Urban Development Strategy

The Urban Development Strategy is a model which sets out the renaissance for King's Lynn. It provides the basis on which a programme of structured and other improvements can be planned and implemented.

It is intended to be a living document, and as such may be amended or added to in the light of changing circumstances. The Urban Development Strategy informs the basis of the Growth Point Integrated Programme of Development (pdf 515Kb).

There are five principles that guide the implementation of the strategy. These are:

Built Environment
Transport and Movement
Economy
Social Provision
Viability

Based on these principles, four broad headings which detailed actions come under and form the strategy to regenerating King's Lynn. These are:

Making the most of Existing Assets and Facilities

Create a marina at Boal Quay; reinstate the town's historic urban structure and grain; increase and diversify activity in South Quay and waterfront; improve first impressions of the town.

Focusing Development in the Town Centre

Focus residential development in the town centre; create new and improve existing open spaces in the town.

Improving Economic Viability

Provide employment premises; strengthen north-south movement in the town centre to increase viability of the markets and town centre shops; provide mixed use development in the town centre.

Improving Transport

Create two or three multi-storey car parks to replace surface parking from the town centre; investigate business case for two park and ride facilities from the outskirts of the town; provide better bus services; create a heritage trail and pedestrian and cycle Green Route through and around the town.

The Urban Development Strategy document can be downloaded below. This is a very large document so to ease downloading it has been subdivided into 14 parts:

Part 1 - Contents and Introduction (pdf 196Kb)

Part 2 - The Overarching Principles (pdf 32Kb)

Part 3 - Layers One and Two (pdf 4.4Mb)

Part 4 - Layers Three and Four (pdf 2Mb)

Part 5 - Layers Five and Six (pdf 2.6Mb)

Part 6 - Layers Seven and Eight (pdf 851Kb)

Part 7 - Layers Nine and Ten (pdf 1.1Mb)

Part 8 - Specific Development Areas (pdf 4.6Mb)

Part 9 - Specific Development Areas (pdf 2.3Mb)

Part 10 - Specific Development Areas (pdf 2.1Mb)

Part 11 - Specific Development Areas (pdf 3.4Mb)

Part 12 - Specific Development Areas (pdf 3.6Mb)