Review of the Greater Norwich Local Plan

The Greater Norwich authorities (Broadland District Council, Norwich City Council and South Norfolk Council, working with Norfolk County Council) are preparing to review the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP) which was adopted in March 2024.

This upcoming review is prompted by national planning reform and the government’s new method for calculating housing need. In addition, the government has introduced a new plan-making system, which changes the way local plans are prepared. You can find more information on the new system here: Create or update a local plan using the new system - GOV.UK

As part of the early preparation stage before the review of the GNLP begins, the Greater Norwich authorities have opened a ‘Call for Sites’.

Landowners, developers, and other interested parties are invited to submit sites that may be suitable for housing, employment or other uses. The Greater Norwich authorities will then assess submissions to identify which sites may be suitable to allocate in the reviewed local plan. This will form the basis of a future public consultation. Please note that many more sites were submitted than were allocated in the GNLP.

The Call for Sites is open from the 9 February to 23 March 2026.

As this is evidence gathering rather than a consultation, there is the possibility that the call for sites may reopen later in the year.

To read more details about how to submit a site please visit the review of the GNLP webpage.

Further information about the next stages of the plan review will be provided in due course.