Archive of Core Strategy Preparation and Examination

Great Yarmouth Borough Council formally adopted the Great Yarmouth Local Plan Core Strategy on Monday 21 December 2015. It now forms part of the formal development plan for the area, which is the starting point for decisions on planning and development in the Borough (excepting that part within the designated Broads area). The Core Strategy (and associated documents - Adoption Statement and Sustainability Report) are available in this section.

The Inspector's Report on his independent examination of the Core Strategy concluded that the Core Strategy was legally compliant and, subject to a number of modifications (largely those Main Modifications proposed by the Council itself), sound, and that the Borough Council could adopt it. The full Report may be viewed via the documents in this section.

The Borough Council proposed a number of 'Main Modifications' to the Core Strategy to address issues raised during its examination. These main Modifications were published for consultation between May and June 2015. The responses to the consultation were considered before reaching his conclusions.

The Council submitted the Core Strategy to the Government in April 2014 and the Planning Inspector (Mr Malcolm Rivett) held the Examination in Public hearing sessions between 25 and 27 November 2014. The Hearing Statements and all correspondence on the Examination are available in this section. The Core Strategy Examination Library contains copies of all the documents submitted to the Secretary of State for Examination. If you wish to view any of these documents please email us. Hard copies of the evidence documents are also available for inspection at the Town Hall, Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2QF. Further advice and guidance on the examination procedure is available in the Planning Inspectorate document Examining Local Plans - Procedural Practice.

Archive for correspondence relating to the Core Strategy preparation and examination