Former St Margarets Church St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4TU

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/00331/L Granted

  Former St Margarets Church St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4TU

  Replace existing plaque with a new plaque to indicate ownership by the Trust.

  Decided 15 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 24/00527/L Withdrawn

  Former St Margarets Church St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4TU

  Installation of 2no. toilet cubicles in tower, a spiral staircase, a raised floor along north wall of nave, a bar, a store room & 3 no. chandeliers providing heating and lighting to facilitate the use of the church as an art gallery with a bar area.

  Decided 24 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
• 23/00193/L Granted

  Former St Margarets Church St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4TU

  Repairs to vestry roof & new North porch screen with door.

  Decided 17 Apr 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 15 May 2024

   Received by Norwich

2. 24 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Withdrawn

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 24/00527/L (Decided)

The applicant withdrew this application before Norwich decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Former St Margarets Church St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4TU

  26/00331/L Submitted 27 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Replace existing plaque with a new plaque to indicate ownership by the Trust.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs

• Former St Margarets Church St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4TU

  24/00527/L Submitted 7 May 2024 50 yards away

  Installation of 2no. toilet cubicles in tower, a spiral staircase, a raised floor along north wall of nave, a bar, a store room & 3 no. chandeliers providing heating and lighting to facilitate the use of the church as an art gallery with a bar area.

  Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 43 docs

• 15 St Margarets Street Norwich NR2 4TU

  23/00173/F Submitted 13 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Conversion of existing workshop to create pottery studio, first floor work space and associated outbuilding/landscape works.

  Withdrawn Full applications 35 docs

• Norwich Arts Centre St Swithins Church Hall St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4PG

  20/00035/TCA Submitted 10 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  T1 - Sycamore: fell. G2 - 2 x Sycamores: reduce Western canopy from 6m to 3m. G3 - Sycamores: fell. T4 - Sycamore: fell.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 6 Woolgate Court St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4AP

  20/00682/TCA Submitted 17 Jun 2020 50 yards away

  Sycamores (x8): fell to ground level and replace with a yew hedge.

  Granted Trees

• 37 St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4PG

  20/00198/U Submitted 10 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  Change of use from pay day loan shop (sui generis) to gym (Class D2).

  Granted Full applications

• 26/00714/F Granted

  20 Bank Plain Norwich NR2 4SF

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

  Received 17 Jul, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/00716/F Granted

  4 Spynke Road Norwich NR3 2SE

  Renovation of fire damaged dwelling, including internal configuration alterations, rear extension, new windows, doors, fascias, soffits and rainwater goods. Render applied to existing extension and new extension walls. New timber canopy structure to front entrance.

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/00609/F Withdrawn

  1 Calthorpe Road Norwich NR5 8RX

  Subdivision of the curtilage of 1 Calthorpe Road and erection of new 2 storey dwelling.

  Received 18 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/00678/F Granted

  53 Cecil Road Norwich NR1 2QN

  Two storey side extension with front lean-to roof.

  Received 9 Jul, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/00825/F Granted

  The Assembly House Theatre Street Norwich NR2 1RQ

  Creating a new entrance to the Undercroft bedroom suite from the east courtyard; installing a new cladding screen to the undercroft entrance and the elevations of Rooms 3 and 4; adjusting the boundary treatment along The Chantry with associated resurfacing; installing a new vehicular and pedestrian gate, car port and laundry room along The Chantry; installation of 5no. new air conditioning units.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Full applications