8 Folgate Lane Walpole St Andrew Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7HY Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 25/01660/CU
Date received
8 Oct 2025
Date validated
8 Oct 2025
Postcode
PE14 7HY

Description

Retrospective application of change of use of a house of six residents (care included) (C3b) to a care home up to three children aged 8-18 (C2) Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Kings Lynn Planning Committee on 2 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the care home would operate similarly to a dwelling and would not unacceptably harm neighbours or the locality.
  • An objector and a supporter addressed the Committee, while concerns about behaviour and care quality were identified as matters regulated by other agencies.
Read how the committee decided The proposed use, site history, officers’ assessment, public comments, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Kings Lynn's committee minutes of 2 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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
National infrastructure project: Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4, at pre-application; Inside the Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £139,000 in April 2023. Detached house, freehold.

25 April 2023£139,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area60 m² (646 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (33 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSystem built, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.