1 St Crispins Building, St Crispins Road, Norwich, NR3 3FG

Planning appeal 6004238 at 1 St Crispins Building, St Crispins Road, Norwich, NR3 3FG (Norwich City Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2026 by Inspector Simon Rawle, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not sufficient information has been provided to assess the mixture of uses at the appeal site as well as whether the adjacent property of No 89 Oak Street can continue to lawfully operate.

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Authority: Norwich City Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: leisure-sport
Inspector: Simon Rawle
Postcode: NR3 3FG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not sufficient information has been provided to assess the mixture of uses at the appeal site as well as whether the adjacent property of No 89 Oak Street can continue to lawfully operate
Whether or not adequate information has been provided to demonstrate that the development would not result in unacceptable harm to highway safety due to the servicing arrangements and vehicular access to the site
Whether or not the development would meet the requirements for the provision of biodiversity net gain

What decided it

Insufficient information was provided to demonstrate that safe vehicular access, parking and servicing arrangements could be achieved without unacceptable harm to highway safety on the dual carriageway of St Crispins Road.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM17Policy DM28Policy DM30Policy DM31Policy DM2

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