The South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (VCHAP) Regulation 19 Pre-submission Addendum will be published between 9am on Monday 12 August and 5pm on Monday 7 October 2024, in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. Representations are invited on the legal compliance and soundness of the Plan. Any representations submitted must be received by South Norfolk Council within this timeframe.

The purpose of the VCHAP is to deliver growth that will support the vitality of the rural communities of South Norfolk. Following the Regulation 19 Publication in 2023 one of the proposed sites was no longer considered deliverable and another needed to be reduced in scale, which led to a shortfall in the overall target number of new homes (minimum of 1,200).

The proposed Addendum includes the additional and amended sites proposed for allocation within the VCHAP to address this shortfall. The document also includes a number of other focused changes to the proposed VCHAP. The published document only deals with the changes that are being proposed to the Regulation 19 VCHAP document that was published in 2023. 

The Addendum and supporting documents can be viewed at: www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/vchap.

During the publication period, the proposed Addendum will be available to view at:

·       Online at –www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/vchap

·       South Norfolk Council offices – The Horizon Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich, NR7 0WF (open Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm)

·       The Octagon – Mere Street, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4AH (open Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm)

·       Libraries in South Norfolk – visit the Norfolk County Council website for details of your local branch (www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-local-history-and-archives)

  • Millennium Library – The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1AW (open Mon-Fri: 10am-7pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 10.30am-4.30pm)

Supporting documents are also available to view online at the above locations. Further information and background material will also be available through a ‘virtual exhibition’ which can be accessed during the publication period at: https://vchap.exhibition.app.

Anyone wishing to submit a formal representation on the content of the plan may do so, in writing, and before 5.00pm on 7th October 2024. These can be submitted online, via the website listed above or using one of our hard copy representation forms which are available at the locations listed above. This will help ensure that submitted representations are in the prescribed format and can be taken into account in the examination of the plan. Completed hard copy forms should be posted to the South Norfolk Council office address listed above.

For further information and enquiries, please contact the Council’s Place Shaping Team on (01508) 533805 or at localplan.snc@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk.


About Michael Hill

Wreningham Parish Council Chair

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