The King's Lynn Area Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the draft King's Lynn Plan for Neighbourhoods, receive an update on special expenses, and consider the Parish Partnership Scheme. The committee will also review its work programme and the Cabinet's forward decision list.

Draft King's Lynn Plan for Neighbourhoods

The committee is scheduled to discuss the draft King's Lynn Plan for Neighbourhoods. According to the report pack, the Plan for Neighbourhoods is a:

Government funded programme 'To fix the foundations of those places most left behind'

The report pack states that each place will receive up to £20 million, split between capital and revenue spending, over ten years from 2026 to 2036. The programme is scheduled to be delivered locally through the King's Lynn Neighbourhood Board and overseen by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The report pack states that a Regeneration Plan must be submitted to 'unlock' the funding, made up of a Ten Year Vision and a Four Year Investment Plan. The report pack indicates that the Regeneration Plan must be co-designed with local stakeholders and communities.

The report pack lists the following 'high priority action areas' that have emerged from community engagement:

• Town Centre Revitalisation
• Neighbourhoods & Affordable Housing
• Employment & Skills
• Health & Wellbeing Infrastructure
• Transport Connectivity
• Safer Streets
• Education & Youth Engagement
• Community Capacity Building

The proposed Neighbourhood Board 'Grand Vision' is for:

King's Lynn will be a successful and inclusive town for everyone, with flourishing communities and new opportunities for people to live, work and visit. It will be easy to travel in to and throughout the town, and it will be a healthy, safe, and welcoming place.

The report pack also indicates that there will be an opportunity for organisations and residents to get involved in shaping and developing projects, initiatives and priorities through Plan for Neighbourhoods Working Groups. These groups will focus on:

• Thriving Places (Town Centre revitalisation, Transport & connectivity, Neighbourhoods & Affordable Housing, Health & Wellbeing Infrastructure)
• Stronger Communities (Safer Streets, Community Capacity Building)
• Empowered People (Education & Youth Engagement, Employment, Skills & Economically Inactive)

The report pack indicates that a draft Ten Year Vision and Four Year Investment Plan will be discussed with the Board, members and the community in September 2025, with public engagement on the Vision and Priorities in October 2025, and sign off and submission of Regeneration Plan to MHCLG¹ in November 2025.

Special Expenses Monitoring Report

The committee is scheduled to receive an update on King's Lynn Special Expenses for the years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026.

The report pack states that the King's Lynn Area Committee's terms of reference include acting as a forum on the funding raised by, and utilisation of the King's Lynn Special Expenses. It also states that the committee can determine where surplus funding should be utilised and provide recommendations to Cabinet on new priorities for King's Lynn Special Expenses.

According to the report pack, special expenses are incurred by the council in performing a function in part of its area that is performed elsewhere by a Parish Council.

The report pack states that special expenses are currently charged for:

• Footway Lighting
• Play Areas
• Community Centres
• Closed Churchyards
• Allotments
• Pavilions
• Dog Bins
• Open Spaces
• Bus Shelters
• Public Conveniences (80% of costs of Walks Broadwalk and Management Building facilities)
• Parish Partnership
• Play area (Capital Scheme)
• Gaywood Remembrance Service

The report pack provides details of the outturn position for the special expenses charge for 2024/2025, with a total charge of £639,160 and an outturn of £643,895, resulting in a variance of £4,735.

The report pack also provides a forecast outturn for 2025/2026, with a total charge of £701,450 and a forecast outturn of £694,101, resulting in a variance of -£7,349.

Parish Partnership Scheme Reminder

The committee is scheduled to be reminded of the Parish Partnership Scheme 2026/2027.

The report pack outlines the process and timeline for the scheme, including:

• Borough Councillors identifying potential projects.
• Discussions with the Norfolk County Council Highway Engineer to determine feasibility.
• The Highway Engineer providing cost estimates.
• Draft bids going to KLAC for agreement on which bids will be put forward to Norfolk County Council.
• Borough Councillors filling in the Parish Partnership Scheme Bid form and sending it to Norfolk County Council.
• Norfolk County Council deciding whether the bid is successful.
• The Highway Engineer passing the project to design.
• Borough Council paying 50% to Norfolk County Council.
• Norfolk County Council advising the Highway Engineer that funds have been received.
• A designer creating the scheme and delivering it via a suitable contractor.

The report pack indicates that draft bids should be provided to Mark Whitmore and Emma Briers by 27 October 2025, and all bids should be submitted to Norfolk County Council by 1 December 2025.

Committee's Work Programme and Cabinet's Forward Decision List

The committee is asked to consider items for a future Work Programme and the Cabinet's Forward Decision List.

The report pack lists a number of items that have been scheduled for future meetings, including:

• Special Expenses
• Car Parking Strategy
• King's Lynn Master Plan
• Parish Partnership Scheme Bids
• King's Lynn Ferry
• Local Immediate Falls Team – LIFT
• Trues Yard- New Project
• Public Toilet at Gaywood

The report pack also includes the Cabinet's Forward Decisions List, which includes items such as:

• LGR Business Case
• CIL Governance
• Q1 2025-2026 Performance Management Report
• Adoption of Playing pitch and Sports facilities strategy
• Review of Constitution
• Cemeteries
• Recommendations from the Regeneration and Development Panel – Transport Informal Working Group
• Quarter 1 Budget Monitoring Report
• Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/2027
• Plan for Neighbourhoods Fund
• Local Nature Recovery Strategy (Adoption)
• NORA Access Road
• Padel Tennis
• Scrutiny Review
• Licensing Act 2003 Policy Review
• Q2 2025-2026 Performance Management
• King's Lynn Enterprise Park
• Risk Strategy and Policy Report
• Air Quality Action Plan
• Safeguarding Policy
• Transformation Programme – LGR Readiness
• Climate Change Strategy
• Budget
• Capital Programme
• Treasury Management Strategy
• Capital Strategy
• Q3 2025-2026 Performance Management
• King's Lynn Transport Strategy
• King's Lynn Masterplan
• Custom and Self Build Site – Stoke Ferry
• Overnight Campervan parking in Hunstanton
• Florence Fields – Tenure Mix
• Article 4 Direction
• Empty Homes Strategy Review
• King's Lynn Town Football Club
• Housing Assurance Strategy
• Domestic Abuse Tenants/Residents Policy and Domestic Abuse Intersectionality Policy
• IT Hardware Refresh
• Local Government Reorganisation Readiness
• Local Government Reorganisation Consultation Response
• Heacham Beach Huts