Kings Arms 28 The Green Shouldham Norfolk PE33 0BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00975/LDP - Lawful Use Certificate - Proposed Use Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed installation of 45no solar panels to rear facing roof slope Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Spar, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 6 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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Historic England ↗
Shouldham Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 19 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 167 m away: Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church; Inside the Shouldham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £368,000 in August 2005. Detached house, freehold.

22 August 2005£368,000

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

Building

Floor area455 m² (4,898 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 75)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2020, 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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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate - Proposed Use
Postcode
PE33 0BY
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Airfield
Parish
Shouldham
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Would be Lawful
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
John Stephenson
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 8 days faster than Kings Lynn's median of 54 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 85% of lawful development certificates here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
53decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Aug 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

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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.