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Heacham planning approval rate

Heacham ward in King's Lynn & West Norfolk has a 82.8% approval rate based on 116 planning decisions. King's Lynn & West Norfolk overall: 90.6%.

Last updated: September 2026

82.8%
ward approval rate
116
Decisions
96
Approved
20
Refused
90.6%
King's Lynn & West Norfolk average

Heacham is 7.8 percentage points below the King's Lynn & West Norfolk average, placing it among the stricter wards in King's Lynn & West Norfolk. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How Heacham compares

Heacham ward (116 decided)
82.8%
King's Lynn & West Norfolk overall (1,980 decided)
90.6%
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Recent decisions in Heacham

26/00954/F
Householder: Proposed extension and alterations · Wed 09 Sep 2026
Approved
26/01067/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey rear kitchen, utility and garden room extension. Gara · Thu 27 Aug 2026
Approved
26/00933/F
HOUSEHOLDER: Single storey rear extension and alterations to bungalow with the a · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Approved
26/01083/F
Householder: Proposed rear extension and part garage conversion to provide annex · Wed 19 Aug 2026
Approved
26/00341/CHSR17
Application under the Habitats Regulations 2017: Change of use and conversion of · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Approved

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Other wards in King's Lynn & West Norfolk

Brancaster (90.0%) Burnham Market And Docking (95.1%) Upwell And Delph (89.9%) St. Margarets With St. Nicholas (95.9%) Gayton And Grimston (88.4%) The Woottons (95.2%) Massingham With Castle Acre (95.1%) Bircham With Rudhams (90.5%) Dersingham (93.2%) Walsoken, West Walton And Walpole (84.5%) Terrington (92.0%)
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