Policy Subject.
No
Suggested replacement in
Core Strategy.
Development Strategy
1
Growth Towns
2
Small Towns
DS1: Development Strategy
3
Large Villages
4
Selected Small
Villages
5
The Countryside
Settlement Structure
6
Residential Areas
H1: Housing strategy
7
Town and Large
EC4: Town Centres
Village Centres
8
Open Land Areas
C3: Open space strategy
9
General Employment
Areas
EC1: Employment Land
10
Village Employment
Areas
Determining Applications for Planning Permission
11
Planning Conditions
C5: Developer contributions
and Obligations
10
Supplementary
Deleted – LDS says SPDs
Planning Guidance
will be prepared
13
Design and Setting of EN3: Landscape protection
Development
and EN5: Design
14
Landscaping and New EN5: Design
Development
Officer recommendation and justification.
(policies to be saved indicated with a ‘Yes’ and not saved with a ‘No’)
Yes- Important strategic policies which establish the general scale of
development which is appropriate within settlements. These policies
are considered essential to the effective operation of development
control.
Yes – policies linked to the designations shown on the proposals map
which control the distribution of land uses.
No – the powers to impose planning conditions and enter into planning
obligations are covered by Circulars 11/95 and 05/2005.
No – PPS12 allows for the preparation of SPDs
Yes – key policy relating to the design of development. Whilst high
standards of design are required under national and regional planning
advise this policy, and in particular the link to the North Norfolk Design
Guide, adds local distinctiveness to the application of national design
advice.
No – requirement to landscape developments included in policy 13
and the Design Guide.
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15
16
17
18
19
Access for People with EN5: Design
disabilities to NonDomestic Buildings
EN9: Pollution prevention
Pollution Control
and covered by pollution
Control of Noise
control regimes
Light Pollution
Special Considerations EN9: Pollution and hazards
Environment
20
Norfolk Coast Area of EN2: AONB
Outstanding Natural
Beauty
21
Area of High
Replaced by EN3:
Landscape Value
Landscape protection
22
Agricultural Land
Deleted.
Deleted
23
Prior Approval of
Agricultural and
Forestry Buildings
24
The Broads and their
Setting
25
Historic Parks and
Gardens
EN3: Landscape protection
26
Undeveloped Coast
27
Conserving the
Landscape Setting of
Bypassed Settlements
28
Hedgerows, Trees,
Covered by EN1 and EN3
and Woodlands
DS2: Reuse of buildings in
29
The Reuse and
Adaptation of Buildings the Countryside
in the Countryside
30
Important Landscape
Features
EN3: Landscape protection
31
Landscape
Enhancement
No – This policy is now covered by national advice, Building
Regulations and DDA.
Yes – important policy used for development control.
Yes – important policy used for development control.
Yes – pollution legislation does not prevent development in the vicinity
of existing uses.
No – PPS7 gives protection
Yes - local area of protection
No -PPS7 gives advice on protection
No - covered by other Government guidance
Yes – PPS7 protects the Broads but not their setting
Yes – this gives additional protection above national guidance
Yes – local area of protection
No – to be covered in SSP requirements.
No – covered by separate legislation
Yes – necessary local policy
No – not effective, has rarely been used and is covered by policy 13
No – Not effective.
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32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Statutorily Designated
Sites of Nature
Conservation
Importance
Nature Conservation
Outside Statutorily
Designated Sites
Countryside
Management
Preservation of Listed
Buildings
Change of Use of
Listed Buildings
Alteration and
Extensions to Listed
Buildings
Demolition of Listed
Buildings
Development near
Listed Buildings
Listed Buildings at
Risk
Building Preservations
Notices
42
Development in
Conservation Areas
43
Demolition in
Conservation Areas
The Management of
Conservation Areas
Archaeology
44
45
EN6: Biodiversity
Yes – PPS9 does not give protection to Local Nature Reserves or
County Wildlife Sites.
Saving these policies allows the Biodiversity SPG to remain valid.
EN1: Environment Strategy
No – purely lists activities the Council can undertake
No – Covered by PPG15
EN4: Historic environment.
