1 - 3 Howdale Road Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9AB
Approved on 19 June 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted14 conditions
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Proposal
Proposed block of flats following demolition of existing buildings on site.
- Received
- 3 March 2026
- Public comments
- 10
- Ward
- Downham Old Town
- ReceivedReceived3 Mar
- ValidatedValidated11 Mar
- Consult.Consultation10 Apr
- TargetTarget Date19 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 Jun
Decided in 100 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 - 3 Howdale Road Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9AB. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 8 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the Downham Market conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Downham Old Town. We hold 569 applications in total for the PE38 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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Application details
- Postcode
- PE38 9AB
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Downham Market
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 1 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 10 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 22 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Architect profile
- VERTEX ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 2-3 Northgate Precinct Hunstanton King's Lynn PE36 6EA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 10 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 11 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 10 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14729273
- Documents
- 46
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Downham Market Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage 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.
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Associated applications
- 202612 Oct
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 26/00399/F
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01577/F - 20263 Mar
Proposed block of flats following demolition of existing buildings on site.
This applicationApprovedFull26/00399/F
Source: Kings Lynn
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