A licensing application lodged with Norwich City Council has revealed new details about the plans for Carrow House.

The Victorian property forms part of the wider Carrow Works site and sat empty for many years before being taken on by Norwich Unity Hub, a group of charities.

The organisation recently unveiled its partnership with wedding planners Smoke and Wildwood as part of a bid to generate more income at the site.

In the new licensing application, it has emerged that larger events, such as craft fairs, could attract up to 1,000 attendees to Carrow House and its grounds.

Carrow House is owned by Norwich City Council (Image: Antony Kelly) Norwich City Council bought the historic site from Norfolk County Council for more than £2m in 2021 with a view to refurbishing it and letting out office space.

However, it was discovered following the works that finding an occupier for part of the building would leave the council liable for more than £100,000 of void business rates on the remainder of the property.

Therefore, it decided to........

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