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Norfolk County Council Library London Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5EZ

26/00740/LBListed Building ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 23 June 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

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Proposal

This application seeks consent for a programme of essential conservation and repair works at the Carnegie Library, King?s Lynn, focused on arresting decay and improving weather resistance. Key works include localized repairs to the roof tiles, leadwork, and gutters, the restoration of timber ventilation lanterns and windows, and targeted repointing of chimney stacks. The proposal also includes structural crack repairs and the installation of reversible internal features to facilitate continued community use during the project, ensuring all interventions utilize traditional materials to preserve the building's historic fabric.

Received
30 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St. Margarets With St. Nicholas
  1. Received30 Apr
  2. Validated30 Apr
  3. Consult.30 May
  4. Target25 Jun
  5. Decided23 Jun

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Norfolk County Council Library London Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5EZ. Kings Lynn has handled 553 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the King's Lynn conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across St. Margarets With St. Nicholas. We hold 1,702 applications in total for the PE30 postcode area.

95% of heritage 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
PE30 5EZ
Application type
Listed Building Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
King's Lynn

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Ms Hannah Wooller MOPA 4 Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
4 June 2026
Site notice start
8 May 2026
Site notice end
6 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14901234
Comments
0
Documents
13

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
  • Conservation area: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Kings Lynn LibraryOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Kings Lynn Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: King's Lynn
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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© 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.

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