Local Plan Full Update 2022 - 2024
In 2022 the Council began a complete update of the adopted Local Plan. Before work on this update was paused in July 2024 the following work had been completed.
Call for Sites 2022
Between April and December 2022 the council undertook a Call for Sites consultation as part of the update on the Local Plan. This is a way for landowners, developers, individuals, parish and town councils and other interested parties to suggest sites for development or for protection as Local Green Space. This is a normal part of plan making.
We need to ensure that the sites eventually allocated within the Plan are deliverable, suitable and available. This means, among other factors, that the landowner is open to developing a site within the required timescales. As such, a Call for Sites is an important part of finding out what land may be available.
All submissions received can be viewed on the ArcGIS Breckland Council Call For Sites Map (opens new window)
Issues and Options
The Issues and Options consultation was an important part of the Local Plan process.
It was the first stage of public consultation, where the community was asked how they would like to tackle a range of planning issues and proposed options for the future development of the District.
The consultation did not identify potential development sites or draft policy working.
The Issues and Options consultation ran from 10th March 2023 to 19th May 2023.
Regulation 18 Consultation (Development Options)
A 6 week period of public consultation on the Regulation 18 Local Plan: Full Update (emerging development strategy) was undertaken between 8th January 2024 and 19th February 2024. The feedback from this consultation has been summarised in the Issues & Options Consultation Feedback Report May 2024.
Regulation 18 Consultation (Preferred Options Draft Plan)
The Council has completed a public consultation on the Draft Plan. This ended on 15th July 2024. 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 a further 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.
All comments will be considered as part of the process of preparing the next version of the Local Plan.
The Consultation Document
Please take a look at our Preferred Options Document (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)
Site Assessments
Each site submitted under the Call for Sites (2022) exercise has been assessed. The aim of the site assessment process is to help determine which sites are the most suitable for allocation for development in the Local Plan.
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