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Pavement Outside 65 Magdalen Street Norwich NR3 1LU

26/00249/FFullRefused

Refused on 27 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Installation of 1 no. communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and digital advertising display.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Mancroft
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.7 Apr
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided27 Apr

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Pavement Outside 65 Magdalen Street Norwich NR3 1LU. Norwich has handled 236 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in the Great Massingham conservation area, with 3 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. The installation of a 'communications kiosk' with integrated advertisement screen would have a negative visual effect on the character and appearance of the City Centre conservation area and be incoherent with the setting of locally identified heritage assets, detracting from their overall significance, architectural merit and contribution to the streetscene. The proposal would therefore conflict with policies DM3 and DM9 of the adopted local plan 2014 and Paragraph 219 of the NPPF.
  2. By virtue of its size and placement, the proposed 'communications kiosk' would represent an obstruction to the pedestrian footway in a regularly used commercial area within the Anglia Square Large District Centre. The redevelopment of 1,100 dwellings and up to 8,000sqm of retail space at Anglia Square (demolition and construction currently underway) will see significant increases in footfall to and from the site, and obstruction to the pedestrian footway would constrict the capacity of the highway to accommodate known future demand. The proposal would therefore conflict with policies DM10 and DM30 of the adopted local plan 2014 and paragraphs 115(d), 116 and 117(c) of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NR3 1LU
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Consultation expiry
15 April 2026
Consultation start
17 March 2026
Consultation end
7 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 April 2026
Last date for comments
15 April 2026
Target decision date
7 May 2026
Decision issued
7 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
15 April 2026
Site notice start
23 March 2026
Site notice end
13 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14728742
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: City Centre
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Brownfield land register: Site rear of 67-69 Magdalen StreetRegister 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.

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

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