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NHS St James Medical Practice County Court Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5SY

24/00622/FMFull Application - Major DevelopmentApproved
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Approved on 3 September 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

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Proposal

Conversion of St.James Medical Centre to 11 Flats (Change of Use)

Received
3 April 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
15
Ward
St. Margarets With St. Nicholas
  1. Received3 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.10 May
  4. Target17 Jul
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 139 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at NHS St James Medical Practice County Court Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5SY. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 153 days, 15 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the King's Lynn conservation area, with 3 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. We hold 1,702 applications in total for the PE30 postcode area.

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

Postcode
PE30 5SY
Application type
Full Application - Major Development
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
11
Parish
King's Lynn

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2024
Consultation expiry
25 May 2024
Consultation start
18 April 2024
Consultation end
10 May 2024
Neighbour consultation start
19 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end
17 May 2024
Last date for comments
25 May 2024
Target decision date
17 July 2024
Committee meeting
2 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Ian Bix Sandpiper House Leete Way West Winch Kings Lynn Norfolk PE33 0ST United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 April 2024
Advertisement expiry
18 May 2024
Site notice start
26 April 2024
Site notice end
25 May 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12908110
Documents
57

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
  • Registered park and garden: The Walks, King'S LynnPart of the site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: King's Lynn
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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