Purfleet Trust 56 And 57 Bergen Way North Lynn Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk

1. 1.The site is located in an area at a high-risk of flooding being within Flood Zone 2 and 3 and a tidal breach area, as identified on the Environment Agencies Flood Maps and the Council’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) 2018. Whilst the sequential and exception tests are not engaged (due to the proposal comprising of a change of use of an existing building), the vulnerability of the use of the site would increase from less vulnerable (industrial, B2) to more vulnerable (non-residential education, F1a). By virtue of the lack of a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment the proposal fails to consider the risks associated with flooding or consider any mitigation that may be necessary to make this ‘more vulnerable’ use acceptable. The proposal is therefore contrary to the NPPF in general and specifically to paragraphs 176 and 181 of the NPPF and Local Plan Policies LP06, LP18 and LP25 and there are no material planning considerations that outweigh this departure.
2. 2.It is recognised that educational facilities create pressure on the highway. However, most schools are in residential areas where appropriate parking restrictions outside the school, signage (indicating there may be children) and speed limits are in place. The location of the proposed school is on an industrial estate where such a use would not be expected and where the usual mitigation that accompanies such a use (parking restrictions, signage and speed limits) are absent. Insufficient information has been provided to satisfy the Local Highway Authority or LPA that the development can provide safe and convenient access and sufficient on-site parking in an area where there is already considerable on street parking. It is therefore considered that the proposed development would result in unacceptable impacts that would be detrimental to highway safety including potential users of the development. The proposal therefore contrary to the NPPF in general and specifically to paragraph 116 of the NPPF and Local Plan Policies LP13, LP14, LP21 and LP38 and there are no material considerations that outweigh this departure from the Local Plan. King’s Court, Chapel Street, King's Lynn PE30 1EX Customer Information Centre: (01553) 616200 Stuart Ashworth Assistant Director Environment and Planning 2 June 2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

King's Lynn

Date validated

7 April 2026

Consultation expiry

13 May 2026

Consultation start

14 April 2026

Consultation end

13 May 2026

Neighbour consultation start

14 April 2026

Neighbour consultation end

13 May 2026

Last date for comments

13 May 2026

Target decision date

2 June 2026

Architect profile

HOLT ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED

Agent address

Mr Scott Brown Brambly Hedge Dereham Road Colkirk NR21 7NQ

Statutory period

56 days

Site notice start

14 April 2026

Site notice end

12 May 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-14817536

Comments

0

Documents

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