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Allowed1 April 20263375506

St Michael at Plea Church, Redwell Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4SN

Planning appeal 3375506 at St Michael at Plea Church, Redwell Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4SN (Norwich City Council) was allowed on 1 April 2026 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the hours specified in the condition are necessary to protect the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers from unacceptable noise and disturbance.

Conversion of the interior of the church to allow use as a bar with piano

Authority
Norwich City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Reed D
Postcode
NR2 4SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the hours specified in the condition are necessary to protect the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers from unacceptable noise and disturbance

What decided it

The potential to secure an appropriate reuse of a redundant church and contribute to city centre vitality, supported by agreed noise control measures, outweighed the precautionary approach to protecting residential amenity when tested through a twelve-month trial period.

What the Inspector cited

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