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Planning Applications
Some people believe that the Parish Council "permits" or "refuses" planning applications. This is not the case but the Parish Council is consulted on planning applications within the village and on policy matters, so may make representations to the Planning Authority on your behalf.
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council are the planning authority for this area and are responsible for making decisions on Planning Applications as well as preparing the local plan. They are required to consult the Parish Council on planning applications within the village. It is the responsibility of the Parish Council to consider these applications and make any objective comments to the Borough to help them in reaching their decision.
The Parish Council has set up a Planning Committee to look at the applications and to consider other planning issues that affect the village. The Committee consider each application in detail and currently meet once a month to agree their recommendations to the Borough Council.
If villagers have any concerns about a planning application they should make their views known directly to the Borough and there is a link to the Borough Planning website below. If, however you want the Parish Council to take your views into account please email the Parish Council Business Manager as soon as possible. The Planning Committee meetings are open to the public and villagers may address the committee on any items on the agenda. Whilst you cannot take part in the formal decision-making process any views expressed will be carefully considered by the committee. Occasionally due to tight timescales imposed by the Borough Council planning applications may be considered at the monthly Parish Council meeting. The dates and Agendas of the Planning Committee and Full Council Meetings are published on this website.
If you have any queries or comments regarding any planning application that you wish to bring to the Parish Councils attention, please contact us by Email.
The Borough Council have an interactive map search facility that can be used to find and view planning applications within your chosen area. We have provided a link below.
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