Planning permission in Norwich
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Norwich. The rules are stricter in its 17 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Norwich at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 17
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- The Broads
- Planning decisions
- Norwich City Council
How many conservation areas are there in Norwich?
Norwich has 17 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Bowthorpe
- Bracondale
- City Centre
- Earlham
- Eaton
- Heigham Grove
- Hellesdon
- Mile Cross
- Newmarket Road
- Old Lakenham
- Sewell
- St Matthews
- Thorpe
- Thorpe Hamlet
- Thorpe Ridge
- Trowse
- Unthank and Christchurch
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Norwich have Article 4 directions?
Norwich hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Norwich in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National park in or bordering Norwich: The Broads.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Norwich
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Norwich doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Norwich doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Norwich publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 17 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Norwich? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Norwich City Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. Norwich City Council website.