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50 Bexwell Road Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9LH

26/00565/FFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 May 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted2 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed porch and chimney.

Received
30 March 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Downham Old Town
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.6 May
  4. Target25 May
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 50 Bexwell Road Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9LH. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Downham Market conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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 9LH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Downham Market

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Consultation expiry
6 May 2026
Consultation start
7 April 2026
Consultation end
6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
7 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 May 2026
Last date for comments
6 May 2026
Target decision date
25 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Michael Carman Sandpiper House Leete Way West Winch Kings Lynn PE33 0ST United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
7 April 2026
Site notice start
7 April 2026
Site notice end
6 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14817523
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Downham Market Conservation Area
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Kings Lynn

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