Planning application
5 Guildhall Hill Norwich NR2 1JH
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
External alterations, including the creation of new windows and doors to enable conversion of the existing 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors to residential (Use Class C3) under Permitted Development.
As published by the council, reference 26/00457/F
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00457/F
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mancroft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR2 1JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Norwich register
This site has had 6 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00456/PA Granted
5 Guildhall Hill Norwich NR2 1JH
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 28no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) under Part 3, Schedule 2, Class MA of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
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21/00494/U Granted
5 Guildhall Hill Norwich NR2 1JH
Conversion and change of use of existing building, demolition of existing retail (E) unit and extension to provide a new retail (E) unit, a reconfigured retail unit and a hotel (C1) with restaurant and ancillary accommodation and new flexible space for commercial, business and service and/or hot food takeaway (E and or sui generis).
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21/00494/F Granted
5 Guildhall Hill Norwich NR2 1JH
Conversion and change of use of existing building, demolition of existing retail (E) unit and extension to provide a new retail (E) unit, a reconfigured retail unit and a hotel (C1) with restaurant and ancillary accommodation and new flexible space for commercial, business and service and/or hot food takeaway (E and or sui generis).
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20/01583/A Granted
5 Guildhall Hill Norwich NR2 1JH
Display of: 1) 3 No. internally illuminated fascia signs; 2) 2 No. internally illuminated projecting signs; 3) 7 No. non-illuminated graphic signs.
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20/00773/F Withdrawn
5 Guildhall Hill Norwich NR2 1JH
Conversion and change of use of existing building, demolition of existing retail (A1) unit and extension to provide a new retail (A1) unit, a reconfigured retail unit and a hotel (C1) with restaurant and ancillary accommodation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Norwich
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- Delegated officer report
- Decision notice
- Revised elevations proposed
- Revised proposed basement floor plan
- Revised proposed ground floor plan
- Revised proposed first floor plan
- Revised proposed second floor plan
- Norfolk police
- Norfolk county highways
- Hes responses from john percival
- Neighbour notification letter
- Applicationformredacted
- Site location plan
- Superseded site plan
- Superseded proposed ground floor plan
- Superseded proposed first floor plan
- Superseded proposed second floor plan
- Proposed third floor plan
- Superseded proposed basement floor plan
- Proposed elevations
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- Design and access statement
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Norwich granted permission on 4 September 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.
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