Chemistry Registry Garden University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich NR4 7TJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00578/F - Full Approved

Proposal

New landscaping and replacement water membrane works to the Chemistry Registry garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
Local nature reserve about 97 m away: Earlham Park Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden about 97 m away: Earlham Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Norwich built-up area; Conservation area about 97 m away: Earlham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Council
Norwich
Application type
Full
Postcode
NR4 7TJ
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
University
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
R H Partnership Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days slower than Norwich's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
233decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Norwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Norwich decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14927795
Planning Portal ref
PP-14927795
Neighbours
26 Jun 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
30 Jul 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