The Greater Norwich authorities (Broadland District Council, Norwich City Council and South Norfolk Council, working with Norfolk County Council) are now preparing a new Local Plan.
This process is prompted by national planning reform and the government’s new method for calculating housing need. In addition, the government has introduced a new plan-making system, which changes the way local plans are prepared.
Following the new guidance, we are opening our Scoping Consultation in accordance with Regulation 20 of the Town and County Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026. Whilst this is primarily intended for stakeholders to respond to, comments from anyone with an interest in the Greater Norwich plan area are also welcome.
The Scoping Consultation is open from the 17th August – 28th September 2026 (closing at 5pm).
The Scoping Consultation is an opportunity to tell us what matters most for the future of Greater Norwich. To inform these conversations, the Scoping Consultation includes questions on baseline data gathered to inform the preparation of the Plan, the emerging Vision and Objectives which will help to shape the content of the Plan and a proposed Engagement Strategy that suggests an approach to future engagement through the plan-making process. Further details can be found here: https://gnlp.oc2.uk
Earlier this year, the Greater Norwich authorities hosted a Call for Sites for people to submit sites to be considered for allocation in the GNLP 2045. These submissions are currently being reviewed and therefore do not form part of this consultation. Basic details of all the sites received can be found here and there will be an opportunity to comment on these at a later stage. (Please note we are aware of an issue with the interactive map on this page which we are working hard to fix. In the meantime, the submitted sites can still be viewed by using the relevant district buttons).
To support preparation of the new Local Plan, we have launched our new website: The timetable for preparation of the new Plan is available on our website, and further information about the next stages of the process will be provided in due course.
The Greater Norwich Local Plan Review Team