Planning application
Station Farm Station Road West Dereham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9RR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of land for the storage of shipping containers (Use Class B8). The use relates only to the western part of the compound, as edged/red-lined on the application drawings, no other parts of the wider compound are included in this application. The land has been used continuously, openly and without interruption since before 2015 for the storage of approximately 15?20 standard shipping containers at any one time. The containers comprise typical 10ft, 20ft and 40ft units, each 8ft wide and 8ft 6in high, positioned on established hardstanding/farmyard surfaces within the western area. The units are not fixed to the ground and their positions may change within the western area to suit operational needs; there has been no abandonment or material change in the character of the use during the relevant period. Ancillary activities within the western area include customer access during business hours for depositing and collecting stored goods, the use of existing internal tracks based on historic farm routes for access and servicing, and site security via camera surveillance with limited lighting mounted on or near existing buildings. There is no commercial signage within the western area. No new buildings have been erected as part of this use; the containers are moveable chattels and not operational development, and no permanent engineering works are claimed. Any hardstanding and access tracks in the western area are long-established farmyard surfaces that pre-date the relevant period or form part of the existing yard
As published by the council, reference 25/02158/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02158/LDE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 31 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Postcode
- PE33 9RR
Site history
Applications at this address on the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/02157/F Awaiting decision
Station Farm Station Road West Dereham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9RR
A full (retrospective) planning application for the change of use of part of Station Farm from agricultural use to Class B8 storage, including the siting of a capacity of 20 standard shipping containers within an enclosed compound
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Dec 2025
Received by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
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2 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with King’s Lynn and West Norfolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year King’s Lynn and West Norfolk decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Station Farm Station Road West Dereham King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9RR
87% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul
A full (retrospective) planning application for the change of use of part of Station Farm from agricultural use to Class B8 storage, including the siting of a capacity of 20 standard shipping containers within an enclosed compound
Awaiting decision Full applications
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