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Action Plan 2025 - 2027

Delivered in 2024/2025

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List of achievments

  • West Norfolk has a population of 154,000 (ONS Census 2021)
  • Last year we approved 1,179 planning applications
  • 65 new homes bult for sale by the council in West Norfolk
  • 57 Housing completions within the borough for 2024/25
  • 91% of people surveyed by the council said that they received a good or excellent service from us
  • 24% of contacts with Council CIC are made using online services
  • 4.6 million bins are emptied every year
  • Approximately 10.5 million visitors come to West Norfolk each year
  • 9.98 million people make leisure day-trips to West Norfolk
  • These visitors are estimated to spend £565.16 million per annum within the local economy
  • £43.8 million business rates income due for 2024/25
  • 6,693 total business rates properties at 31/3/25
  • 98.6% collection rate
  • £119 million total Council Tax income collectable (NCC, Police, BCKLWN and Parishes) for 2024/25
  • £12.2 million BCKLWN council tax collectable
  • 76,032 total domestic properties at 31/3/2025
  • 97.1% collection rate
  • £25.4 million amount paid out in Housing Benefits
  • £10.6 million amount paid out in Council Tax Support
  • 3,689 Housing Benefit Caseloads
  • 9,245 Council Tax Support Caseloads
  • 1,637 people presenting for housing advice, of which 826 were homelessness applications