5 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01117/F - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

HOUSEHOLDER - Proposed extension, outbuildings & alterations to dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Jul 2026
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Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Application forms 2

PDF INVALID LETTER (NOT INCORRECT FEE) Invalid Letter · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF OLD HUNSTONTON PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 18 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area about 305 m away: The Wash
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
National landscape about 110 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
SSSI about 306 m away: The Wash SSSI; Inside the Old Hunstanton built-up area.
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 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
PE36 6JU
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Brancaster
Parish
Old Hunstanton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vertex Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
402decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15014813
Planning Portal ref
PP-15014813
Neighbours
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
11 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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11 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
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2021 Approved
6 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Single storey rear extension and replacement flat roof over existing garage and utility
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2021 Approved
Holme View 3 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Replacement Windows and Doors, side extension and cladding to main dwelling
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2021 Approved
Holme View 3 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Replacement Windows and Doors, side extension and cladding to main dwelling
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2020 Withdrawn
9 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 19/01369/F to obtain permission for a pro…
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2020 Withdrawn
9 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
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2020 Approved
16 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Demolition of garage/shed and replacement with garden room
20/01380/F
2020 Approved
16 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Demolition of garage/shed and replacement with garden room
20/01380/F
2020 Approved
11 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
First floor extension and alterations to dwelling
20/00014/F
2020 Approved
11 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
First floor extension and alterations to dwelling
20/00014/F
2019 Approved
Neptune Waterworks Road Old Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JE
Installation of gates.
19/01940/F
2019 Approved
Neptune Waterworks Road Old Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JE
Installation of gates.
19/01940/F
2019 Approved
9 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Proposed extensions, garage conversion and internal alterations
19/01369/F
2016 Approved
16 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
Demolition of garage, re-building with bedroom & ensuite over. Addition of two dormers to…
16/00637/F
2016 Approved
16 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
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2016 Approved
South Warren Waterworks Road Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JE
Extension and renovation with conversion of roofspace
16/00613/F
2016 Approved
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Extension and renovation with conversion of roofspace
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
6 Smugglers Close Old Hunstanton Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6JU
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2020 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings