Thorpe St Andrew Neighbourhood Plan

Thorpe St Andrew Town Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Plan. It will be used to help guide and shape future development across the whole parish.

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The Thorpe St Andrew Neighbourhood Plan was made (adopted) by Broadland District Council on 25 July 2024 following a local referendum on Thursday 2 May, where 87% of those voting did so in favour of the Plan. This means that the document now forms part of the statutory Development Plan for both Broadland District Council and the Broads Authority areas, and that it will be used in the determination of planning applications within the neighbourhood area.

Please view the adopted Neighbourhood Plan and related documents by clicking on the ‘documents’ link, below.

Background:

Thorpe St Andrew Town Council (as the ‘qualifying body’) submitted the Thorpe St Andrew Neighbourhood Plan and other required documents to both Broadland District Council and Broads Authority in June 2023. A consultation, in accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations, 2012 (as amended), was subsequently carried out by both local planning authorities, which finished on 21 August 2023.

Mr Andrew Ashcroft (Andrew Ashcroft Planning Ltd) was appointed to carry out an independent examination of the Plan following this consultation period. This was able to proceed using the submitted Neighbourhood Plan documents, the made representations, and the responses to the clarification note.

On 6 December 2023, the Examiner issued his final report. It contains a number of recommended modifications and states that, subject to these being implemented, the Thorpe St Andrew NP meets the basic conditions and that it should proceed to a local referendum.

Broadland District Council and Broads Authority subsequently issued a joint Decision Statement detailing their intention to send the Neighbourhood Plan to a referendum, subject to modifications being made as specified by the examiner.

The Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents can also be viewed in the documents section.

View the Neighbourhood Plan documents.