Planning application
Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Permanently install Hank Willis Thomas sculpture titled 'Ernest and Ruth' on land south east of SCVA.
As published by the council, reference 26/00517/F
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00517/F
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- University
- Postcode
- NR4 7TJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Norwich register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00518/L Granted
Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ
Permanently install Hank Willis Thomas sculpture titled 'Ernest and Ruth' on land south east of SCVA.
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23/00389/F Granted
Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ
Erection of Ro Robertson's sculpture 'Drench'.
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23/00391/L Granted
Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ
Erection of Ro Robertson's sculpture 'Drench'.
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20/00934/L Granted
Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts University Of East Anglia Earlham Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ
Installation of 2 No sculptures (Usagi Kannon II by Leiko Ikemura and Sun's Roots II by Phillip King).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Norwich
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00518/L (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hudson Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Norwich
Active · incorporated 2002 · Norwich
74 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 98% granted
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6 documents on file for this application
- Historic england
- Site notice
- Press notice insertion 10.06.2026
- Applicationformredacted
- Proposed plan
- Design and access statement & heritage statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Norwich granted permission on 13 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.
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