DS2: Reuse of buildings in
the Countryside
Deleted
EN4: Historic environment
Yes – Whilst the provisions of this policy are mainly covered in PPG
15 it has been regularly used for development control purposes.
Yes – Whilst the provisions of this policy are mainly covered in PPG
15 it has been regularly used for development control purposes.
Yes – Whilst the provisions of this policy are mainly covered in PPG
15 it has been regularly used for development control purposes.
Yes – Whilst the provisions of this policy are mainly covered in PPG
15 it has been regularly used for development control purposes.
No – legislation allows this
No – this policy merely confirms that the Authority has the powers to
serve Building Preservation Notices. This power is provided by the
1990 Act.
Yes – Whilst the provisions of this policy are mainly covered in PPG
15 it has been regularly used for development control purposes and
includes content not included in national advice.
No – Covered in PPG 15.
No – This policy merely confirms the powers the Authority has in
respect of the management of Conservation Areas.
Yes – necessary local guidance requiring archaeological field
evaluation.
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Environmental Safety
46
Flood Risk
47
Surface Water RunOff: Flood Risk
48
Coast Erosion Risk
Areas
49
Surface Water RunOff: Coastal Erosion
Risk
50
Bacton Gas Terminal
51
Hazardous Pipelines
EN8: Flood risk and
Coastal Area Action Plan
EN7: Coastal erosion and
Coastal Area Action Plan
EN7: Coastal erosion and
Coastal Area Action Plan
EN9: Pollution prevention.
52
Hazardous
Substances
Housing
53
Housing Strategy
54
Density of Residential
Developments
55
Monitoring Housing
Land Supply
56
Affordable Housing on
Large Housing Sites
57
Affordable Housing in
the Countryside
58
Affordable Housing in
Selected Small
Villages
59
Housing for People
with Disabilities
60
Wheelchair housing
61
Conversion into Flats
62
Houses in Multiple
Occupation
No – Covered by PPS25
No – Covered by PPS25
Yes – Local issue for North Norfolk, Local policy required
Yes – Local issue for North Norfolk, Local policy required
Yes – local guidance required
Yes – local guidance required – gas pipelines at significant in North
Norfolk (Bacton)
No – covered by Planning and Hazardous Substances Act 1990
H1: Housing Strategy
H2: Housing Density and
EN5: Design
Deleted – included in AMR
No – superseded by RSS and also repeats other policies
No – advice on density included in PPS3
No – Monitoring is a statutory requirement
H5: Affordable Housing
Yes – necessary local guidance
H6: Rural exception sites
Yes – necessary local guidance
H5: Affordable Housing
Yes – necessary local guidance
Deleted - covered by
Building Regulations and
DDA
DC policy to be developed
DC policy to be developed
No - covered by Building Regulations and DDA
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – necessary local policy
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63
64
65
66
67
68
69
Tandem Residential
Development
Extensions to
Dwellings in the
Countryside
Replacement
Dwellings in the
Countryside
Agricultural and
Forestry Workers'
Dwellings in the
Countryside
Removal of
Agricultural
Occupancy Conditions
Residential Caravans
EN5: Design
No – covered by Policy 13 (Design)
H4: Extension or
replacement of dwellings in
the Countryside
Yes – necessary local policy
H9: Agricultural and forestry
workers dwellings in
Countryside
Yes – necessary local policy
H9: Agricultural and forestry
workers dwellings in
Countryside
DS1 restricts permanent
residential use in the
Countryside
H7: Gypsies and Travellers
& travelling show people
Yes – necessary local policy
Sites for Travelling
Show people in the
Countryside
Employment
70
Employment Strategy E1: Employment Land
71
Employment Land
Deleted
Supply
72
Proposed General
Employment Areas
E1: Employment Land
73
Development in Village
Employment Areas
74
Non-Conforming Uses
75
Former Military
EC3: Redundant defence
Airfields
establishments and DS1.
76
Farm Diversification
EC2: Farm diversification
Yes – retain for clarity
Yes – guidance on travelling show people required (not included in
Structure Plan policy)
Yes – local guidance required.
