Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP) Policy 2: Sustainable Communities SPD (March 2026)
This supplementary planning document (SPD) supplements GNLP Policy 2: Sustainable Communities. GNLP Policy 2 requires applicants of major developments to submit statements on sustainability, master-planning, timescales for delivery and health impact assessments. The SPD provides guidance on how to write these statements and covers the ten key issues within policy 2: access to services, new technologies, green infrastructure, densities, design, inclusive and safe communities, environmental protection, flood risk, water efficiency, and energy consumption.
- Adopted Policy 2 SPD (PDF, 2.15 MB)
- Policy 2 SPD Adoption Statement (PDF, 103.96 KB)
- Policy 2 SPD Consultation Report (PDF, 316.57 KB)
- Policy 2 SPD Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report (PDF, 959.23 KB)
- Policy 2 SPD Equalities Impact Assessment
Implementation of the Greater Norwich Green Infrastructure Strategy Supplementary Planning Document (March 2026)
This supplementary planning document (SPD) aims to support the delivery of high-quality, multifunctional green infrastructure. It provides guidance for developers, planners and communities on how to use the Greater Norwich Green Infrastructure Strategy to implement GNLP policies 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7.
- Adopted Implementation of the Greater Norwich Green Infrastructure SPD (PDF, 21.04 MB)
- GNGIS SPD Adoption Statement (PDF, 115 KB)
- GNGIS SPD Consultation Report (PDF, 302.23 KB)
- GNGIS SPD Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report (PDF, 1.37 MB)
- GNGIS Equalities Impact Assessment
Purpose-built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in Norwich SPD (September 2025)
This supplementary planning document (SPD) supplements GNLP policy 5 (Homes). It sets out the current position with regards to the need for additional PBSA within the plan period to 2038 and provides guidance in order to encourage good quality accommodation in appropriate and sustainable locations where the need for future PBSA is established.
- Adopted PBSA SPD
- PBSA SPD adoption statement
- Consultation report
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report
- Equality Impact Assessment
- PSBA Study November 2024
Affordable Housing (July 2019)
This supplementary planning document (SPD) supplements Joint Core Strategy policy 4 and Norwich Local Plan policy DM33. As the JCS has been superseded by the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP), references to Joint Core Strategy policy 4 no longer apply. Affordable Housing policy requirements can be found in GNLP Strategic Policy 5. Preparation of a new SPD is due to start shortly but until the new SPD is adopted, elements of the existing SPD still apply.
- Affordable housing SPD (Adopted 1 July 2019)
- Affordable housing adoption statement
- Affordable housing regulation 12(a) statement
Heritage Interpretation (December 2015)
This supplementary planning document supports and interprets policy DM9 of the adopted Norwich Development Management Policies local plan.
- Adopted heritage interpretation SPD
- Heritage interpretation adoption statement
- Heritage and interpretation regulation 12(a) statement
- Heritage and interpretation schedule of modifications to the draft document
Landscape and Trees (June 2016)
This supplementary planning document supports and interprets policies DM3, DM6 and DM7 of the adopted Norwich Development Management Policies local plan.
Landscape and Trees (June 2016)
Main Town Centre Uses and Retail Frontages (December 2014)
This SPD supports and interprets policy DM20 of the Norwich Development Management Policies local plan and policy 11 of the Joint Core Strategy (JCS). As the JCS has been superseded by the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP), references to Joint Core Strategy policy 11 no longer apply.
- Main town centre and retail frontages SPD
- Main town centre uses and retail frontages adoption statement
- Main town centre uses and retail frontages regulation 12(a) statement
- Main town centre uses and retail frontages modifications schedule to draft document
Open Space and Play (October 2015)
This document supplements Joint Core Strategy policy 1 and Development Management Policies Local Plan Policy DM8. As the JCS has been superseded by the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP), references to Joint Core Strategy policy 1 no longer apply.
