Unit D 1A St Johns Way St John's Business Estate Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0QQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00896/CU - Change of Use Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of Unit D, F and G from Class B2 (General Industrial) to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
5 Jun 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Documents 23

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Downham Market built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1112 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
Change of Use Application
Postcode
PE38 0QQ
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
South Downham
Parish
Downham Market
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Trundley Design Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
113decided 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.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14969732
Planning Portal ref
PP-14969732
Neighbours
10 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2026
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