Cross Bank Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 3NE

Planning appeal 3371326 at Cross Bank Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 3NE (Norfolk County Council) was dismissed on 20 February 2026 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable in the interests of flood risk and the living conditions of nearby residents with respect to noise and disturbance resulting from an increase in traffic.

Erection of an anaerobic digestion facility to process biomass including reception/office building and workshop, digesters, storage tanks, combined heat and power plant, energy crop storage area and ancillary plant

Authority: Norfolk County Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Owen A
Postcode: PE30 2HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable in the interests of flood risk and the living conditions of nearby residents with respect to noise and disturbance resulting from an increase in traffic

What decided it

The proposed extended working hours during harvest periods would be imprecise, weather-dependent, and would not allow the Council adequate time to consider variations, and would cause unacceptable noise disturbance to nearby residents contrary to policy LP21 and MWLP policy MW1.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: MWLP policy MW1MWLP policy MW3MWLP policy WP16LP policy LP06LP policy LP18LP policy LP25LP policy LP21

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