Borough-Wide Local Plan

Great Yarmouth 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 Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan (2001) will provide planning policy guidance until the emerging Local Development Framework is adopted.

Decisions on planning applications are made in accordance with the Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan (2001), the East of England Plan (2008) and national planning policy statements.

Note:
The Borough-Wide Local Plan maps can be obtained from Tony Chaney on 01493 846422 or email plan@great-yarmouth.gov.uk.

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

The cost of the Borough-Wide Local Plan is 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 Plan
The interactive version of the Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan (2001) can be viewed on the Planning Portal website.

Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan Saved Policies
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 intrdoduced Local Development Frameworks (LDF) to replace Local Plans. The policies in the Great Yarmouth Borough - Wide Local Plan (2001) were saved for a transitional period of three years from the commencement of the Act which expired on 27 September 2007. 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 Council received a 'direction letter' to confirm which policies in the Great Yarmouth Borough - Wide Local Plan (2001) have been saved and remain the adopted planning policies from 28 September 2007. Therefore, the number of Great Yarmouth Borough - Wide Local Plan (2001) 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.

To guide stakeholders and the public, a reference list is available which sets out the policies that have been deleted from the Great Yarmouth Borough - Wide Local Plan (2001) 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 schedule of deleted policies and schedule of saved policies see further information.

Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG)
Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) for the Borough-Wide Local plan include:

Residential Design Guidance for Norfolk (February 1998)
Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Guidance for Norfolk (June 2004)

The Biodiversity SPG seeks to emphasise the importance of adopting 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. To view see useful links.

The Broads Local Plan
The Broads Local Plan provides planning policy guidance for the Broads Authority area. To view please click on the link here: Broads Local Plan (45Kb)