East Wards The Great Hospital Bishopgate Norwich Data via plota.co.uk

26/00733/F - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conversion of ancillary community facilities (Class F2) to 5No. residential units (Class C3) with services and storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 4 Nov 2026, 20:11

Application progress

✓

Received

24 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

7 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

14 Sept 2026

Decision

Target date was 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Norwich's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 19 Oct 2026.

Documents 9

Site constraints 11

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 ↗

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: White Cottages at the Great Hospital, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 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 14 with distances

40 mWhite Cottages at the Great HospitalGrade II
42 mWall and Gate Piers to West of White Cottages at the Great HospitalGrade II
47 mEast Wards at the Great HospitalGrade II
62 mPart of the Former Master's House at the Great HospitalGrade I
65 mCloisters Including West Wall of Former Chapter House (?) at the Great HospitalGrade I
66 mBirkbeck Hall at the Great HospitalGrade II
73 mPart of the Former Master's House at the Great HospitalGrade I
83 mChurch of St HelenGrade I
84 mRefectory and Part of Former Master's House at the Great HospitalGrade I
95 mFormer Chaplain's House at the Great HospitalGrade I
113 mThe Lodge at the Great HospitalGrade II
114 mSt Helen's HouseGrade II*
124 mForecourt Railings, Gates and Gatepieces at the Great HospitalGrade II
149 mStatue of Meleager in Grounds of St Helen's HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

National park about 65 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

Local nature reserve about 369 m away: Mousehold Heath; Scheduled monument about 203 m away: Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower; SSSI about 388 m away: St James' Pit SSSI; Inside the Norwich built-up area; Flood defence about 48 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood).

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
Received: 24 Jul 2026
Validated: 7 Sept 2026
Ward: Thorpe Hamlet
Agent: Wright Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 60 of the 56-day target. Norwich usually decides changes of use by day 74.

prediction

Day 6014 days to the predicted decision (day 74)

26%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

46decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

69 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15038136
Planning Portal ref: PP-15038136
Neighbours: 11 Sept 2026
Consultation: 14 Sept 2026
Comments by: 19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 15 Sept 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

East Wards The Great Hospital Bishopgate Norwich Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 9

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 4

Application forms 3

Other documents 1

Site constraints 11

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Public comments

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