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26/00641/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing render on expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation, fibre cement cladding and balcony decking; remedial works to upgrade fire resistance within the facade construction and decking; replacement of combustible materials within the facades and decking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Documents 39

Plans & drawings 31

PDF Locationplan Location Plan · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing floorplans Plans Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed floorplans Plans Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Plans Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Elevations Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations existing Elevations Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Elevations Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Elevations Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations existing Elevations Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Elevations Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing plans Plans Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing floorplans Plans Existing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations Elevations Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations Elevations Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations Proposed Elevations Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevation Elevations Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations Elevations Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations Elevations Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & proposed elevations Elevations Existing and Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & proposed elevations Elevations Existing and Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Location Plan · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Site plan Site and Other Plans · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Plans Proposed · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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.
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 35 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 26 m away: City Centre; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Scheduled monument about 202 m away: City walls and towers; Inside the Norwich built-up area; Flood defence about 35 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 15 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
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
NR1 1XG
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Thorpe Hamlet
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lawray Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
249decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15011679
Planning Portal ref
PP-15011679
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