Limited recent decision data is available for King's Lynn and West Norfolk, so we don't show a headline approval rate here. The figures below cover all application types on record.
Across all application types, 90.5% of 3,313 applications decided since February 2023 were approved. Based on King's Lynn and West Norfolk's public planning register. Data last updated: 6 August 2026.
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All applications on record, not only the last 12 months.
| Category | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full planning applications | 1,551 | 1,369 | 182 | |
| Discharging planning conditions | 613 | 613 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Tree works in a conservation area | 337 | 337 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Protected tree works (TPO) | 151 | 136 | 15 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 129 | 122 | 7 | |
| Minor amendment to an approved scheme (S96a) | 117 | 99 | 18 | |
| Outline Planning | 64 | 30 | 34 | |
| Notification (28 days) | 52 | 52 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Advertisement Consent | 50 | 47 | 3 | |
| Full Planning (Major) | 34 | 31 | 3 | |
| Reserved matters (detail after outline approval) | 33 | 30 | 3 | |
| Change of Use | 29 | 26 | 3 | |
| Barn to home conversion (prior approval, Class Q) | 26 | 15 | 11 | |
| Other* | 127 | 91 | 36 | mixed types |
Discharging planning conditions: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Tree works in a conservation area: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Notification (28 days): no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
* Other combines smaller categories: GPD Extns - larger HH extn (14), Minerals and waste (14), Certificate of lawfulness (confirming permitted development) (12), Part 14 (11), Prior approval (permitted development) (10), Certificate of lawfulness (existing use) (9), Phone masts and telecoms (9), Conservation of Hab and Species Regs 17 (8), County Matter Application (6), Variation of S106 Section 1(B) (5), Change of Use Application (5), PA Part 3, Class M (4), Consultation by Adjoining Authority (4), Discharge of Planning Condition_E (2), PA Ag to Residential (Part 3,Class Q) (2), Hedgerow Removal (2), GPD Extns - additional storey (1), Notification of removal of BT Kiosk (1), Discharge of planning condition_N (1), Non-Material Amendment 6 - Major (1), Non-Material Amendment - Major 3 (1), Flexible Notification (Part 3,Class R) (1), Discharge of planning condition_I (1), Reserved Matters - Major Development (1).
The most recent three years. Earlier decisions are included in the totals above but not in this chart.
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 247 | 231 | |
| Q4 2023 | 431 | 381 | |
| Q1 2024 | 558 | 493 | |
| Q2 2024 | 438 | 397 | |
| Q3 2024 | 394 | 350 | |
| Q4 2024 | 334 | 302 | |
| Q1 2025 | 257 | 237 | |
| Q2 2025 | 250 | 235 | |
| Q3 2025 | 111 | 100 | |
| Q4 2025 | 13 | 12 | sample too small |
| Q1 2026 | 3 | 3 | sample too small |
| Q2 2026 | 35 | 34 | |
| Q3 2026 (quarter in progress) | 16 | 15 | sample too small |
The 12 wards with the most decided applications, across all years. 306 further decided applications fall in wards not shown.
Among wards with at least 20 decided applications, approval rates range from 80.8% in Terrington to 95.2% in Massingham With Castle Acre, a gap of 14.4 percentage points.
| Ward | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brancaster | 304 | 284 | 20 | |
| Burnham Market And Docking | 272 | 254 | 18 | |
| St. Margarets With St. Nicholas | 170 | 156 | 14 | |
| Walsoken, West Walton And Walpole | 165 | 149 | 16 | |
| The Woottons | 153 | 143 | 10 | |
| Upwell And Delph | 147 | 131 | 16 | |
| Gayton And Grimston | 131 | 117 | 14 | |
| Heacham | 129 | 119 | 10 | |
| Bircham With Rudhams | 126 | 112 | 14 | |
| Massingham With Castle Acre | 125 | 119 | 6 | |
| Terrington | 120 | 97 | 23 | |
| Emneth And Outwell | 112 | 96 | 16 |
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