The Bolt Hole 51A South Beach Heacham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 7LH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01237/F - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Householder: First Floor Extension including a balcony and extend existing decking area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 11

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 ↗
Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Article 4 direction
Coastal area Heacham. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special protection area 7 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.
SSSI 7 m away: The Wash SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Sssi
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; Flood defence 13 m away (dunes); Inside the Heacham built-up area; Priority habitat 11 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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
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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £320,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

1 October 2025£320,000
30 June 2021£350,000

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

Building

Floor area55 m² (592 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingElectric storage heaters, Electric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 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
Full Application
Postcode
PE31 7LH
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Heacham
Parish
Heacham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Norwich Architects

How this decision compares

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

88%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
471decided 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15108496
Planning Portal ref
PP-15108496
Neighbours
12 Aug 2026
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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.

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.