No – repeats other Local Plan policy
Yes – to retain the designations.
Yes – retain guidance on appropriateness.
Yes – necessary local policy
No – Covered by policy 29
No - Covered in PPS7.
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77
Business Environment Deleted – covered by EN5:
design
78
New Employment
EN5: design
Development
Shopping
79
Core Retail Areas
EC4: Town Centres
80
Vacant Premises
Deleted – aspirational
above Shops
81
Historic Character of EN4: Historic Environment
Town Centres
and EN5: design
82
Town Centre
Deleted - aspirational
Enhancement
83
Amusement Centres Primary shopping areas
(EC4) will restrict in some
areas. Need new policy?
84
Convenience and
EC5: Location of retail and
Comparison Stores
commercial leisure
development
85
Retail Warehouses
86
87
88
Local Shops
Country Pubs
Farm Shops
C1: Retention of local
facilities
EC2: Farm diversification,
DS2: reuse of buildings in the
Countryside and EC5:
location of retail development
89
Garden Centres
DC policy needed?
90
Roadside Services in DS1: Development strategy
the Countryside
and applications judged on
merits
Community Services and Facilities
91
Mundesley Hospital
Deleted
92
Residential Institutions Deleted – covered by DS1
and H8
93
New Community
DS1: Development Strategy
Facilities
No – aspirational. Covered by Local Plan policy 13 (Design).
No – repeats Local Plan policies 13 & 14.
Yes – need local designation
No - unnecessary
Yes – retain guidance on sympathetic scale of development
No - aspirational
Yes – retain restrictions
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – necessary local policy
No- Covered by policy 5
No – applications would be judged on their merits
No – unnecessary, development has occurred.
Yes – Important development control policy not covered elsewhere.
Yes – retain guidance on new facilities in the Countryside.
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94
95
96
Retention of
Community Facilities
Groundwater
Protection
Sewage Disposal
97
Overhead Service
Lines
98
Renewable Energy
(excluding Wind
Turbines)
99
Wind Turbines
100 New
Telecommunications
Masts
101 Prior Approval of
Telecommunications
Apparatus
Sport and Recreation
102 Proposed Playing
Spaces
103
Applications for New
Playing Spaces
104
Retention of Playing
Space
105
Playing Space in New
Housing
Developments
Allotments
106
C1: Retention of local
facilities.
SD1: Sustainable
Development EN9 Pollution
prevention
Deleted – general
requirement
EN3: Landscape Protection
EN11: Renewable Energy
Yes – protection required
No – unnecessary. Environment Agency is consulted where
necessary.
No – unnecessary – Anglian Water and Environment Agency give
advice.
No – landscape protection covered by other Local Plan policy.
No – Covered by other policies and PPS22.
Yes – retain the restrictions as it provides important local protection.
C2: Telecommunications
Deleted – contributions to
play spaces will be sought
from developers
C3: Open space and
recreation
C4: Open space standards
C3: Open space and
recreation
Yes – need to list the criteria.
No – proposals unlikely to come forward.
No – PPG17 outlines general principles for when considering where to
locate open space and facilities.
Yes – PPG17 states that open space should not be built on unless it is
surplus to requirement, but it does not include the requirement for
alternative provision.
Yes – necessary local policy
C4: Open space standards
and C5: Developer
contributions
C3: Allotments are protected Yes – retain detailed protection for allotments and requirement for
as open space
alternative provision.
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107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
Proposed Sport
Deleted as facilities provided
Facilities
Applications for Sports DS1: Development Strategy
Facilities
and
EC6: Tourism strategy
EN3: Landscape protection
Golf Courses
EC6: Tourism
Golf Course related
Developments
Air Sports
EN9: Pollution prevention
Access to the
Countryside
Rights of Way
Extinguishment of
Rights of Way
Rights of Way along
Disused Railway
Trackbeds
Open-Access sites
Horses
118
Motorised Water
Sports
119 North Walsham and
Dilham Canal
Tourism
120 Heritage Attractions
121
122
Large Scale Leisure
Proposals
Hotels
No – developments complete
Yes – Criteria (a) to (e) repeat other Local Plan policy, however (e) to
(ii) supplement policy 5 on development in the Countryside.
