Norwich planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Norwich City Council, updated daily. Norwich City Council received 211 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 26 days.
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Recent applications in Norwich
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Sinclair International Ltd Jarrold Way Bowthorpe Employment Area Norwich NR5 9JD
AC unit installation and repositioning at a Norwich industrial site. Adds eight external condensers, a louver, and relocates four internal units to external positions at full application stage. HVAC and mechanical services subcontractors target the fit-out, with fixings and ductwork suites…
M&E
Calthorpe Lodge & White Cottages The Great Hospital Bishopgate Norwich NR1 4EJ
Sheltered housing and office conversion at listed Norwich buildings. Reconfigures White Cottages and Calthorpe Lodge, adding office fit-out and internal remodelling at full application stage. Listed building constraints drive specialist joinery, glazing and M&E packages; internal partitioning and…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
East Wards The Great Hospital Bishopgate Norwich
Five-unit residential conversion of community facilities, Norwich. Repurposes ancillary F2 space into five self-contained homes with services and storage at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E rewiring, drainage and partition works dominate, with bathroom and kitchen packages at five-unit volume.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
139 Unthank Road Norwich NR2 2PE
Mixed-use retrofit separating a flat from a shop, Norwich. Reconfigures a ground-floor commercial unit and first-floor residential flat with new facade and windows at full application stage. Glazing, partitioning, M&E separation and facade works open the project for local installers.
Façade repairGlazingFit-out
First Floor Office 9 At 23 Barnard Road Norwich NR5 9JB
New access road to highway, Norwich. Constructs an additional access route from an office site to the public highway at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and surfacing packages define the scope for specialist contractors.
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
K6 Telephone Box Weavers Lane Norwich
Telephone box conversion to exhibition and installation space, Norwich. Repairs and refurbishes a listed K6 structure for cultural use at full application stage. Interior fit-out, structural inspection and specialist finishes for display work are the live packages.
Structural repairFit-outM&E
Rear Of 64 - 66 Westwick Street Norwich NR2 4SZ
Rear veranda extension for a wellbeing centre, Norwich. Erects a new structure at the rear of an existing building to support wellbeing services at full application stage. Structural frame, roofing and glazing packages suit local contractors, with M&E fit-out to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
63 Russell Street Norwich NR2 4QU
AC compressor unit installation, Norwich city centre. Adds mechanical services equipment to an existing building at full application stage. M&E specification and securing provisions are the trades, with vibration isolation and ductwork routing to follow.
M&E
17 Plumstead Road East Norwich NR7 9NA
Rear extension with garage demolition, Norwich. Adds rearward floorspace to an existing house following garage removal at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit local contractors; demolition leads the work sequence.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
11 Colman Road Norwich NR4 7AQ
Loft conversion with dormer windows, Norwich. Adds bedroom and living space to an existing house via loft conversion and rear dormer at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, steel and glazing are the principal packages for local installers.
RoofingJoinerySteel
2 Hornor Close Norwich NR2 2LY
Rear and side extensions plus first-floor garage conversion, Norwich. Adds single-storey rear and side elements and a first-floor extension over existing garage at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork, groundworks and joinery packages drive the work; the garage conversion adds structural…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
63 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HW
Listed building alterations with rear extension and thermal upgrades, Norwich. Single-storey rear extension, internal reconfiguration, rooflights, secondary glazing and EV charging at consent stage. Roofing, glazing and specialist joinery drive the package; thermal upgrades and listed-building…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Pivotal House 5 Orford Yard Red Lion Street Norwich NR1 3TB
Two-dormer conversion on an existing hip-to-gable roof, Norwich. Adds bedroom or storage space via dormer windows to an existing residential building at full application stage. Roofing, structural steels, carpentry and glazing packages suit local subcontractors working on complex roof geometry.
RoofingSteelJoinery
44 York Street Norwich NR2 2AW
Rear dormer extension to terraced house. Full permission for dormer loft conversion adding habitable space. Roofing, joinery and structural works typical for this trade.
RoofingJoineryStructural frame
K6 Telephone Box Weavers Lane Norwich
Listed K6 telephone box conversion to exhibition space, Norwich. Repair and refurbishment of a protected structure for use as an installation and exhibition venue at consent stage. Specialist joinery, lime mortar and decorative finishes suit heritage contractors, with interior fit-out for display…
Structural repairJoineryGlazing
Planning appeals in Norwich City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Norwich City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Norwich City Council, raw rate
19.9%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
27.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
8 percentage points below expected. Norwich City Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
171 appeals counted, 161 judged either way (32 allowed, 129 dismissed), 10 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 22.7% | 28.8% | 100 | 97 | 22 |
| Enforcement Notice | 15% | 13.5% | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| Householder (HAS) | 15.4% | 35.6% | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 12.5% | 36% | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 25% | 33.3% | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 20% | 25% | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 0% | 20.6% | 7 | 7 | 0 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Norwich City Council
Norwich City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Norwich City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent22 homes
- Shared ownership48 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Norwich City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder96% (142 decided)
- other87% (82 decided)
- commercial85% (39 decided)
- institutional100% (22 decided)
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