Years of water issues plaguing the city's Crown Point train depot could be nearing its end after an application for a full roof refurbishment was approved.
The application submitted to Norwich City Council on March 11 was for the Norwich engine shed, now Crown Point Depot in NR1, to have the main depot roof "to be overclad using an insulated metal panel".
It comes after the building had been suffering from "water ingress issues for years due to insufficient capacity" and other problems with the roof's drainage system.
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Such work is permitted under The Great Eastern Railway Act 1875 but the need to ensure as little damage as possible is caused meant plans needed to be lodged with the city council.
That was confirmed on Tuesday to allow the project to progress.
The new roof is said to "have minimal visual impact to the building" but will raise the overall height by roughly 12 inches.
In April 2018, Greater Anglia invested more than £40m into a large-scale expansion for the depot, to house and maintain 58 new trains while upgrading toilet maintenance facilities.
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