Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ
Approved on 17 July 2026
2 conditions
Proposal
Permanently install Hank Willis Thomas sculpture titled 'Ernest and Ruth' on land south east of SCVA.
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Council
- Norwich City Council
- Ward
- University
- ReceivedReceived22 May
- ValidatedValidated22 May
- Consult.Consultation25 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Jul
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ. Norwich has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across University. We hold 781 applications in total for the NR4 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- NR4 7TJ
- Parish
- Not Applicable
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 25 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sophie Buckingham
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202622 May
Permanently install Hank Willis Thomas sculpture titled 'Ernest and Ruth' on land south east of SCVA.
ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/00517/F - 202622 May
Permanently install Hank Willis Thomas sculpture titled 'Ernest and Ruth' on land south east of SCVA.
This applicationApprovedApplication26/00518/L
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202517 Mar
Application to permanently site the sculpture 'Tatlin Tower' in its current location.
ApprovedFull25/00343/F - 202419 Jul
Installation of 3 No. Ivan Morison's 'Towards the Weird Heart of Things' sculptures.
ApprovedListed building consent24/00847/L - 20235 Jan
Details of Condition 3(a): design and colour of caps to fin edges of permission 21/00989/L
PendingDischarge of conditions23/00022/D - 20235 Jan
Details of conditions 3a & 3b: Colour finishes of permission 22/01321/L
PendingDischarge of conditions23/00023/D
Source: Norwich
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