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
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Norwich for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Norwich decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Granted Full applications -
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