Customs House Purfleet Quay King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1HP Data via plota.co.uk

Withdrawn 25/01327/F
Council
Kings Lynn 8.4/10
Date received
11 Aug 2025
Date validated
14 Aug 2025
Postcode
PE30 1HP

Description

Installation of a new suspended walkway to the South of the building, linking the existing ground floor door to the South to the West of the building. Guarding will be provided in the form of a galvanised steel handrail with integrated lighting. Replacement of 3no. streetlights on north Purfleet Quay with contemporary luminaires. Installation of a new electrical feeder pillar and power supply bollard. Internal alterations including replacement flood defences. Data via plota.co.uk

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70 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 18 - 19 Purfleet Quay,Purfleet Quay,King's Lynn,Norfolk,PE30 1HP, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 42 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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Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Kings Lynn 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.
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Article 4 direction
Kings Lynn Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
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Heritage at risk: King's Lynn
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
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Also on the record
Flood defence about 3 m from the postcode pin (demountable defence); Inside the King's Lynn built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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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Historical activity at this location

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2025 Withdrawn
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2025 Withdrawn
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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
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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