Borough-Wide Local Plan

The Great Yarmouth borough-wide local plan was adopted on 23 February 2001 and provides the basis for all planning decisions in the Borough Council area, except for those parts of the borough within the Broads Authority area. The local plan will provide planning policy guidance until the emerging local development framework (LDF) is adopted.

Decisions on planning applications are made in accordance with the local plan, the east of England plan (2008) and national planning policy statements.

To view the local plan see further information below.

Note:
Paper copies of the local plan are available to purchase using the details in contact us.

Cheques need to be sent to the address below and made payable to Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

Costs are as follows :

Complete document (text & maps) - £25 (+£5 postage)
Text only - £12.50 (+£3.50 postage)
Individual black & white maps (5 in total) - £1.50 each (+25p postage)
Individual colour inset maps (4 in total) - £1.25 each (+25p postage)
Complete set of maps - £12.50 (+£2.50 postage)

Interactive Great Yarmouth borough-wide local plan proposals map
An interactive version of the local plan proposals map can be viewed here. You can also follow this link for help and instructions

Great Yarmouth borough-wide local plan saved policies
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced LDFs to replace local plans. The policies in the local plan were saved for a transitional period of three years from the commencement of the Act. However, as the LDF has yet to be adopted a number of policies have been saved following approval from the secretary of state.

On 19 September 2007 the Borough Council received a 'direction letter' to confirm which local plan policies had been saved and would remain as the adopted planning policies from 28 September 2007. The number of local plan policies has been reduced and more reliance is now placed on national planning policy statements and the east of England plan (2008) to help determine planning applications until the LDF is adopted. However, under the Government's new Localism Bill (2011), regional spatial strategies are set to be abolished. For more information on the most recent changes to the planning system and how these will effect the borough click here.

To guide stakeholders and the public, a reference list is available which sets out the policies that have been deleted from the local plan and provides guidance detailing which subsequent policy documents should be referred to in the event of a development proposal.

To view the direction letters with a schedule of deleted policies and a schedule of saved policies see further information.

Supplementary planning guidance (SPG)
Supplementary planning guidance (SPG) for the local plan includes:

The residential design guidance seeks to emphasise the importance of adopting an integrated design process for the building of new homes in Norfolk. It also sets out the requirements of the highway authority with regard to the layout of residential developments.

The biodiversity SPG encourages a positive approach to biodiversity protection and enhancement, and sets out the key considerations relating to wildlife and biodiversity that should be taken into account in all development proposals.

The Broads Local Plan
The Broads local plan provides planning policy guidance for the Broads Authority area. To view click on the following link Broads local plan