Planning application
Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of emergency light fittings and signage throughout the Grade II* listed Friends Meeting House.
As published by the council, reference 26/00773/L
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00773/L
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mancroft
- Postcode
- NR2 1EW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Norwich register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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21/01705/L Granted
Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW
Structural strutting to restrain leaning boundary wall. Construction of new roof over existing yard, utilizing boundary wall strutting. Raising lower part of boundary wall to increase security.
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21/00866/F Granted
Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW
Demolition of modern porch extension, internal alterations and construction of new entrance extension.
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21/00867/L Granted
Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW
Demolition of modern porch extension, internal alterations and construction of new entrance extension.
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21/00573/D Granted
Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW
Details of Condition 4: full schedule and specification of repairs of previous listed building consent 21/00362/L.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Norwich
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Matter of Place Architects CIC Agent, an architecture practice registered in Norwich
Active · incorporated 2022 · Norwich
37 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About heritage and listed building applications
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