 2026
Ward
Dersingham
Parish
Dersingham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
CBF Architectural Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Kings Lynn usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
127decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15212246
Planning Portal ref
PP-15212246
Statutory expiry
1 Jan 2027
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