Wessex Archaeology (WA) has been commissioned by Walsingham Planning on behalf of Whitbread Group Plc for an archaeological watching brief and geoarchaeological coring at Premier Inn, Norwich City Centre (centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 623735, 308419). An Archaeological Impact Assessment was undertaken, which established the likelihood of the presence of buried archaeological remains within the Site, in particular 19th century remains which may be sealed beneath up to 1.7 m of made ground. The Site has been granted planning permission (15/00990/FUL), subject to a number of conditions.