What's changing
Anglia Square, the market revamp, bus reshuffles, Carrow Works and the 2028 council shake-up — where each stands, with honest dates.
Norwich is mid-change: a £350 million rebuild at Anglia Square, a market decision due this month, a bus network that keeps reshuffling, the region's biggest brownfield changing hands, and the biggest council shake-up since 1974 arriving in 2028. This board says where each one stands, with the honest dates.
Anglia Square redevelopment
In force nowDemolition under way — Magdalen Street reopened 9 March 2026 after a six-week closure, with works continuing around the site.
A £350 million rebuild of the 1960s shopping centre and its surroundings: over 1,100 new homes (at least half affordable in the first two phases), shops, workspaces and a container village near Magdalen Street, backed by a £34 million Homes England grant and Aviva Capital Partners.
For day-to-day life the works mean intermittent road and bus-stop closures around Magdalen Street, Edward Street and Magpie Road — the February 2026 closures were the first big round, and construction of phase one follows the demolition. Check the project page or First Bus updates before relying on an old route through the area.