Boundary Committee announces draft proposals for Norfolk (07/07/08)

On 7 July 2008 the Boundary Committee announced its draft proposals for alternative unitary structures of local government in Norfolk and Suffolk.The Boundary Committee are recommending a Norfolk unitary authority comprising the existing county of Norfolk and the Lowestoft area of Suffolk. They are also seeking views on:

• a Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft unitary, and a Norfolk unitary comprising the rest of the county; and
• a Norwich unitary authority on expanded boundaries and a Norfolk unitary comprising the rest of the county and the Lowestoft area of Suffolk.

These draft proposals will now be subject to consultation until 26 September 2008.

A summary of the Boundary Committee draft proposals can be downloaded here.

The full Boundary Committee report can be viewed on the Boundary Committee website

The Norwich City Council response to the Boundary Committee proposals can be viewed here.

If you would like to respond to the Boundary Committee consultation exercise, please use the contact details below. Remember to set out clearly your reasons for why you support a particular pattern of unitary local government in Norfolk.