Planning application
2 - 8 London Street Norwich NR2 1LH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the first and second floor from commercial use to 5no. dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 25/01443/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01443/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Approved
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mancroft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR2 1LH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Norwich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/00703/A Granted
2 - 8 London Street Norwich NR2 1LH
Display of: 1) 3 No. non-illuminated fascia signs; 2) 1 No. non-illuminated projecting sign.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Norwich
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26 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
DRK Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Shipley
Active · incorporated 2009 · Shipley
35 applications on PlanIndex · across 21 councils · 86% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
- Delegated officer report
- Decision notice
- Girams unilateral undertaking completed
- Cil liability notice
- Waste management plan
- Norfolk county highways
- Email from agent
- Waste management plan
- Consultation response
- Consultation response
- Cil additional information requirement form
- Location plan
- Block plan
- Additional information
- Additional information
- Flood risk assessment
- Daylight or sunlight assessment
- Transport statement
- Plans - proposed
- Acoustic report
- Plans - existing
- Sections - proposed
- Elevations - existing
- Plans - proposed
- Covering letter
- Plans - existing
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Norwich granted permission on 27 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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