Adopted Local Plan

The council's planning policy documents set the strategic context for development in the District. These include governing the decisions made on planning applications and which types of development are suitable for each area. It is a key document that guides development in the District over the next 20 years. 

The National Planning Policy Framework sets an expectation that each Local Planning Authority (LPA) should produce a single Local Plan which sets out the strategic planning priorities for the District.

Following the Examination in April 2023, the Council received the final Inspector's Report in respect of the Examination of the Partial Update and the Inspector found the review to be 'sound'. The Breckland Local Plan (as amended by the Partial Update) was adopted at Council on 21 September 2023. 

The Report of the Inspector into the Partial Update together with the Adoption Statement and Sustainability Appraisal post Adoption Statement can be viewed here:

The Local Plan (2023)  document can be viewed below.

• Breckland District Council Local Plan (PDF) [7MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland District Council Local Plan Text addendum (PDF) [570KB] (opens new window)
• Council report on adoption of Local Plan (PDF) [265KB] (opens new window)
• Breckland District Council Local Plan Inspectors Report (PDF) [676KB] (opens new window)
• Breckland District Council Local Plan Schedule of Main Modifications (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland District Council Schedule of Minor Modifications (PDF) [587KB] (opens new window)
• Breckland District Council Local Plan Text (PDF) [21MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policies Maps Legend (PDF) [120KB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Attleborough (PDF) [20MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Attleborough Town Centre (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Ashill Policy Map (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Banham Policy Map (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Bawdeswell (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Beeston (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Beetley (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Carbrooke (PDF) [2MB]
• Breckland Council Policy Map Caston (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Dereham (PDF) [33MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Dereham Town Centre (PDF) [8MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Garboldisham (PDF) [5MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Great Ellingham (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Great Hockham (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Gressenhall (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Griston (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Harling (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Hockering (PDF) [5MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Kenninghall (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Litcham (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Lyng (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council local Plan Policy Map Mattishall (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Mundford (PDF) [29MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Narborough (PDF) [7MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Necton (PDF) [5MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map North Elmham (PDF) [10MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map North Lopham (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Local Plan Policy Map Old Buckenham (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Quidenham (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Rocklands (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Roudham (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Saham Toney (PDF) [12MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Shipdham (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council local Plan Policy Map Shipdham Airfield (PDF) [763KB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Shropham (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Snetterton (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Sporle (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Swaffham (PDF) [17MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Swaffham Town Centre (PDF) [9MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Swanton Morley (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Thetford (PDF) [73MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy map Thetford Town Centre (PDF) [27MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Thompson (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Watton (PDF) [34MB] (opens new window)
• Amendment to the Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Watton (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Watton Town Centre (PDF) [11MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Weasenham (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Weeting (PDF) [9MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan Policy Map Yaxham (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Breckland Council Local Plan District Wide Policies Map (PDF) [68MB] (opens new window)
• Amendment to District Wide Map - Scarning and Whissonsett (PDF) [473KB] (opens new window)
• Addendum to District Wide Map Saham Toney (PDF) [244KB] (opens new window)
• Addendum to District Wide Map New Buckenham (PDF) [238KB] (opens new window)
• Roundham Heath: amendment to the Breckland Council Local Plan District Wide Policies Map (PDF) [323KB] (opens new window)
• SA Adoption Statement (PDF) [305KB] (opens new window)
• Equality Impact Assessment of the Breckland Local Plan (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)

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