Decision

Decision
RESOLVED TO
 
 
1)   
Note the outcome of the Inspector’s Report into the
examination of the North Norfolk Local Plan, dated 31 October 2025
(Appendix 1 & 2);
2)   
Recommend to Full Council that the Council adopts the modified
Local Plan which incorporates the Main Modifications
as
the appropriate basis for the future planning of the whole
District (Appendix 3);
3)   
Notes that all policies of the North Norfolk Core Strategy 2008
and the Site Allocations; Development Plan Document 2011 (the
current Local Plan) will be superseded by the new Local
Plan
upon adoption. This is subject to the provisions of paragraph 9.3
of this report that: ‘Upon adoption there is a
six-week window under section 113 of the Planning  and
Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 during which an aggrieved party can
challenge the decision to adopt a Local Plan on legal and
procedural grounds’
4)   
Delegates authority to the Assistant Director for Planning to
publish the Adoption Statement and accompanying documents, making
the North Norfolk Local Plan part of the Adopted Development Plan
for North Norfolk;
5)   
Delegates authority to the Planning Policy Manager to make any
further necessary non-material modifications and any further
updates to the Policies Map as required.
 
Reason for the decision:
 
It is a legal requirement to have an
up-to-date Local Plan for the Council’s administrative area
and to undertake review at least every five years. The updated
North Norfolk Local Plan has been guided by a balanced cross-party
working party, undergone formal rounds of consultation and
independent examination by a Planning Inspector, and has been found
“sound” subject to the inclusion of modifications and
provides an appropriate basis for the planning of the District. The
Plan provides the Council’s Strategic Planning Framework and
is required in order to ensure the Council has an up-to-date Local
Plan in place from which planning decisions are made.