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N/EN 12 Building Control Plans and Indexes, Jul 1877-1989:

The building control plans commence in 1877 and include plans of new developments such as houses, cinemas, public houses and the like and plans of additions or alteration to existing properties, for example the alteration of shop fronts and windows and the construction of garages, outhouses, and so on.

Indexes were compiled by the City Engineer's Department, and these are listed at N/EN 12/2, although in many cases the title of the plan and the index entry are not sufficient to properly identify the property today.

Planning applications are held for 1949-76, 1980-6 (see list N/P 2).

Building control plans, 1877-1933 (part) are indexed on the online catalogue. After this, the catalogue only gives plan reference numbers, so you will need to consult the finding aids available in the search room for these very large series:

• Indexed registers to building control plans, 1893-1952 (see list N/EN 31, available on microfilms MF 977-978)
• Indexes to building control plans, 1877-1927, 1937-66 (see list N/EN 12/2). A typescript list and index of plans, 1877-94, is available on the search room shelves with list N/EN 12.
• Indexed registers to planning applications, 1949-74 (available on microfilms MF/X/281-283).

For indexes after these dates, contact CNC Building Control Consultancy and Norwich City Council's Planning Department.
We have only a selection of city building control plans and planning applications from 1967 onwards, but this selection does include the plans of most new buildings.

All plans from May 1967 to the present day (with a very few exceptions) have been microfilmed by Norwich City Council. You can consult microfiche copies of the building control plans by making an appointment at CNC Building Control Consultancy.

For microfiche copies of planning applications, make an appointment with the planning department of Norwich City Council.

The microfiche copies of building control plans numbered 32941- 44825 (May 1967 to March 1974) were filmed with the planning applications and are available at the planning department, rather than at CNC Building Control Consultancy.

N/EN 4/1-240 Air Raid Precautions: Rolled Plans

These plans show air raid shelters, first aid and wardens' posts, fire stations, anti-landing and anti-invasion precautions, etc. Reference to plans 1-240 is by a contemporary manuscript index, N/EN 4/241, to which pencil ticks have been added to show which plans are in the Norfolk Record Office. Tickets should be made out for N/EN 4/ and the number given in the index.

N/HI Norwich City Council: Home Improvement Grant Office 1919-1983

Grants for domestic residential improvements. Due to their bulk, a 10% sample of these files have been kept, with files ending in zero (where surviving) and those relating to buildings in ancient parts of the city retained.