Smithdon High School Downs Road Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5HY
Approved on 19 February 2026
Council decision: Discharge of Condition final letterDischarge of Condition
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Proposal
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 AND 11 AND INFORMATIVE 1 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00895/FM - Internal and external alterations to the Grade II* listed Smithdon High School main building, original workshops (now maths block), kitchen, original adult learning block, and Grade II* listed gymnasium, installation of ground-based photovoltaic panels, along with associated landscaping, parking and infrastructure works.
- Received
- 7 January 2026
- Decision level
- Discharge of Condition
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Hunstanton
- ReceivedReceived7 Jan
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation29 Jan
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Feb
Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at Smithdon High School Downs Road Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5HY. Kings Lynn has handled 989 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Hunstanton. We hold 216 applications in total for the PE36 postcode area.
100% of conditions 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
- PE36 5HY
- Application type
- Discharge of Planning condition_A
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hunstanton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 29 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 8 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 29 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 29 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 5 March 2026
- Decision issued
- 20 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Emily Rickard Studio 015 Haylofts St Thomas' Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4LE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14516575
- Documents
- 24
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.
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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Associated applications
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Sep
Partial replacement boundary fencing to playing field area.
PendingApplication26/01548/F - 202626 Mar
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00896/LB
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00896/DISC_B - 20269 Feb
NOTIFICATION OF INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 15 CLASS B (a): Of the Town…
ApprovedNotification (28 days)26/00268/NT28 - 20267 Jan
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5 AND 6 AND INFORMATIVE 2 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00913/FM
Discharge of Condition final letterDischarge of conditions25/00913/DISC_A
Source: Kings Lynn
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