Rainbows End High Street Thornham HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01127/F - Full Application Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVCE: Change of Use of private dwelling to Use Class C1 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Consultation
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Correspondence · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF INVALID LETTER (NOT INCORRECT FEE) Invalid Letter · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF NCC - HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Correspondence · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF PLANNING ADMIN CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Norfolk Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Thornham 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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chestnut Cottage and Railings Attached to South, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 5 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 361 m away: North Norfolk Coast; SSSI about 360 m away: North Norfolk Coast SSSI; Inside the Thornham built-up area; Heritage coast about 200 m away: North Norfolk; 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 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 6LX
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Brancaster
Parish
Thornham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Strata Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 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

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15060646
Planning Portal ref
PP-15060646
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
27 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
15 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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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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