1 Essex Street Norwich NR2 2BL
Approved on 28 January 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed loft conversion with dormer to rear elevation.
- Received
- 11 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Norwich City Council
- Ward
- Town Close
- Agent
- Xtraroom Conversions Ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Dec
- ValidatedValidated11 Dec
- Consult.Consultation9 Jan
- TargetTarget Date5 Feb
- DecidedDecided28 Jan
Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 1 Essex Street Norwich NR2 2BL. Norwich has handled 236 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Town Close. We hold 395 applications in total for the NR2 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
- NR2 2BL
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 December 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 10 January 2025
- Consultation start
- 12 December 2024
- Consultation end
- 9 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 December 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 January 2025
- Last date for comments
- 10 January 2025
- Target decision date
- 5 February 2025
- Decision issued
- 31 January 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Xtraroom Conversions Ltd
- Agent address
- Unit 6 Cliff View Business Park Dovecliff Road Burton-On-Trent DE13 0RR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13626284
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Heigham Grove
- 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 (20)
flood storage 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.
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