Car Park At Granary Court Baker Lane King's Lynn Norfolk

25/01782/FFull ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 6 March 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Re-development of the Baker Lane Car Park in connection with the refurbishment of the single storey toilet block and the erection of a new single storey building to form a Travel Hub comprising cycle parking, storage, repair and changing facilities. Development to include the re-organisation of the existing car park to provide new external vehicle and cycle parking facilities alongside hard and soft landscaping.

Received: 28 October 2025
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 10
Council: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Ward: St. Margarets With St. Nicholas

ReceivedReceived28 Oct
ValidatedValidated28 Oct
Consult.Consultation1 Dec
TargetTarget Date23 Dec
DecidedDecided6 Mar

Decided in 129 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Car Park At Granary Court Baker Lane King's Lynn Norfolk. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 129 days, 11 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the King's Lynn conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across St. Margarets With St. Nicholas.

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

The proposed Travel Hub is considered to be sited in an unsuitable location, causing potential conflict between car and cycle users and the facilities would be of poor design, contrary to Local Plan (2021-2040) Policy LP13 and the general provisions of the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: King's Lynn

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 October 2025
Consultation expiry: 8 December 2025
Consultation start: 10 November 2025
Consultation end: 1 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 10 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 8 December 2025
Last date for comments: 8 December 2025
Target decision date: 23 December 2025
Committee meeting: 2 March 2026
Decision issued: 13 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Matthew Blythin Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 November 2025
Advertisement expiry: 3 December 2025
Site notice start: 10 November 2025
Site notice end: 8 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14299395
Documents: 68

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
Listed building: Grade II: 102,103b, High StreetOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
Heritage at Risk Register: King's Lynn

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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6 Nov
Erection of a single storey extension and internal alterations within the existing Baker Lane Car Park toilet…
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