Minerals and Waste Local Plan - Statement of Representations Procedure
Statement of Representations Procedure and availability of documents
This statement has been prepared by Norfolk County Council pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (regulations 19, 20 and 35), as amended.
Title of the document
Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan Publication document
Subject matter and area covered
The Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan (NM&WLP) covers the whole of the administrative area of Norfolk County.
The NM&WLP covers the period up to 2038 and sets out the vision and strategic objectives for minerals development and waste management in Norfolk. The NM&WLP includes a forecast of the quantities of waste that need to be planned for over the plan period to 2038 and contains criteria-based policies to be used to determine planning applications that come forward for waste management facilities. The NM&WLP includes the forecast quantities of sand and gravel, Carstone and silica sand that need to be planned for during the period to 2038. Two sites are allocated for silica sand extraction, one site for carstone extraction and 16 sites for sand and gravel extraction along with the policies to be used to determine planning applications for mineral extraction and associated development.
Period of Publication for Representations
Representations of support or objection are invited for a period of at least 6 weeks from 9am Wednesday 28 September until 5pm Monday 19 December 2022.
Please note that representations received after this date will not be considered. Only representations received within this period have a statutory right to be considered by the Inspector at the Examination.
Representations at this stage should only be made on legal and procedural compliance of the Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan, the soundness of the Local Plan and whether the Local Plan is conformity with the Duty to Co-operate.
Where/how to view the Local Plan and supporting documents
The documents will be available to view on Norfolk County Council's local plan webpages at: https://norfolk.oc2.uk
Copies will be made available for public inspection, free of charge, within normal opening hours during the representations period, at the main office of each of the Local Planning Authorities in Norfolk:
- Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH
- Breckland District Council, Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, East Dereham, NR19 1EE
- South Norfolk Council and Broadland District Council, Thorpe Lodge, Yarmouth Road, Norwich, NR7 0DU
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Town Hall, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2QF
- Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, King's Court, Chapel Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1EX
- North Norfolk District Council, Holt Road, Cromer, NR27 9EL
- Norwich City Council, City Hall, Bethel Street, Norwich, NR2 1NH
- The Broads Authority, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RY
If you would like to request a copy of any of the documents, please telephone 01603 222193 or email LDF@norfolk.gov.uk and we will do our best to help you.
Things to consider when making a representation
When making representations on the Local Plan, the following questions should be considered:
- Is the plan legally compliant?
- Does the Plan comply with the relevant legislation and regulations in the way it has been prepared, and in its content?
- Does the plan comply with the 'Duty to Cooperate'?
- Has the local planning authority engaged constructively, actively and on an ongoing basis with neighbouring authorities and other prescribed bodies during the preparation of the Plan?
- Is the plan 'sound'?
- Has the Plan been 'positively prepared' to meet the forecast need?
- Is it robustly justified and evidence-led?
- Is it deliverable and based on effective joint working?
- Is it consistent with national planning policy?
How to submit your representation
Representations must be made in writing, or via email, or the e-consultation website as follows:
Electronic Representation – This is our preferred method of receiving representations.
Representations can be lodged directly at the following web address: https://norfolk.oc2.uk/
Other Representation methods – Alternatively, you can complete this response form and send it to Norfolk County Council via email or post, using the following contact details:
Post: Norfolk County Council, Planning Services (Minerals and Waste Policy), Community and Environmental Services, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH
Email: LDF@norfolk.gov.uk
Important Note
- Representations must be received between 9am on Wednesday 28 September and 5pm on Monday 19 December 2022. Representations received before or after these dates will not be considered.
- Representations cannot be treated as confidential.
- Representations made at previous stages are not carried over. If you have made a representation to a previous stage which you consider relates to the soundness or legal compliance of the local plan, and you would like the Planning inspectorate to consider it, you will need to resubmit it during this consultation period.
- You only have the right to be heard at the independent examination if you are seeking to make a change to the document and have submitted a duly-made representation within the appropriate period.
- Summaries of the main issues raised as part of the Initial Consultation and Preferred Options stages will form part of the evidence for the local plan.
How to participate in the Examination, and request notification of the progress of the Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan
Representations may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of any of the following:
- Submission of the Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan (NM&WLP) for independent examination
- Publication of the recommendations of the person appointed to carry out an independent examination of the NM&WLP.
- The Adoption of the NM&WLP.
What happens to the Representations?
Representations will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State and considered as part of a public examination by an independent Planning Inspector.
