Development Site W of South Wootton School Off Edward Benefer Way King's Lynn Norfolk
Approved on 17 September 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
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Proposal
VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING APPLICTAION 23/00490/F - VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 and 9 OF PLANNING APPLICATION 20/01954/RMM -Reserved Matters Application following outline planning permission 17/01151/OM for the construction of 450 dwellings with associated infrastructure, to include access, landscaping, appearance, layout and scale
- Received
- 31 March 2026
- Public comments
- 4 · last counted 18 October 2026
- Ward
- The Woottons
- ReceivedReceived31 Mar
- ValidatedValidated9 Apr
- Consult.Consultation29 Jul
- TargetTarget Date18 Sep
- DecidedDecided17 Sep
Decided in 161 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Development Site W of South Wootton School Off Edward Benefer Way King's Lynn Norfolk. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 170 days, 17 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across The Woottons.
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
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 450
- Parish
- South Wootton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 5 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 15 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 29 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 5 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 18 September 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 15 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 10 April 2026
- Site notice end
- 9 May 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14817704
- Documents
- 288
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: 2/TPO/00514Part of the site · +16 more
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Associated applications
- 202630 Sep
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION 26/00581/F
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/00581/NMA_1 - 202631 Mar
VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING APPLICTAION 23/00490/F
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00581/F
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Kings Lynn
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