Bell House And The Old Bell School Road West Rudham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8TE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01113/F - Full Application Approved

Proposal

HOUSEHOLDER: Bell House - Proposed demolition of existing car-port and erection of new double car-port, demolition of existing boundary wall and erection of new part brick, part wrought iron railing boundary wall including new timber entrance gates. The Old Bell - wrought iron pedestrian gate and works to Old Bell Cottage to include demolition of existing fireplace and staircase to create new golf simulator and gym and works to remove ground floor bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette to be replaced with new changing rooms, sauna and relax/chill area including new window and doors and new dormer roof to rear elevation… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
PE31 8TE
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Bircham With Rudhams
Parish
West Rudham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
L Bevens Associates Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Kings Lynn's median of 52 for demolitions. Approved, as 83% of demolitions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
75decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Kings Lynn in the last twelve months, from validation. Kings Lynn decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15054951
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
27 Jul 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
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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