Regulation 18 Local Plan Consultation 2025
Your plan, your future, your say
Breckland moves towards public consultation on its new Local Plan
Following the decision by Breckland Council's Cabinet a major public consultation is underway that will give local people the chance to help shape how the district grows and develops over the next 20 years.
The consultation on the Council's new Local Plan invites everyone who lives, works, studies, or runs a business in Breckland to have their say on where new homes, jobs, and infrastructure should go, and how best to protect the character of the towns, villages, and countryside that make Breckland special.
At its heart, the campaign asks a simple question: how should Breckland grow?
Through the message "Your plan, your future, your say," the consultation invites residents to get involved in shaping the long-term vision for the district — ensuring that future growth reflects local priorities on housing, the environment, transport, jobs, and community facilities.
Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen, Leader of Breckland Council, said:
"This is your plan, your future, and your chance to have your say on how Breckland should grow. The Local Plan will guide where new homes are built, where we create jobs, and what we protect for generations to come.
"By agreeing to move forward with this consultation, we're putting local voices at the heart of Breckland's future. Whether you care about affordable homes, green spaces, transport, or the character of your town or village, we want to hear from you."
The public consultation on the Draft Plan runs from Friday 31 October 2025 until 23:59 on Monday 15th December 2025 This stage of the local plan (known as Regulation 18) sets out the Council's draft policies and growth strategy and is an important stage in the plan-making process. It provides an early opportunity for our communities, businesses, landowners, developers, partners and stakeholders to 'have a say' and comment on the draft Local Plan before it is considered further and then finalised for the next (Regulation 19) stage. Further public consultation will take place at the Regulation 19 Stage.
View a copy of the Draft Plan (PDF, 9 MB)(opens new window)
View the Policies Map (opens new window)
Documents supporting the Draft Plan can be viewed in the Evidence Base
Consultation events
The Council is committed to ongoing engagement with communities. In addition to making the Plan publicly available via the council's website the Council be holding a number of drop-in events where the Plan can be seen and where Council Officers will be available to explain it and discuss matters.
Information on the dates and times of the public events are as follows:
- Swaffham - Swaffham Assembly Rooms (Indoor Market) - Date: Friday 7 November - Time: 9:30 - 13:00
- Thetford - Thetford Library - Date: Monday 10 November - Time: 10:00 - 13:00
- Dereham - Dereham Library - Date: Thursday 13 November - Time: 10:00 - 13:00
- Attleborough - Attleborough Library - Date: Friday 14 November - Time: 11:00 - 14:00
- Watton - Watton Library - Date: Wednesday 19 November - Time: 12:00 - 15:00
Please note
You will be able to browse public documents but in order to make representations on the Draft Local Plan you will need to Register or verify your email. This helps to ensure that you are the actual owner of the email address.
You will then be asked to fill out a profile page and make some choices about how we may contact you. Please note: these questions are not mandatory, however it is really useful for us to know who our consultations are reaching and helps us to ensure we are meeting the requirements of consultation and the Council's Statement of Community Involvement.
Please note that all representations must be received by 23:59 on December 15 2025.
Redacted versions of representations (e.g. without most of your personal information being made public) will be published after the consultation ends
All comments received by the 15 December deadline will be considered as part of the process of preparing the next version of the Local Plan, known as the 'Pre-Submission' or 'Regulation 19' version.
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