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Purfleet House Purfleet Quay King's Lynn Norfolk

19/01172/FFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 August 2019

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of offices to two residential apartments

Received
4 July 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St. Margarets With St. Nicholas
  1. Received4 Jul
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.7 Aug
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided30 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Purfleet House Purfleet Quay King's Lynn Norfolk. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the King's Lynn conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across St. Margarets With St. Nicholas.

90% of full applications at King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
King's Lynn

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 July 2019
Consultation expiry
16 August 2019
Consultation start
17 July 2019
Consultation end
7 August 2019
Neighbour consultation start
17 July 2019
Neighbour consultation end
7 August 2019
Last date for comments
16 August 2019
Target decision date
30 August 2019
Permission expires
30 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Architectural Design 37 Church Road Wimbotsham King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3QG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 July 2019
Advertisement expiry
16 August 2019
Site notice start
17 July 2019
Site notice end
14 August 2019

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 1, King StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: King's Lynn
  • Brownfield land register: 1 King Street, King's LynnRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

  1. 2019
    4 Jul

    Change of use of offices to two residential apartments

    This applicationApprovedFull19/01172/F
  2. 2019
    4 Jul

    Listed building application for change of use of offices to two residential apartments

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside19/01173/LB

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    21 Aug

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT 16/02191/LB

    Discharge of Condition final letterDischarge of conditions16/02191/DISC_B
  2. 2019
    4 Jul

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 16/02189/F

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)19/01177/F
  3. 2018
    22 Nov

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7: LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION: Alterations to offices, conversion in…

    Discharge of Condition final letterDischarge of conditions16/02191/DISC_A
  4. 2018
    14 Jun

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 AND 4: Alterations to offices, conversion in part of building to dwellings and…

    Discharge of Condition final letterDischarge of conditions16/02189/DISC_A
  5. 2016
    19 Dec

    Alterations to offices, conversion in part of building to dwellings and construction of three dwellings…

    ApprovedFull Application16/02189/F

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