Unit 3A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01048/A - Advertisement Consent Awaiting decision
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Display of: 3no. externally illuminated fascia signs 2no. externally illuminated hanging signs 2no. internally illuminated neon signs 10no. branded panel screens. Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Norwich's recent signs and adverts.

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location plan Location Plan · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Norwich existing images Photographs · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
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 ↗
National park about 60 m away: The Broads
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 53 m away: City Centre; 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 1 November 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Norwich - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

29 Jun 2026Approved

Bridgemaster Court Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1XG

Removal of existing render on expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation, fibre cemen...

26/00641/CLP

Nearby new applications

14 Oct 2026Pending

6 Ber Street Norwich NR1 3EJ

Display of 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign below bay window and 1no. hanging si...

26/00954/A
5 Oct 2026Pending

Compass House 4 Upper King Street Norwich NR3 1HA

Display of: 1no. fascia sign. 8no. illuminated display pockets.

26/01012/A
29 Sept 2026Pending

Wensum Wharf 167 - 169 King Street Norwich NR1 1QH

Details of Condition 4: cycle parking of previous permission 25/01404/F.

26/00973/D
17 Sept 2026Pending

46 - 70 Mountergate Norwich NR1 1PY

Continued use of the site to provide short/medium stay public car park spaces fo...

26/00930/VC
7 Sept 2026Approved

Sheltered Housing Scheme Foulgers Opening Norwich

Works to trees as specified in tree works schedule dated 04.09.2026.

26/00889/TCA
7 Sept 2026Pending

Sheltered Housing Scheme Foulgers Opening Norwich

T22 - Sycamore: clear building by 2m and wall by 1m.

26/00901/TPO

Important details

Council
Norwich
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
NR1 1WX
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Thorpe Hamlet
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Norwich usually decides signs and adverts by day 49.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
81decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15299569
Planning Portal ref
PP-15299569
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Display of: 1) 4 no. internally illuminated fascia signs; 2) 2 no. internally illuminated…
16/00413/A
2016 Approved
Display of: 1) 4 no. internally illuminated fascia signs; 2) 2 no. internally illuminated…
16/00413/A
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Hollywood Bowl Unit 1B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of 12no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 1 non-illuminated sign
24/01407/A
2024 Approved
Hollywood Bowl Unit 1B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of 12no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 1 non-illuminated sign
24/01407/A
2024 Approved
Riverside Leisure Centre Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
6no. sections of solar carport to be installed within the car park.
24/01181/NF3
2024 Approved
Riverside Leisure Centre Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
6no. sections of solar carport to be installed within the car park.
24/01181/NF3
2024 Approved
Riverside Leisure Centre Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Installation of a roof-mounted solar PV array for generation and consumption of renewable…
24/01068/PA
2024 Approved
Riverside Leisure Centre Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Installation of a roof-mounted solar PV array for generation and consumption of renewable…
24/01068/PA
2024 Refused
Unit 5B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of 4no. internally illuminated fascia signs incorporated into ATM.
24/00727/A
2024 Refused
Adjacent To Unit 5B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Freestanding ATM.
24/00726/F
2024 Refused
Unit 5B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of 4no. internally illuminated fascia signs incorporated into ATM.
24/00727/A
2024 Approved
Unit 1A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1XA
Display of 3no. internally illuminated fascia signs.
24/00178/A
2024 Approved
Unit 1A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1XA
Display of 3no. internally illuminated fascia signs.
24/00178/A
2022
Unit 4A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WZ
Display of: 1) 3 No. internally illuminated fascia signs; 2) 4 No. internally illuminated…
22/01411/A
2022
Unit 4A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WZ
Display of: 1) 3 No. internally illuminated fascia signs; 2) 4 No. internally illuminated…
22/01411/A
2022 Approved
Unit 7A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Minor external alteration to elevation comprising insertion of new door opening in existi…
22/00508/F
2022 Approved
Unit 7A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of: 1) 3No. internally illuminated fascia signs; 2) 2No. internally illuminated p…
22/00557/A
2022 Approved
Unit 7A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of: 1) 3No. internally illuminated fascia signs; 2) 2No. internally illuminated p…
22/00557/A
2021 Approved
Unit 3B To 4A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WZ
Alterations to shopfronts.
21/01593/F
2021 Approved
Unit 3B To 4A Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WZ
Alterations to shopfronts.
21/01593/F
2020 Approved
Riverside Walk 1 Norwich
Description of tree works detailed within submitted Tree Survey J191348.
20/00195/TCA
2020 Approved
Riverside Walk 1 Norwich
Description of tree works detailed within submitted Tree Survey J191348.
20/00195/TCA
2019 Approved
Unit 7B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of: 1) 1 No. Internally illuminated fascia sign. 2) 1 No. Internally illuminated…
19/00042/A
2019 Approved
Unit 7B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Alterations to external seating area.
19/00041/F
2019 Approved
Unit 7B Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WX
Display of: 1) 1 No. Internally illuminated fascia sign. 2) 1 No. Internally illuminated…
19/00042/A
2017 Approved
Unit 1C Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WZ
Display of 10 No. internally illuminated fascia signs.
17/01146/A
2017 Approved
Unit 1C Wherry Road Norwich NR1 1WZ
Display of 10 No. internally illuminated fascia signs.
17/01146/A
Norwich
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#15 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings