GYBC: Notification of submission of the Great Yarmouth Local Plan to the Secretary of State for Examination
Great Yarmouth Borough Council submitted its Final Draft Local Plan in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and Regulation 22 of the Town and County Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended) on 24th February 2025.
Published: 12 February 2025
The new Local Plan will replace the existing Core Strategy and Local Plan Part 2. It sets out a strategy for the development of the Borough over the period to 2041, the amount of new development needed, and determines where that development will go and how it should be delivered. The new Local Plan also contains planning policies that will be used in determining planning applications.
The Local Plan has been submitted together with a sustainability appraisal report, policies map, consultation statement (in accordance with Regulation 22 (1) (c)), and all duly-made representations. An independent Planning Inspector will be appointed by the Planning Inspectorate to determine whether the Final Draft Plan is ‘sound’ and legally compliant by holding a public examination.
The Submission documents, along with the Council’s evidence base are available to view on the Council’s website at https://localplan.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/examination-library. Further local plan examination information, such as how to keep up to date, is also available on the Council’s website at https://localplan.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/article/9963/Emerging-Local-Plan.
Inspection copies of all the consultation documents and comments forms are also available to view at the following locations:
- Reception at Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Town Hall, Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2QF
- Local Libraries including (note opening times could be subject to change, the below times are based upon usual operating hours advertised by Norfolk County Council library services):
- Great Yarmouth Library, Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2SH 8am – 7pm (Mon – Fri); 8am – 4pm (Sat); or 10am – 4pm (Sun)
- Gorleston Library, 1 Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, NR31 6QU between 8am – 7pm (Mon – Fri); 8am – 4pm (Sat); or 10am – 4pm (Sun)
- Bradwell Library, 15 Lords Lane, Bradwell, NR31 8NY between 10am – 12:30pm (Mon & Sat); or 2pm – 5pm (Thur)
- Caister Library, Beach Road, Caister-on-Sea, NR30 5EX between 8am – 7pm (Mon – Fri); 8am – 4pm (Sat); or 10am – 4pm (Sun)
- Martham Library, Black Street, Martham, NR29 4PN between 8am – 7pm (Mon – Fri); 8am – 4pm (Sat); or 10am – 4pm (Sun)