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Shop 45 Lynn Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4PR

25/01592/FFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 20 January 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from retail/off licence to takeaway with waiting area and storage areas.

Received
26 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Gaywood Clock
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.24 Dec
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 111 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Shop 45 Lynn Road Gaywood King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4PR. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 10 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Gaywood Clock. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The site, which is not located within a designated town centre, is located within walking distance of a secondary school in an area where there is already a concentration of takeaways and where health deprivation is high. The proposed development is therefore contrary to the NPPF in general but specifically to paragraphs 97.a) and 97.b) of the NPPF and Local Plan Policy LP18. There are no material considerations that indicate that a decision should be made other than in accordance with the Development Plan.
  2. The site is located within the Gaywood Clock Area which is recognised as a neighbourhood retail centre in the Local Plan. Local Plan Policy E1.3 seeks to resist the loss of shopping facilities that would detract from the role and function of this retail centre. Currently there is an imbalance in the centre with sui generis uses outnumbering retail uses. The loss of a further retail unit to a sui generis use would only increase this imbalance which would be contrary to Policy E1.3 of the Local Plan. There are no material considerations that indicate that a decision should be made other than in accordance with the Development Plan. Stuart Ashworth Assistant Director Environment and Planning 20 January 2026 King’s Court, Chapel Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1EX Chief Executive – Kate Blakemore

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PE30 4PR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
King's Lynn

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2025
Consultation expiry
24 December 2025
Consultation start
3 December 2025
Consultation end
24 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
3 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
31 October 2025
Last date for comments
24 December 2025
Target decision date
26 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Jason Law Unit 10D Drove Orchards Thornham Road Holme-next-the-Sea PE36 6LS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 October 2025
Site notice end
31 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14363096
Documents
24

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)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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