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Middleton Castle Station Road Tower End Middleton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE32 1EE

25/01595/LBListed Building ApplicationRefused
Listed building consent

Refused on 12 January 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed Building consent application for installation of 2.025m timber fencing

Received
29 September 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
3
Ward
West Winch
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target24 Nov
  5. Decided12 Jan

Decided in 105 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Middleton Castle Station Road Tower End Middleton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE32 1EE. Kings Lynn has handled 553 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 8 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across West Winch. We hold 1,150 applications in total for the PE32 postcode area.

95% of heritage 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 attachment of a close panel boarded timber fence to a curtilage listed wall in the setting of the grade I listed Middleton Castle, would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the curtilage listed wall and the setting of the grade I listed Middleton Castle. It is an inappropriate material for use within the historic setting and has caused permanent and non-reversable damage to the curtilage listed wall. The applicant has not sought advice as to what a suitable alternative may be and did not seek pre-application advice. It is therefore contrary to policies LP20 of the Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Local Plan 2021-2040. It would also be contrary to paragraphs 202, 207 and 213 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PE32 1EE
Application type
Listed Building Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Middleton

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2025
Consultation expiry
13 November 2025
Consultation start
23 October 2025
Consultation end
13 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
7 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
4 November 2025
Last date for comments
13 November 2025
Target decision date
24 November 2025
Committee meeting
12 January 2026
Decision issued
13 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
42 Brow of the Hill Leziate King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1EN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
7 November 2025
Site notice start
14 October 2025
Site notice end
11 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14366233
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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