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Smithdon High School Downs Road Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5HY

25/00896/DISC_BDischarge of Planning condition_BApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 14 April 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDischarge of Condition

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00896/LB - 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
26 March 2026
Decision level
Discharge of Condition
Ward
Hunstanton
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 May
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 18 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 19 days, 4 weeks 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_B
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hunstanton

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Target decision date
22 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Emily Rickard Studio 014 Haylofts St Thomas' Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4LE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14809419
Comments
0
Documents
8

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.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    Partial replacement boundary fencing to playing field area.

    PendingApplication26/01548/F
  2. 2026
    10 Sep

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 AND 7 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00895/FM

    Discharge of Condition final letterDischarge of conditions25/00895/DISC_B
  3. 2026
    9 Feb

    NOTIFICATION OF INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 15 CLASS B (a): Of the Town…

    ApprovedNotification (28 days)26/00268/NT28
  4. 2026
    7 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
  5. 2026
    7 Jan

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 AND 11 AND INFORMATIVE 1 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/00895/FM

    Discharge of Condition final letterDischarge of conditions25/00895/DISC_A
  6. 2025
    28 May

    Internal and external alterations to the Grade II* listed Smithdon High School main building, original…

    PendingFull Application - Major Development25/00895/FM

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