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Endorsement of the Updated Joint Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework

 

 

Meeting: 08/09/2025 - Cabinet (Item 45)

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Executive Summary

Endorsement of the updated joint Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework (NSPF) June 2025. The NSPF represents a Statement of Common Ground on potential strategic cross-boundary planning matters and helps enable the Council to comply with the statutory ‘Duty to Co-operate’.

 

Options considered

 

There are no other alternatives in place to demonstrate the ongoing requirements of the Duty to Co-operate.

 

Consultation(s)

The Norfolk Strategic Framework Member Forum have reviewed and endorsed its circulation.

 

Recommendations

 

That Cabinet:

 

1)  Endorses the updated Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework.

2)  Provides delegated authority to the Acting Planning Policy Manager to make necessary minor/factual amendments, following the progress of the framework through other local authorities, prior to signature & publication

 

Reasons for recommendations

 

The updated Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework is a key piece of evidence supporting Local Plan production. The framework is a Statement of Common Ground which sets out how strategic cross-boundary matters have been considered and provides much of the evidence that is required to demonstrate compliance with the ‘duty to cooperate’.

 

Background papers

 

Updated Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework (June 2025)

 

 

Wards affected

All

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr Andrew Brown

Contact Officer

Iain Withington, Acting Planning Policy Manager iain.withington@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Decision

RESOLVED:

 

1)  To endorse the updated Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework.

2)  To give delegated authority to the Acting Planning Policy Manager to make necessary minor/factual amendments, following the progress of the framework through other local authorities, prior to signature & publication

 

Reason for the decision:

 

The updated Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework is a key piece of evidence supporting Local Plan production. The framework is a Statement of Common Ground which sets out how strategic cross-boundary matters have been considered and provides much of the evidence that is required to demonstrate compliance with the ‘duty to cooperate’.

 

Minutes:

The Chair introduced this item in the absence of Cllr A Brown, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Enforcement. He read out a statement that set out the background to the Joint Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework and said it was a wider component to the continued progression of the Council’s Local Plan, which should be adopted by the end of the year. Conversely, if the Council did not endorse the updated strategic framework, then the emerging Local Plan would be put at risk due to a failure in the duty to cooperate with neighbouring authorities. Cllr Brown then set out the risks associated with not having an up to date Local Plan in place.

 

It was proposed by Cllr T Adams, seconded by Cllr W Fredericks and

 

RESOLVED:

 

1)  To endorse the updated Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework.

2)  To give delegated authority to the Acting Planning Policy Manager to make necessary minor/factual amendments, following the progress of the framework through other local authorities, prior to signature & publication

 

Reason for the decision:

 

The updated Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework is a key piece of evidence supporting Local Plan production. The framework is a Statement of Common Ground which sets out how strategic cross-boundary matters have been considered and provides much of the evidence that is required to demonstrate compliance with the ‘duty to cooperate’.