48 - 72 St Stephens Street Norwich NR1 3SH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 70no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) under Part 3, Schedule 2, Class MA of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 34
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Other documents 8
Site constraints 6
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
How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, about the council's usual 72 days. Approved, as 97% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Norwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Norwich decision record →
Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14901302
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14901302
- Neighbours
- 19 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 11 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 19 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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