Neighbourhood planning

Neighbourhood planning powers give people a say in how their local area should develop.

The planning legislation was introduced in 2012 through the Localism Act and gives communities the power to:

  • agree a neighbourhood development plan
  • make a neighbourhood development order
  • make a Community Right to Build order

A neighbourhood development plan can establish general planning policies for the development and use of land in a neighbourhood, such as:

  • where new homes and offices should be built
  • what they should look like

Neighbourhood areas

Under the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 parish or town councils in the Broads developing neighbourhood plans need to apply to the Broads Authority and the relevant district council to designate the neighbourhood area that their proposed plan will cover.

This application is followed by a six-week period during which any member of the public may submit written comments about the proposed neighbourhood area to the Broads Authority and the relevant district council, who will then consider the comments before approving or rejecting its designation.

Neighbourhood planning and the Broads

Several parishes or town councils in the Broads are developing neighbourhood plans, going out to consultation or have had neighbourhood areas approved. You can find further details about these applications by clicking on the name of the parish or town council below. You can also see which Parishes or areas have produced or are producing Neighbourhood Plans on this Neighbour Plans map (PDF).

Adopted Neighbourhood Plans

  • Acle - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Broadland District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Acle Neighbourhood Area.
  • Beccles - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by East Suffolk Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Beccles Neighbourhood Area.
  • Brundall - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Broadland District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Brundall Neighbourhood Area.
  • Bungay - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by East Suffolk Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Beccles Neighbourhood Area.
  • Filby – Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Filby Neighbourhood Area.
  • Fleggburgh - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Fleggburgh Neighbourhood Area.
  • Hemsby - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Hemsby Neighbourhood Area.
  • Loddon and Chedgrave – Adopted by the Broads Authority and by South Norfolk District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Loddon and Chedgrave Neighbourhood Area.
  • Lound with Ashby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by East Suffolk Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Lound with Ashby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton Neighbourhood Area.
  • Oulton - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by East Suffolk Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Oulton Neighbourhood Area.
  • Reedham - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Broadland District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Reedham Neighbourhood Area.
  • Rollesby Neighbourhood Plan - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Rollesby Neighbourhood Area.
  • Salhouse - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Broadland District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Salhouse Neighbourhood Area. A review has started.
  • Strumpshaw - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Broadland District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Strumpshaw Neighbourhood Area.
  • Thorpe St Andrew- Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Broadland District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Strumpshaw Neighbourhood Area.
  • Trowse with Newton - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by South Norfolk District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Trowse Neighbourhood Area.
  • Winterton on Sea - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Winterton-on-Sea Neighbourhood Area.
  • Worlingham - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by East Suffolk Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Beccles Neighbourhood Area.
  • Wroxham - Adopted by the Broads Authority and by Broadland District Council. This is now in use when determining planning applications in the Wroxham Neighbourhood Area.

Neighbourhood Plans in progress - Last updated September 2024

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