Norwich Playhouse 42 - 58 St Georges Street Norwich NR3 1AB
Approved on 23 July 2026
25 conditions
Proposal
Refurbishment and extension of Norwich Playhouse.
- Received
- 16 February 2026
- Council
- Norwich City Council
- Ward
- Mancroft
- ReceivedReceived16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated20 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided23 Jul
Decided in 153 days
About this application
This is a planning application for an extension at Norwich Playhouse 42 - 58 St Georges Street Norwich NR3 1AB. Norwich has handled 1,465 applications of this type. This one was decided in 153 days, 14 weeks longer than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 13 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- NR3 1AB
- Parish
- Not Applicable
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Architect profile
- CITIZENS DESIGN BUREAU LTD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Samuel Walker
Additional information
- Documents
- 76
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: City Centre
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Brownfield land register: Merchants Court, St Georges Street, Norwich NR3 1ABRegister site at or near this address
- 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 (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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