Downham Old Town planning approval rate
Downham Old Town ward in King's Lynn & West Norfolk has a 100.0% approval rate based on 46 planning decisions. King's Lynn & West Norfolk overall: 93.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
100.0%
ward approval rate
46
Decisions
46
Approved
0
Refused
93.2%
King's Lynn & West Norfolk average
Downham Old Town is 6.8 percentage points above the King's Lynn & West Norfolk average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Downham Old Town compares
Downham Old Town ward
100.0%
King's Lynn & West Norfolk overall
93.2%
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Recent decisions in Downham Old Town
Erection of a container at the back yard of the premises · Tue 02 Nov 2021
Proposed removal of single flat roof conservatory, removal of small brickwork ni · Tue 19 Oct 2021
Single storey front, rear and side extensions and first floor accommodation in n · Thu 14 Oct 2021
Erection of electrically operated traditional weinor folding arm awning · Thu 07 Oct 2021
What gets approved near your property?
In King's Lynn & West Norfolk, 1 in 15 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in King's Lynn & West Norfolk
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,011 decisions.
Other wards in King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Brancaster (90.5%)
Burnham Market And Docking (95.8%)
Upwell And Delph (91.9%)
St. Margarets With St. Nicholas (97.0%)
Massingham With Castle Acre (96.9%)
The Woottons (97.9%)
Gayton And Grimston (88.4%)
Heacham (86.4%)
Dersingham (94.9%)
Terrington (93.2%)
Walsoken, West Walton And Walpole (89.0%)
Airfield (98.6%)