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58 Bessemer Road Norwich NR4 6DQ

24/00114/FFullApproved

Approved on 18 April 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use to coach depot (Sui Generis). Partial demolition and renovation of existing warehouse with associated external works including resurfacing & re-siting of access to highway.

Received
31 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Lakenham
Agent
Chaplin Farrant Architects
  1. Received31 Jan
  2. Validated31 Jan
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided18 Apr

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 58 Bessemer Road Norwich NR4 6DQ. Norwich has handled 236 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Lakenham. 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 6DQ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 January 2024
Consultation expiry
15 April 2024
Consultation start
1 February 2024
Consultation end
15 April 2024
Neighbour consultation start
22 March 2024
Neighbour consultation end
12 April 2024
Last date for comments
12 April 2024
Target decision date
27 March 2024
Decision issued
19 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chaplin Farrant Architects
Agent address
51 Yarmouth Road Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0ET

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12769862
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Norwich

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