No – repeats other Local Plan policy
No – repeats other Local Plan policy
No – Repeats Local Plan policy 17.
EN1: Environment strategy
No – not effective.
T4: Rights of way
No – circular 2/93 protects and requires maintenance of Public Rights
of Way.
T3: Safeguarding routes and
sites for rail uses and T4:
Rights of way
EN1: Environment strategy
Deleted – covered by EN3
and T1
Deleted
Deleted
Deleted. Covered by EC6,
EN3 and EN5
EC6: Tourism strategy
Yes – Important local policy
No – aspirational, no clear methods of implementation.
Yes – clause (e) is relevant.
No – safety issues will be a material consideration in applications and
nature conservation is protected by separate legislation.
No – aspirational, no clear methods of implementation.
Yes – Provides policy context relevant to North Norfolk.
No – Large scale applications can be considered on their merits and
against other policies.
Yes – local guidance on suitable locations for new hotels required.
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123
Static Caravan Sites
124
Cliff-Top Static
Caravan Sties
between Sheringham
and Cromer
125 Touring Caravan Sites
126 Permanent Holiday
Accommodation
127 Holiday and Seasonal
Occupancy Conditions
128 Loss of Unserviced
Holiday
Accommodation
Transport
129 Developer
Contributions to Public
Transport
130 Rail Passenger
Services
131 Tunstead Railway Halt
132 Fakenham to Norwich
Disused Railway
Trackbed
133 North Walsham Rail
Freight Depot
134
Sheringham Railway
Trackbed
135
136
Bus services
Footways
EC9: Caravan and camping
Yes – necessary local policy
sites
Yes – necessary local policy
EC6: Tourism strategy
EC8: Holiday and seasonal
occupancy conditions
EC7: Retaining a mix of
tourist accommodation
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – necessary local policy
C5: Developer contributions No – provided for in National advice.
Deleted. T3 protects rail
No – aspirational, no means of delivery.
freight sites
Deleted – no longer required No – no longer required.
T3: Safeguarding routes and Yes – necessary local policy.
sites for rail uses
T3: Safeguarding routes and
sites for rail uses and
designation on proposals
map.
T3: Safeguarding routes and
sites for rail uses and
designation on proposals
map.
Deleted
SD1, EN1 and T4
Yes – necessary local policy.
Yes – necessary local policy.
No - aspirational, no means of delivery.
No – covered by PPG13 and Highway Authority consultations.
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137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
Pedestrian
environment
Cycling
Pedestrian priority
Traffic Management
Studies
Traffic Calming
A1067 Guist Bypass
North Walsham
Northern Link Road
Minor Schemes
EN5: Design
No – Not effective.
T2 and SD1
Deleted - covered by LTP
Deleted - covered by LTP
Yes- Not addressed elsewhere.
No – no means of delivery
No – covered by the Local Transport Plan
Deleted - covered by LTP
Deleted.
Deleted -
No – no means of delivery/covered by LTP
No - no longer supported by LTP
No - no longer supported by LTP
Deleted – covered by EN5:
design
Deleted
No – covered by LTP
Abandoned Road
Schemes
Corridors of Movement T1: Transport Policy
New Accesses
T1: Highway access and
transport impact
Highway Contributions C5: Developer contributions
Retention of Public
T2: Car and cycle parking
Car Parks
Proposed Public Car Deleted
Park: Melton
Constable
New Public Car Parks Deleted – covered by EN5:
Design
Deleted
Environmental
Enhancement of Car
Parks
Car Parking Standards T2: Car and cycle parking
No – not relevant
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes - Important development control policy.
No –Circular 5/2005 gives guidance on planning obligations.
Yes – necessary local policy
Yes – Still a relevant local issue.
Yes – includes criteria for assessing proposals which are not included
in other policies
No – can be covered by Local Plan policy 13 (Design).
Yes - necessary local policy
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