Great Yarmouth Borough Council together with North Norfolk District Council and  Breckland Council  have submitted an outline proposal for a new local government structure for the county, comprising three unitary councils. Norwich City Council has also put its name to the proposal, which sees Norfolk with three closely-working unitary councils, one each for the city, the coast and the countryside.

The proposal suggests a 'Greater' Norwich, with the rest of the county divided roughly through the middle, north-west to south-east. The Boundary Committee has received a number of proposals for alternative options from across the county

The move follows the announcement last year that the Boundary Committee, acting under a request from the Government, was challenging principal authorities to look afresh at the local government structures across Norfolk and to develop a unitary model for the county.

The Boundary Committee is expected to announce its preferred option for consultation on 7 July, and its final advice is to be provided to the Secretary of State in December.

 Unitary Proposals for Norfolk (1283kb)

More information on the current local government structural reviews of Norfolk, Suffolk and Devon can be obtained from the Boundary Committee.