North Norfolk Core Strategy
Foreword
We are privileged to live and work in a beautiful area. The things we enjoy about North Norfolk result, of course, from the interaction of local communities and the environment. Sometimes features are incidental, sometimes they have evolved over a very long time and sometimes they are planned; whatever the case we need to try and ensure that future communities have the opportunity to enjoy all that is best about North Norfolk, as we do. That is not to say that things will remain the same; the area faces many pressures and challenges that can only be addressed by looking at the problems afresh. We must, for example, find ways of meeting people's housing needs, enabling the provision of well-paid jobs, protecting the environment and addressing the threats from flood risk and coastal erosion.
The process of preparing new planning documents is a long and complex one. We have spent a great deal of time exploring the issues, consulting with a wide range of organisations, commissioning specialist studies and considering existing evidence. This process has allowed us to discuss the issues affecting the District with many people and has provided a solid foundation on which to develop the document now before you.
This Core Strategy, including Development Control Policies, provides a clear vision for how new development can address the challenges we face and identifies where, when, how much and how new development will take place in North Norfolk up to 2021. This vision will guide other documents in the North Norfolk Local Development Framework such as the Site Specific Proposals document which will outline the detailed allocations for land for different uses.
I would like to thank all those who have contributed to the development of this Plan and hope it provides the basis for the provision of new development in North Norfolk to address the needs of the local communities in a sustainable and locally distinctive manner.
Cabinet Portfolio holder
Member of North Norfolk District Council for Waterside Ward