The Waterfront Public House Castle Wharf Nottingham Nottingham City NG1 7EH Data via plota.co.uk

25/02178/PFUL3 - Full planning application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Sui Generis (public house) to Class E (commercial/business/service). Amendments externally, inclusive of new windows/doors. Painting of existing windows and doors, new solar panels on the roof and new gated bin and cycle stores. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Nov 2025
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Validated
12 Dec 2025
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Consultation
15 Dec 2025
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Approved
23 Feb 2026

Approved on 23 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF PFUL3 Grant Permission - Decision Decision Notice · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF REVISED FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Reports · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT Reports · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Reports · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BAT EMERGENCE SURVEY Reports · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 14

PDF PROPOSED UPPER GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE AND BLOCK PLANS Site Location Plan · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 3 Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT AND LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Site Location Plan · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING UPPER GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT AND LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Canal 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.
Heritage at risk: Nottingham Canal, Nottingham
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No.2
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Canal Museum, Grade II, 55 m away · 8 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Nottingham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Nottingham
Application type
Full planning application
Postcode
NG1 7EH
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Castle (May 2019)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant conditional permission
Decision date
23 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
CLD Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 17 days slower than Nottingham's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
508decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Nottingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Nottingham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14433282
Planning Portal ref
PP-14433282
Neighbours
15 Dec 2025
Consultation
15 Dec 2025
Comments by
13 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
15 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
6 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Nottingham
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#191 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Nottingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #255 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Nottingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #139 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #193 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #255 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #79 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
99 decided
1,044
Total decisions
116 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings