Planning application
Land At E561665 N302569 Nightingale Lane Downham Market Norfolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application with all matters reserved apart from access for up to 260 dwellings, associated facilities and infrastructure, car parking, open space provision and access
As published by the council, reference 25/00961/OM
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00961/OM
- Type
- Outline Application - Major Development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2025
- Ward
- South Downham
- Parish
- Downham Market
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jun 2025
Received by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
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8 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
148 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with King’s Lynn and West Norfolk for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year King’s Lynn and West Norfolk decided outline applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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