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43A Magdalen Street Norwich NR3 1LQ

25/01175/FFullRefused

Refused on 2 April 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion to create two residential apartments.

Received
24 October 2025
Public comments
3
Ward
Mancroft
Agent
Anglia Design LLP
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 150 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 43A Magdalen Street Norwich NR3 1LQ. Norwich has handled 236 applications of this type. This one was decided in 160 days, 15 weeks longer than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 175 applications across Mancroft. We hold 243 applications in total for the NR3 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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Why it was refused

  1. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that this proposal would not result in an increase in nitrate and/or phosphate levels which would further adversely affect the current unfavourable status of the Broads Special Area of Conservation. In adopting a precautionary approach, the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposal will not adversely affect the integrity of this Special Area of Conservation and the application is contrary to Regulation 63 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017; Policy DM6 of the adopted Development Management Policies Local Plan 2014; and paragraphs 8, 11, 180, 186 and 188 of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2023).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NR3 1LQ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 November 2025
Consultation expiry
9 December 2025
Consultation start
14 November 2025
Consultation end
5 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
6 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
27 November 2025
Last date for comments
9 December 2025
Target decision date
3 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Anglia Design LLP
Agent address
11 Charing Cross Norwich NR2 4AX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
3 December 2025
Site notice start
18 November 2025
Site notice end
9 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14419406
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: City Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 41, Magdalen StreetOn this site · +3 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (19)

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, 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

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© 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.

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