Norwich University Of The Arts St Georges Buildings 3 St Georges Street Norwich NR3 1BB Data via plota.co.uk

25/01022/F - Full Approved

Proposal

Accessibility improvements to St Georges Building including installation of a full height lift, reconfiguration of walls and floors and roof extension. Accessibility improvements to West Garth Building to replace stairs, install a platform lift at first floor, remove modern partitions and install a new canopy to external passageway. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Oct 2026, 06:33

Application progress

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Received

19 Sept 2025

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Consultation

24 Sept 2025

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Approved

11 Nov 2025

Approved on 11 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 48

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Historic System Migration · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Historic System Migration · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Revised heritage impact assessment Historic System Migration · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Revised heritage impact assessment Historic System Migration · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Superseded heritage impact assessment Historic System Migration · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Historic System Migration · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Superseded heritage impact assessment Historic System Migration · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 35

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Historic System Migration · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Consultation response Historic System Migration · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultation response Historic System Migration · 8 Oct 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 9

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 ↗

Scheduled monument about 12 m away: The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

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 ↗

37 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Blackfriar's Bridge, Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 25 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.

Show all 37 with distances

32 mBlackfriar's BridgeGrade II
64 mFormer Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: St Andrew's Hall and Blackfriars' Hall, The Crypt, the south range, the East Garth and east cloister walk, the West Garth, and west boundary wallGrade I
69 mRed Lion Public HouseGrade II
87 mThe MonasteryGrade II
99 m12-16, Elm HillGrade II
101 mFestival House AnnexeGrade II
102 m18, Elm HillGrade II
106 m20, Elm HillGrade II
108 m37, St Andrew's StreetGrade II
108 mThe Briton's ArmsGrade II*
111 mNos. 39 and 41 (the Festival House)Grade II*
112 m6 and 8, Elm HillGrade II
115 m23-27, St Andrew's StreetGrade II
115 m2, Princes StreetGrade II
115 mStrangers ClubGrade II*
118 m2 AND 4, ELM HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
119 m11 and 13, Elm HillGrade II*
120 m21-27, Elm HillGrade II
121 m29 and 29a, Elm HillGrade II
125 m28 and 30, Elm HillGrade II*
127 mGarsett HouseGrade II
127 m31-35, Elm HillGrade II
128 m3 and 5, Princes StreetGrade II
130 mA Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside St Andrew's ChurchGrade II
131 m7, Princes StreetGrade II*
133 m30b, Elm HillGrade II
133 m37 and 39, Elm HillGrade II
133 mSt Peter Hungate MuseumGrade I
135 m9, Princes StreetGrade II*
136 m32, Elm HillGrade II
138 m41 and 43, Elm HillGrade II*
139 m25-29, St George's StreetGrade II
140 m1-5, MANDELL'S COURT (See details for further address information)Grade II
145 mCinema CityGrade I
147 m45-47, Elm HillGrade II
147 mWright's CourtGrade II
150 mChurch of St AndrewGrade I

Historic England ↗

National park about 14 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

Flood defence about 30 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 15 year flood); Inside the Norwich built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 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.

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Important details

Council: Norwich
Application type: Full
Postcode: NR3 1BB
Received: 19 Sept 2025
Validated: 19 Sept 2025
Ward: Thorpe Hamlet
Case officer: Show
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 11 Nov 2025
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Hudson Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

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Council53d

UK57d

69%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

313decided in the last year

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14342950
Planning Portal ref: PP-14342950
Neighbours: 24 Sept 2025
Consultation: 24 Sept 2025
Comments by: 23 Oct 2025
Site or press notice: 30 Sept 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2025 Approved

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25/01023/L 11 Nov 2025

2023 Approved

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23/01522/F 30 Jan 2024

2023 Approved

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2019 Approved

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19/01225/F 16 Dec 2019

2019 Approved

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19/01225/F 16 Dec 2019

2019 Approved

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2019 Approved

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19/00286/F 4 Apr 2019

2018 Approved

Installation of Damian Hirst Hymn bronze sculpture from March 2018 to mid July 2018.

18/00130/F 5 Mar 2018

2018 Approved

Installation of Damian Hirst Hymn bronze sculpture from March 2018 to mid July 2018.

18/00130/F 5 Mar 2018

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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

Norwich University Of The Arts St Georges Buildings 3 St Georges Street Norwich NR3 1BB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 48

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 35

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 3

Site constraints 9

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How this decision compares

Public comments

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