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26/01280/PACU3 - PA Ag to Residential (Part 3,Class Q) Withdrawn

Proposal

Prior Notification under Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use of a building and land within its curtilage from use as an agricultural building to four dwellinghouses Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
−
Withdrawn
2 Oct 2026

Withdrawn on 2 Oct 2026 · Withdrawn Application · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hilgay built-up area; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
PA Ag to Residential (Part 3,Class Q)
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Denver
Parish
Hilgay
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Withdrawn Application
Applicant
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Agent
Bidwells

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15023973
Planning Portal ref
PP-15023973
Neighbours
12 Aug 2026
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 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