Planning application
The Gatehouse 391 Dereham Road Norwich NR5 8QJ
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use and extension of former public house to community hub and place of worship.
As published by the council, reference 26/00648/F
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00648/F
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wensum
- Postcode
- NR5 8QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Norwich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00649/L Awaiting decision
The Gatehouse 391 Dereham Road Norwich NR5 8QJ
Extension to former public house to facilitate the change of use to community hub and place of worship.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Norwich
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14 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Norwich took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00649/L (Awaiting decision)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Brown&Co LLP Agent, registered in Basildon
Active · incorporated 2006 · Basildon
373 applications on PlanIndex · across 41 councils · 89% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- Norwich city council conservation and design
- Norfolk county council highways
- Letter from agent in response to transport comments
- Norwich city council tree officer
- Norfolk county council historic environment services
- Norfolk police (architectural liaison)
- Norfolk county council highways consultation response
- The statutory biodiversity net gain metric
- Proposed elevations
- Neighbour consultation letter
- Applicationformredacted
- Form1 cil - additional information gatehouse
- Location plan
- Existing_site_plan
- Existing_lower_ground_and_ground_floor_plan
- Existing_first_and_ second_floor_plan
- Existing_elevations
- Proposed_site_plan
- Proposed_lower_ground_floor_plan
- Proposed_ground_floor_plan
- Gatehouse ph _heritage statement_260529 rev a
- Preliminary ecological appraisal_bcenv.26.0056.ap067301_the gatehouse pub_actual
- Habitats regulations assesment_bcenv.26.0056.ap067301_the gatehouse pub_actual
- 260630_261007_transport assessment_rev02 (2)
- 260617_261007_travel plan_rev01_part1
- 260617_261007_travel plan_rev01_part2
- Jpc level 2 flood risk assessment - the gatehouse_r1
- Planning statement with appendices
- 20260506 statement of community involvement v1 with appendices
- D and a statement final
- Te337c the gatehouse. aia ams and mapping merged for submission
- Designing out crime comments
- Biodiversity net gain assessment bcenv.26.0056.ap067301 redacted
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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