Social Value Ideas for Norwich City Council

Premises licence granted with conditions

The sub-committee unanimously approved the premises licence application for Oliver’s, subject to the conditions agreed during the hearing and without adding any further conditions. This confirms the p…

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Premises licence variation granted

The sub-committee approved the variation of the premises licence for Tipsy Jar. The decision covered extended alcohol sales hours, off-sales and late-night refreshment, subject to the applicant's clar…

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Licence variation approved for late alcohol sales

Norwich City Council granted a variation to the premises licence for the UEA shop, allowing off-sales of alcohol until 3am every day. The decision was made under the Licensing Act 2003 and the council…

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Alcohol only with meals

The applicant offered, and the committee accepted, a condition that alcohol would only be sold with a meal. This was a central control measure intended to prevent the premises becoming a drink-led ven…

“do you plan to serve alcohol only with meals and therefore not serving alcohol to any customers that are not eating in your establishment and yes idea…”

License variation with noise conditions

The sub-committee approved a variation to the premises licence for the upstairs room, but only after the applicant accepted multiple noise-control conditions and the committee imposed tighter hours on…

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Licence hours reduced to midnight

The committee decided to grant the premises licence but to impose a stricter closing time than the applicant requested. Alcohol sales and opening hours were limited to midnight every day to promote th…

“The decision of the committee is a unanimous decision to grant the licence for the premises with conditions as offered and a further condition set by …”

Decision deferred to Wednesday

The sub-committee was unable to complete its deliberations on the licensing matter and formally deferred the decision to Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 pm. This is an action item rather than a procuremen…

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SEV renewals approved with log condition

The committee granted the three sexual entertainment venue licence renewals and added a new condition requiring operators to keep a log of persons refused entry, rejected, or formally warned. The comm…

“the committee has noticed noted the introduced proposed maximum numbers policy whilst being aware that the committee is not rigidly bound by the polic…”

Premises licence granted with mitigation

The subcommittee granted the premises licence for Junkyard Market subject to the conditions offered during the hearing and two additional conditions imposed by the committee. The decision was made in …

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Article 4 Direction confirmed

The panel supported proceeding with the Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights for office-to-residential conversions. Officers said the council is not against such conversions in p…

“members of this committee voted in favor of recommending to cabinet that we proceed with the introduction of the article for direction to remove permi…”

Adopt before June deadline

Members were told the SPD must be adopted by the end of June 2026 because a national restriction will prevent adoption of further supplementary planning documents after that point. The panel unanimous…

“As the paper said we must adopt this SPD by the end of June because the government has introduced a national basically drawbridge and that drawbridge …”

Opposition to planning reform

Cabinet endorsed a cross-party response opposing the Government’s planning white paper and related consultation proposals, arguing they would reduce local democratic control, weaken public engagement,…

“the government is currently consulting on two sets of proposed changes to the planning system the planning white paper planning for the future and cha…”

Decarbonisation contract awarded

Cabinet approved direct award of a contract to E.ON Energy Solutions Limited via the Fusion21 energy efficiency framework for installation measures at 45 council homes. The work is funded by a £0.855 …

“the purpose of this report is to recommend the award of contract to deliver installation measures to 45 council owners members in knowledge funded fro…”

Loft and cavity wall insulation

Cabinet approved a five-year contract for loft and cavity wall insulation across council homes, valued at about £2.5 million excluding VAT. The work will improve energy efficiency and reduce tenant bi…

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