{"id":628498,"date":"2026-09-18T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/628498\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:42:14","slug":"haworth-tompkins-team-reveals-images-of-norwich-mustard-factory-regeneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/628498\/","title":{"rendered":"Haworth Tompkins team reveals images of Norwich mustard factory regeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The release of the early concept designs comes ahead of a proposed programme of <a href=\"https:\/\/carrowsites.commonplace.is\/en-GB\/proposals\/v3\/our-proposals?step=step1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">public consultation<\/a>, set to begin next month, run by project backers Norwich City Council and Homes England.<\/p>\n<p>The team, which includes landscape designer Periscope, was chosen in May to draw up a site-wide framework plan and prepare the full planning application for the first phase of the overhaul of the 17ha riverside Carrow Works site.<\/p>\n<p>The project \u2013 expected to be submitted for planning by the end of this year \u2013 will deliver a major new \u2018urban village\u2019 on the edge of the historic city.<\/p>\n<p>This first phase will deliver up to 300 homes including \u2018a high proportion of affordable housing\u2019. The wider regeneration site is expected to deliver up to 3,600 homes and 4,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the council refused regeneration plans for the site, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwich.gov.uk\/planning\/planning-applications\/major-planning-applications-norwich\/carrow-works-planning-application-2200879f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">drawn up by JTP<\/a>. That scheme included 1,800 homes together with commercial and flexible community uses, but was deemed not to \u2018deliver many of the requirements of the site-specific policy that are necessary to ensure a highly sustainable mixed-use community is delivered at East Norwich\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/047621-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The current commission<\/a> focuses on the accelerated first phase of the Carrow Works and associated sites, a brownfield regeneration area which is a short distance from both the train station and the riverfront.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-840463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carrow-Works-Site-Context-Plan-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2028\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Context plan: early proposals for the Carrow Sites, which include the former factory site and Carrow House (September 2026)<\/p>\n<p>The site has a long industrial history and includes former Colman\u2019s factory buildings, Carrow Abbey and other key heritage assets, which are expected to shape the character of the new urban extension.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>The site, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/homes-england-secures-key-site-in-the-heart-of-east-norwich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">purchased by Homes England in March<\/a>, sits within the 50ha East Norwich Strategic Regeneration Area, which aims to deliver new homes, employment spaces, public realm and improved access to the rivers Wensum and Yare.<\/p>\n<p>Homes England head of planning and enabling Jayshree Patel said the team\u2019s approach would \u2018celebrate the area\u2019s heritage while building new homes local people need\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich City Council leader Lucy Galving described the proposals as \u2018one of the most exciting regeneration projects in the country and a historic new chapter in the city of stories\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The in-person public engagement events run on Friday 2 October and Saturday 3 October. There will also be a webinar on Tuesday 6 October 2026 for those unable to attend.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/047621-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">published contract notice<\/a>, the job is worth an estimated \u00a31 million in fees \u2018with contract modifications\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-821249 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_2634468221.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1860\" height=\"2480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Colman\u2019s Mustard factory in Norwich. Credit: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline_image_source\" style=\"font-size:12px; max-width: 1870px;\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news-fa034173\/2018-predictions-will-the-profession-continue-to-be-marginalised\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2018 predictions: Will the profession continue to be marginalised?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The release of the early concept designs comes ahead of a proposed programme of public consultation, set to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628499,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,266968,807,61,60,251940],"class_list":["post-628498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-homes-england","tag-housing","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-norwich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}