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26/00930/VC - Variation of Condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Continued use of the site to provide short/medium stay public car park spaces for a further period of one year, extending Condition 2 of planning permission (demolition of the existing car park building, decided 18 February 2025), under which the car park use expired on 5 April 2026. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Norwich's recent amendments.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Building Fronting Mountergate and East of St Faith's House, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and Marshes
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
City Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Central Norwich AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
National park about 124 m away: The Broads; Inside the Norwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Norwich
Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
NR1 1PY
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Thorpe Hamlet
Applicant
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Agent
Green Parking

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Norwich usually decides amendments by day 35.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Norwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Norwich decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15224624
Planning Portal ref
PP-15224624
Neighbours
29 Sept 2026
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Norwich
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#15 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Norwich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #68 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Norwich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #14 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #39 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #68 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #24 of 296
94%
Minor dwellings approved
34 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
38 decided
538
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026