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20 Bank Plain Norwich NR2 4SF

26/00715/LApproved

Approved on 23 October 2026

7 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

New library, archive, entrance, cafe, gallery and associated learning and support spaces.

Received
17 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
Mancroft
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target23 Oct
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 84 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 20 Bank Plain Norwich NR2 4SF. Norwich has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 178 applications across Mancroft. We hold 395 applications in total for the NR2 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
NR2 4SF
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2026
Consultation end
15 September 2026
Target decision date
23 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Holly Lusher-Chamberlain

Additional information

Documents
94

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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
  • 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.

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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