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26/00714/F - Full Approved

Proposal

New library, archive, entrance, cafe, gallery and associated learning and support spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

Application progress

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Received

17 Jul 2026

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Validated

28 Aug 2026

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Consultation

28 Aug 2026

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Approved

23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Oct 2026

Documents 101

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated officer report Delegated Report · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Heritage statement Heritage Impact Assessment · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plant noise assessment Noise Impact Assessment · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability part l note Energy Statement · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Design and Access Statement · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 82

Application forms 2

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Form_1_cil_additional_information CIL Additional Information Requirement Form · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Ncc environmental protection Consultation Response · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF The norwich society Consultation Response · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Norwich city council planning Consultation Response · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Norwich city council tree protection officer Consultation Response · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Norfolk county council highways consultation response Consultation Response · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Structural commentary in support of application for listed building consent Additional Information · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

59 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 1, Queen Street, Norwich, Grade II, about 24 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 49 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 59 with distances

24 m1, Queen Street, NorwichGrade II
28 m5, Bank PlainGrade II
30 mUndercroft beneath 3, Queen Street, NorwichGrade II*
42 mBarclays Bank and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
58 m14, Bank StreetGrade II
59 m2, Redwell StreetGrade II*
59 mOld Bank of England Court (Left Hand Side)Grade II
65 mRoyal HotelGrade II
66 mOld Bank of England Court (Right Hand Side)Grade II
73 mChurch of St Michael at PleaGrade I
74 m27, Castle MeadowGrade II
77 m60 and 62, London StreetGrade II
79 mOpie HouseGrade II
85 mCastle ChambersGrade II
88 mChurch of St Mary the LessGrade I
89 mWar MemorialGrade II
90 m3, Opie StreetGrade II
92 m9-13, Upper King StreetGrade II
96 m3, Upper King StreetGrade II
104 mUnited Reformed ChurchGrade II
104 m2, TomblandGrade II
106 m8, Redwell StreetGrade II
107 m29, TomblandGrade II
107 mNorfolk ClubGrade II
108 mCathedral ChambersGrade II
109 m57, London StreetGrade II
115 m28, TomblandGrade II
116 m3, TomblandGrade II
117 m23, Castle MeadowGrade II
118 m1 and 1a, St Andrew's HillGrade II
119 m4, TomblandGrade II*
121 m9, Princes StreetGrade II*
123 mAnglia HouseGrade II
125 m7, Princes StreetGrade II*
127 mCinema CityGrade I
127 m27, TomblandGrade II
128 m3 and 5, Princes StreetGrade II
129 m5 and 5a, TomblandGrade II*
129 mShire HouseGrade II
130 m8, St Andrew's HillGrade II
130 m4 and 6, St Andrew's HillGrade II
133 m10, St Andrew's HillGrade II
134 m20, Castle MeadowGrade II
135 mGarsett HouseGrade II
136 m12, St Andrew's HillGrade II
136 mPair of K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
138 m19, Princes StreetGrade II
138 m6, TomblandGrade II
139 mSt Peter Hungate MuseumGrade I
139 mHardwick HouseGrade II
140 m2 AND 4, ELM HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
140 m26, TomblandGrade II
141 m2, Princes StreetGrade II
141 m10 and 12, Princes StreetGrade II
145 m14, Princes StreetGrade II
146 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
149 m1-5, MANDELL'S COURT (See details for further address information)Grade II
149 m16 and 18, Princes StreetGrade II
150 m6 and 8, Elm HillGrade II

Historic England ↗

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.

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 ↗

Scheduled monument about 42 m away: Norwich Castle

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 ↗

Also on the record

National park about 247 m away: The Broads; Inside the Norwich built-up area; Heritage at risk about 86 m away: St Mary the Less, Queen Street, Norwich.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,775,000 in June 2022. Other property, freehold.

29 June 2022£2,775,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area5,041 m² (54,261 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (asset rating 106)

UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres

HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Norwich
Application type: Full
Postcode: NR2 4SF
Received: 17 Jul 2026
Validated: 28 Aug 2026
Ward: Mancroft
Case officer: Show
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 23 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: DRDH Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days faster than Norwich's median of 60 for commercial premises. Approved, as 85% of commercial premises here are.

This one56d

Council60d

UK56d

48%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

66decided in the last year

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