Preparation of the Local Plan 2021-2040 started in Autumn 2016. The Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State in March 2022 and was independently examined by the appointed Planning Inspectors. The publication of the Inspectors Report which found the plan sound subject to the inclusion of modifications has allowed the Local Plan to be adopted.
The documents, supporting the Cabinet report for adoption of the Local Plan, are available to view below.
- Appendix 1: The Inspectors Report on the Examination into King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Local Plan
- Appendix 2: The Inspectors Schedule of Main Modifications
- Appendix 2a: Housing Trajectory Appendix
- Appendix 2b: Main Mods Appendix 1 – Inset Map changes (sections 1-9)
- Appendix 2c: Main Mods Appendix 2 – Inset Map changes (sections 10-11)
- Appendix 2d: Main Mods Appendix 3 – Inset Map changes (sections 12-13)
- Appendix 2e: Main Mods Appendix 4 – Inset Map changes (section 14)
- Appendix 2f: Main Mods Appendix 5 – Inset Map changes (section 15)
- Appendix 3: Local Plan for Full Council version March 2025 (this incorporates the Main Modifications)
- Planning Policies Map PDFs
- Interactive Planning Policies Map
- Additional Modifications
- Policy Map Modifications
- Examination webpage
- Planning policy webpages
- SA/SEA & HRA
- Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement (March 2025)
- Previous G&T EIA
(Presented to Local Plan Task Group, 8 January 2024) - LDS
- NPPF 2021
(Please note the Local Plan has been examined against this version of the NPPF. This was the NPPF in place at the point of submission and when the examination started. This arrangement is set out in the 2023 version as part of the transitional arrangements) - NPPF 2024
Please also refer to the following pages for further details about the Local Plan process: