Old Methodist Chapel Downham Road Fincham Norfolk
Refused on 12 December 2024
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
SELF-BUILD AND CUSTOM HOUSE: Conversion/change of use from disused methodist chapel and school to 2no. self-contained, self-build dwellings
- Received
- 2 October 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Ward
- Airfield
- ReceivedReceived2 Oct
- ValidatedValidated17 Oct
- Consult.Consultation7 Nov
- TargetTarget Date12 Dec
- DecidedDecided12 Dec
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Old Methodist Chapel Downham Road Fincham Norfolk. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Airfield.
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
- Fincham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 October 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 14 November 2024
- Consultation start
- 17 October 2024
- Consultation end
- 7 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 October 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 November 2024
- Last date for comments
- 14 November 2024
- Target decision date
- 12 December 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Martin Dowling Suite 4 Chiltern House 114 Severalls Avenue Chesham Bucks HP5 3EL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 17 October 2024
- Site notice end
- 14 November 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 47
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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