Planning in of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 44 conservation areas and 12 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 1,988 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
44
Article 4 directions
12
Listed building outlines
1,988
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- BOUGHTON CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 March 1977
- BRANCASTER CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 18 October 1990
- BURNHAM MARKET Conservation Areadesignated 24 July 1975
- BURNHAM NORTON Conservation Areadesignated 20 October 1977
- BURNHAM OVERY STAITHE Conservation Areadesignated 17 March 1977
- BURNHAM OVERY the MILLS Conservation Areadesignated 24 July 1986
- BURNHAM OVERY TOWN Conservation Areadesignated 17 March 1977
- BURNHAM THORPE Conservation Areadesignated 17 March 1977
- CASTLE ACRE CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 1 April 1971
- CASTLE RISING CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 5 July 1979
- Dersingham Conservation Areadesignated 21 February 2013
- DOCKING CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 19 October 1978
- DOWNHAM MARKET CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 23 October 1975
- EAST RUDHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 29 September 1988
- FINCHAM Conservation Areadesignated 15 December 2009
- FLITCHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 13 December 1990
- FRING CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 14 April 1988
- GREAT MASSINGHAM Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1973
- HEACHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 4 February 1988
- HOCKWOLD cum WILTON Conservation Areadesignated 6 December 1979
- HOLME next SEA CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 16 March 1978
- HUNSTANTON CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 13 December 1984
- KINGS LYNN CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 15 March 1979
- METHWOLD Conservation Areadesignated 14 April 1988
- NEW HOUGHTON Conservation Areadesignated 19 October 1978
- NORDELPH CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 19 October 1978
- NORTH CREAKE Conservation Areadesignated 8 February 1990
- NORTHWOLD Conservation Areadesignated 1 March 1974
- OLD HUNSTANTON CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 20 October 1977
- PENTNEY/NARBOROUGH CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 26 July 1985
- RINGSTEAD CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 13 December 1990
- SEDGEFORD CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 18 October 1990
- SHOULDHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 6 December 1979
- SHOULDHAM THORPE Conservation Areadesignated 16 October 1980
- SNETTISHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 9 October 1978
- SOUTH CREAKE Conservation Areadesignated 16 October 1980
- STOKE FERRY Conservation Areadesignated 1 September 1977
- TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT Conservation Areadesignated 27 November 1980
- THORNHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 14 April 1988
- TITCHWELL CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 19 October 1978
- TOTTENHILL ROW CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 6 December 1979
- UPWELL CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 20 October 1977
- WEREHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 14 July 1977
- WIMBOTSHAM CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 15 March 1979
Article 4 directions
- Coastal area Heacham16 March 1967
- Coastal area Snettisham16 March 1967
- Holme next the Sea16 August 1952
- Kings Lynn Conservation Area17 June 1983
- Land at Lodge Farm Ringstead Road Holme next the Sea16 July 1991
- Land at Reffley Wood Kings Lynn16 March 1991
- Land north of Lighthouse Lane Old Hunstanton22 February 1956
- Land North of Whiteacres Elmside Emneth25 February 1997
- New Houghton Conservation Area19 June 1982
- Plot 10 Arlington Park Middleton16 February 1997
- South Beach Road Hunstanton22 February 1956
- Summerfields Beach Road Snettisham16 June 1980
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in of King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk has designated 44 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. of King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 12 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09