The replacement King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Local Plan was adopted on 27 March 2025
The Local Plan 2021-2040
The current Local Plan was adopted in March 2025. This plan guides development and use of land up to 2040. It will steer and shape new development, setting out the long term plans for the borough (up to 15 years ahead). It contains a number of borough wide policies to help shape new development and it provides the spatial strategy for growth within the borough (i.e. what development goes where, when and how it can be delivered). Full details about the adoption process are set out in the Local Plan Adoption Statement (27 March 2025).
Adopted Local Plan 2021-2040
Interactive Local Plan 2021-2040
We have produced interactive versions of the Local Plan. These (which do not form the actual Local Plan) have been produced to enhance the user/ viewing experience:
Local Plan explanatory notes
Since adoption of the Plan in March 2025, a small number of queries have been raised about how policies should be applied in practice. In response, we have prepared explanatory/ guidance notes, to assist both decision-makers and parties preparing planning applications. These notes may be viewed below.
- LP08 - Retail Development Hardwick
- LP28 - Affordable Housing Explanatory Note
- LP30 - Adaptable & Accessible Homes
- LP31 - Assessing planning proposals for Custom & Self-Build Housing
- LP33 - Park Homes Caravans and Houseboats
- LP27 - Decision on Air Quality Management Strategy
As part of Policy LP27 of the adopted Local Plan, the Council stated that it would produce an Air Quality Management Strategy in relation to the potential impacts from traffic to both Roydon Common and Dersingham Bog. After investing the issues further with Natural England, it was agreed that a separate Air Quality Management Strategy will no longer be necessary to address such issues.
As no longer producing an Air Quality Management Strategy will materially impact part of Policy LP27, the Council took the decision on whether to produce a Strategy or not through its Member Delegation process. This decision was taken on 28 October 2025.
The Council will, however, readdress this issue in a future Local Plan through its evidence base.
Local Plan Inspectors’ Report and supporting documents
- Local Plan 2021-2040 Inspectors' Report
- Main Modifications Appendix
- Housing Trajectory Appendix
- Main Mods Appendix 1 - Inset Map changes (sections 1-9)
- Main Mods Appendix 2 - Inset Map changes (sections 10-11)
- Main Mods Appendix 3 - Inset Map changes (sections 12-13)
- Main Mods Appendix 4 - Inset Map changes (section 14)
- Main Mods Appendix 5 - Inset Map changes (section 15)
- Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
- Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA)
- Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement (March 2025)