Social Value Ideas for Broadland District Council

Approve Juniper Way housing

The committee approved full planning permission for five dwellings at Juniper Way, Horsford, with conditions on parking, drainage, tree protection, visibility and permitted development rights. The app…

“So when we look at the planning balance as officers we identify that broadland can't demonstrate a 5year housing land supply so when we engage propert…”

Section 106 varied for reduced affordable housing

The committee agreed to vary the Section 106 agreement for the Thorpe St Andrew site so the scheme can proceed with 12% affordable housing instead of the original 33%. The decision was based on indepe…

“The applicant is now seeking to vary the Section 106 agreement on the original outline uh approval to reduce the affordable housing. Initially, they s…”

New NPPF / S5 housing test

Officers explained the effect of the updated National Planning Policy Framework published on 2026-08-17, including the removal of the former tilted balance and the need to assess proposals outside set…

“So um the policy has now changed and so paragraph 11D is no longer um relevant and so the national planning policy framework now has development manag…”

Approve Tavern Road self-build

The committee approved outline planning permission for two self-build dwellings at 151 Tavern Road, subject to conditions and completion of the drainage/nutrient neutrality legal process. This is a fo…

“The recommendation for planning committee is to authorize the existent assistant director to approve the application subject to conditions and the com…”

Nutrient neutrality delayed scheme

The developer and officers explained that nutrient neutrality requirements delayed determination of the application for more than three years and added over £1 million in mitigation costs. This create…

“In the spring of 2022, the issue of nutrient neutrality arrived leading to a delay of 3 years whilst nutrient investigation um became available with p…”

Approve revised affordable housing

The committee resolved to support the officer recommendation and approve the application with the revised affordable housing percentage. The decision delegated final approval of technical changes to t…

“As with the previous applications, the recommendation recommendation is amended to delegate approval to the assistant director of planning to approve …”

Business Builder target reset

The council is changing performance targets for the Business Builder programme so they are expressed per £100,000 of programme funding, reflecting a reduction in external funding and the move to inter…

“So on those recommended target changes, they relate to the business builder program and the intent here is to better relate the targets to the way tha…”

Business Builder funding uplift

Cabinet is being asked to approve an additional £30,000 from the opportunities reserve to increase Business Builder and apprenticeship support funding, bringing the initiative to £350,000. Officers ex…

“Thank you. Oh no. Oh Darren. I don't know why I said Matt and Darren. Darren was Darren spoke last night. Thank you Darren. >> Thank you chair. Um got…”

Extra funding for Business Builder apprenticeships

Cabinet approved an additional £30,000 of revenue funding from the opportunity reserve to increase the Business Builder budget from £320,000 to £350,000. The stated purpose is to create a ring-fenced …

“Uh thanks chair. Um yeah I'll cover the s main points from I'm sure Rodney um would also make some comments as well obviously. Um under the financial …”

Business Builder target changes

The performance report recommended changing two Business Builder targets so they are proportional to funding rather than absolute counts: 25 businesses supported per £100,000 of program funding and 15…

“Thank you chair. For highlights for quarter 1 performance, those include working days lost or short-term sickness having continually improved over the…”

Employment land secured in phases

Three employment parcels were retained in the trigger schedule, including a phase one parcel linked to the existing Rakheath industrial estate and a phase two parcel at 750 occupations. The officer sa…

“So um there are sort of in addition to that first local center there are three um primary employment locations. We've got the uh smaller one in phase …”

Reserved matters approved for 188 homes

The committee approved the reserved matters application for the first phase of the Marriotts Park development, covering 188 dwellings. The decision followed discussion of layout, housing mix, parking,…

“Thank you. So, this application is a reserved matters application that follows an outline uh planning permission on a site allocated for development i…”

Affordable homes pipeline risk

No affordable homes were delivered in Q1, but officers said the pipeline suggests the annual target of 95 will still be met by year end. Members raised concern that slower private market sales and nut…

“Um, on page 27 on the affordable homes delivered. Um we obviously know the effects of nutrient neutrality and and how that was going to play out. Um a…”

Temporary accommodation demand

Housing pressure remains high, with temporary accommodation being filled quickly and occupancy/vacancy calculations affected by when properties are ready to move into. Officers confirmed demand is str…

“Under the risks, I mean, it's obviously stating around the un unacceptable at time of such high demand on the public service. Now we we obviously knew…”

Affordable housing integration concerns

Members and speakers raised pressure around the distribution of affordable housing within the Marriotts Park scheme, specifically whether it was sufficiently mixed across the development. The officer …

“Turning to the now the affordable housing uh now, so this shows the mix of open market and affordable housing. Um as originally uh proposed, there was…”