Land S of Denver Hill N of Southern Bypass E of Nightingale Lane Downham Market Norfolk

21/00152/RMMReserved Matters - Major DevelopmentApproved

Reserved matters

Approved on 8 April 2022

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

RESERVED MATTERS: Up to 300 dwellings and associated infrastructure and access

Received: 15 January 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 61
Council: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Ward: South Downham

ReceivedReceived15 Jan
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation24 Feb
TargetTarget Date5 May
DecidedDecided8 Apr

Decided in 429 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land S of Denver Hill N of Southern Bypass E of Nightingale Lane Downham Market Norfolk. Kings Lynn has handled 937 applications of this type. This one was decided in 448 days, 57 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. There have been 28 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across South Downham.

73% of outline 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: Reserved Matters - Major Development
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 300
Parish: Downham Market

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 February 2021
Consultation expiry: 24 February 2022
Consultation start: 3 February 2022
Consultation end: 24 February 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 24 March 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 24 February 2022
Last date for comments: 24 February 2022
Target decision date: 5 May 2021
Committee meeting: 4 April 2022
Permission expires: 8 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Chris Calvert Pavillion Court Green Lane Garforth Leeds LS25 2AF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 5 February 2021
Site notice end: 5 March 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09244760
Documents: 417

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: 2/TPO/00685Part of the site · +22 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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