Annexe At Manor Farm House East Hill Road Middleton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE32 1RN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00671/CU - Change of Use Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from existing garage and office to short term holiday let and annexe accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Validated
22 Apr 2026
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Consultation
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Middleton (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) 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 scheduled monument 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
Change of Use Application
Postcode
PE32 1RN
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
West Winch
Parish
Middleton
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Darren French Architect @ 4041 Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 104 days from validation, 48 days slower than Kings Lynn's median of 56 for changes of use. 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

1comment received
1 supporting

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14671179
Planning Portal ref
PP-14671179
Neighbours
10 Jul 2026
Consultation
23 Apr 2026
Comments by
1 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
4 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jun 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