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First Staithe Field Main Road Brancaster Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BP

25/01919/FFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 28 January 2026

Council decision: Application Refused1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

HOUSEHOLDER: 12m x 5m swimming pool. 1.2 - 1.8m depth.

Received
19 November 2025
Ward
Brancaster
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.31 Dec
  4. Target28 Jan
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at First Staithe Field Main Road Brancaster Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8BP. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Brancaster. We hold 1,188 applications in total for the PE31 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 is located within the Roman fort (Branodunum) which is a Scheduled Monument that has national importance. The proposal, whilst relatively minor, would have a direct permanent impact on the Scheduled Monument resulting in a medium to low level of harm to the significance of the designated asset resulting in less than substantial harm. No clear and convincing justification has been provided as to the need for the proposal which would offer no public benefit. Whilst mitigation is proposed, this is inferior to the conservation of the asset and does not outweigh the harm when weighed against the lack of public benefit. The proposal would therefore be unacceptable and contrary to Policy LP20 of the Local Plan and the NPPF, specifically Para 213 and 215.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PE31 8BP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brancaster

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2025
Consultation end
31 December 2025
Target decision date
28 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14357889
Comments
0
Documents
26

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)Part of the site
  • Scheduled monument: Roman fort (Branodunum)
  • National Landscape (AONB): Norfolk Coast
  • Heritage coast: North Norfolk
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves 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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© 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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Feb

    Householder: 12m x 5m swimming pool. 1.2 - 1.8m depth.

    RefusedFull Application26/00360/F

Source: Kings Lynn

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