Waitrose Ltd Church Lane Norwich NR4 6NU

20/00406/FFullApproved

Approved on 25 June 2020

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing car park entrance lobby. Construction of new store entrance from car park and small cafe extension to Church Lane. Replacement of existing service yard/car park security gates with minor alterations to car park layout.

Received: 27 March 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Norwich City Council
Ward: Eaton
Agent: B&R Architects

ReceivedReceived27 Mar
ValidatedValidated27 Mar
Consult.Consultation23 Apr
TargetTarget Date22 May
DecidedDecided25 Jun

Decided in 90 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Waitrose Ltd Church Lane Norwich NR4 6NU. Norwich has handled 236 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Eaton. We hold 784 applications in total for the NR4 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Norwich City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: NR4 6NU
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small
District: TPO 520

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 March 2020
Consultation expiry: 26 June 2020
Consultation start: 2 April 2020
Consultation end: 23 April 2020
Neighbour consultation start: 26 June 2020
Neighbour consultation end: 26 June 2020
Last date for comments: 26 June 2020
Target decision date: 22 May 2020
Decision issued: 26 June 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent: B&R Architects
Agent address: 20 Shepherdess Walk Hackney London N1 7LB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 April 2020
Advertisement expiry: 29 April 2020
Site notice start: 15 April 2020
Site notice end: 6 May 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08604798
Documents: 0

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Eaton
Listed building: Grade II: Ann'S PantryOn or next to this site · +2 more
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Brownfield land register: 2 Church Lane and 18 Eaton StreetRegister site at or near this address

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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