Planning application
30 - 32 Colegate Norwich NR3 1BG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a restaurant.
As published by the council, reference 26/01068/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01068/CLE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Mancroft
- Postcode
- NR3 1BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2026
Received by Norwich
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4 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 December 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Applicationformredacted
- Location plan
- Merchants lease
- Licensing fee
- Edp article
- Norwich evening news
- Premises licence
- Historic business rates from 2011 till 2020_compressed
- The merchants of spice, norwich - 2026 reviews & information
- Incorporationcertificate (1) ali family
- Ali family plus caterers ltd_fullaccounts_2025 (1)
- Vat certificate
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Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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