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Broads Plan 

The Broads Plan is the key strategic management plan for the Broads. It sets out a long-term vision for the Broads and guides the decisions affecting the future of this special landscape.

The Broads Plan coordinates a wide range of strategies, plans and policies relevant to the area with the purposes and duties set out in the Broads Acts. It is a plan for the Broads, not just for the Broads Authority. As such, its successful delivery depends on strong partnership working and on the best use of shared resources. The Plan was last reviewed and updated in 2011, following a two-year period of consultation with a wide range of organisations, interest groups and local people with a shared and passionate interest in the Broads.

Broads Plan 2011

Broads Plan 2011 sets out a Vision for the Broads to 2030, long-term aims, and short-term objectives and actions set out under three key themes:      

• Planning for the long-term future of the Broads in response to climate change and sea level rise - Responding to the challenges facing the Broads over the next 50 - 100 years presented by climate change and sea level rise.  
• Working in partnership on the sustainable management of the Broads - Landscape and cultural heritage; agriculture and land management; biodiversity; and management of the navigation area.
• Encouraging the sustainable use and enjoyment of the Broads - Promoting understanding, enjoyment and wellbeing; and tourism, recreation and access.

To view and download Broads Plan 2011, click on the link below.

Broads Plan 2011 (pdf) [5.6mb]

e-Broads Plan

An electronic version of the Broads Plan may be viewed at www.broads-plan.co.uk. The e-plan allows progress against each of the actions in the Plan to be easily monitored and updated. It also provides links to relevant documents, partner websites and other supporting information.

For more information about Broads Plan 2011, contact the Planning and Strategy Directorate on 01603 610734 or email: broadsplan@broads-authority.gov.uk .

Broads Plan review (2009-11)

The Authority is required regularly to review the Broads Plan and update it as necessary. Preparation of Broads Plan 2011 began in mid-2009 with an assessment of Broads Plan 2004 and consideration of the main issues, challenges and opportunities facing the Broads now and in the future - in particular, the impacts of climate change and sea level rise. Consultation on a first draft Broads Plan 2011 took place in Summer 2010. The draft plan was revised, taking into account the consultation responses, the outcome of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review 2010 and decisions by Defra on the National Park Grant allocation. A revised draft plan was published for consultation in Spring 2011. The final plan was adopted in May 2011. 

First draft Broads Plan 2011  (pdf) [1.5mb]         First draft Plan: Schedule of Consultation Responses (pdf) [1.0mb]

Revised draft Broads Plan 2011  (pdf) [1.5mb]    Revised draft Plan: Schedule of Consultation Responses (pdf) [307kb]

The Broads Plan review was informed by Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA), which assessed any significant environmental, economic and social impacts of implementing the Plan, and Appropriate Assessment, which considered the impacts of the Plan on conservation sites designated under the European Habitats Directive.

Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment - Broads Plan 2011 (pdf document) [1.97mb]   SA/SEA Appendix 3 maps (pdf document) [4.1mb]

Appropriate Assessment - Broads Plan 2011 (word document) [586kb]

State of the Park Report

The Authority produced its first State of the Park Report in July 2007. The Report collected together baseline information about the Broads and set out key performance indicators and targets. The report will help the Authority and its partners monitor the implementation of the actions in the Broads Plan. It will also help identify trends and changes affecting the special qualities and character of the Broads, and influence future change and new strategies and policies. Click here to view the current State of the Park Report (word document) [315kb].