Social Value Ideas for King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

Housing Numbers Increase from 554 to 1,000 Annually

Government changed standard methodology for calculating housing need, increasing King's Lynn and West Norfolk's annual housing requirement from 554 to approximately 1,000 homes per year. This represen…

“So our local plan there was at examination at the time that the previous version or the current version of the MPPF came out and change that methodolo…”

New Local Plan Production - 30-Month Statutory Timeline

Government legislation (Planning and Infrastructure Act) requires Kings Lynn and West Norfolk to produce a new local plan within 30 months. Official start date is 30 June 2026, with 4-month pre-notifi…

“So the key for us is the 30th of June as Alex mentioned before. Um there's no sort of transitional arrangements now set out within the um guidance. So…”

Compressed Timeline: 9 Years to 30 Months

Council took 9 years to prepare current adopted local plan. New system requires completion of local plan in 30 months (June 2026 to June 2029). This represents significant compression of timescale whi…

“Took the Burough Council nine years to get its last local plan in place. we have got 30 months plus a couple of months here or there at the beginning …”

Gateway System for Local Plan Quality Assurance

New planning system introduces three mandatory gateway checks by Planning Inspectorate during local plan production: Gateway One (31 October 2026) - self-assessment form to enable 30-month process sta…

“So I think the biggest change for us is this gateway system with this throughout the process there's three. So I mentioned gateway one which is the se…”

West Winch village hall roof

The panel approved £36,514 for roof works at West Winch Village Hall. The item was approved in full and appears to be a straightforward fabric maintenance project.

“West Winch Village Hall roof, um, in need of work, and West Winch Parish Council have applied for £36,514. In the absence of any comments, I'd like to…”

Three Holes hall roof

The panel approved £31,904 for a new warm flat roof and replacement of an existing substandard roof at Three Holes Village Hall and Playing Field. This is a building fabric upgrade likely requiring ro…

“The uh Three Holes Village Hall and Playing Field have applied for £31,904 for a new warm flat roof and replacement of substandard previously substand…”

Arrowe Brook hall renovations

The panel approved £13,605.96 for renovations at Arrowe Brook Village Hall. This is another community facilities capital spend from the CIL pot.

“The next item is the renovations Arrowe Brook Village Hall sum of 13,605 pounds and 96 pence. Any questions or thoughts? Any proposals? I'll propose i…”

Support BID ballot and options

The panel agreed to support the BID business plan and noted a suggestion that map-based advertising/self-funding ideas could be considered by the BID team. The key formal decision is support ahead of …

“Well, the recommendation is as I said, the panel requested to consider the report. We've done that. Make any other appropriate recommendations to cabi…”

BID renewal and levy changes

The business improvement district is seeking support for a third five-year term from 2027 to 2032. The proposal includes moving to the 2026 rating list, increasing the levy from 1.5% to 1.9%, and intr…

“And as you will know we're a we're a town center bid, a plain and simple town center bid. We're not a we're not anything fancy. We we operate in kind …”