Local Plan for the Broads - Review
The Local Plan guides development and land use in the special Broads environment.
Its purpose is to make sure any new development is of high quality and appropriately located in the unique Broads landscape.
Local Plan for the Broads – review
The Broads Authority are reviewing the Local Plan for the Broads. Whilst we do this, the policies in the current Local Plan for the Broads (see below) are still in place. As work progresses on the new Local Plan, this webpage will be updated.
Issues and Options consultation (ended 9 December 2022)
These were the documents out for consultation. A call for sites was also held for residential moorings, residential dwellings and in Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Gypsy and Traveller sites as well as residential caravans.
- Issues and Options Local Plan (PDF version)
- Sustainability Appraisal (SA) (PDF)
- SA Literature Review (PDF)
- SA Baseline (PDF)
- Habitats Regulation Assessment (PDF)
- Responses to the Issues and Options consultation
Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Scoping Report
- Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Scoping Report
- SA Scoping Report Appendix 2 - Literature Review
- SA Scoping Report Appendix 3a - Baseline Data
- SA Scoping Report Appendix 3b - Maps
- SA Scoping Report Appendix 3c - Norfolk Geodiversity Audit database for the Broads
- Read the comments received as part of the technical consultation on the SA Scoping Report.
Local Development Scheme
Evidence/supporting documents
- The Index of Multiple Deprivation Topic Paper (September 2021)
- Settlement Study (February 2022)
- Development Boundaries Topic Paper (August 2023)
- Norfolk Study Older Person Housing (March 2022)\
- Gypsy and Traveller and Residential Caravans Need Assessment (Great Yarmouth Borough only) (June 2022)
- Housing needs assessment (June 2022)
- Residential Mooring needs assessment (August 2022)
- East Suffolk Cycling and Walking Strategy (November 2022)
- Local Green Space Assessment (June 2023)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) (September 2023)
- From HELAA to Local Plan (September 2023)
- Replacement Quay Heading Topic Paper (2023)
- Dark Skies Topic Paper (2023)
- Employment and Economy Topic Paper (January 2024)
- Local Infrastructure Study (February 2024)
- Renewable Energy Topic Paper (February 2024)
- Technical Health and Wellbeing Paper (January 2024)