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Smithdon High School Downs Road Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5HY

25/00895/FMFull Application - Major DevelopmentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

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
28 May 2025
Decision due
28 August 2025
Ward
Hunstanton
  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.10 Jul
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 10 July.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Smithdon High School Downs Road Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5HY. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 May 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

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
PE36 5HY
Application type
Full Application - Major Development
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Hunstanton

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2025
Consultation expiry
17 July 2025
Consultation start
19 June 2025
Consultation end
10 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
19 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end
17 July 2025
Last date for comments
17 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Tom Molyneux- Wright DPP One Park Row Leeds LS1 5HN

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 June 2025
Advertisement expiry
16 July 2025
Site notice start
19 June 2025
Site notice end
17 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13944809
Comments
0
Documents
183

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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