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The Chair of the Corporate
Performance Panel had that agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.15 that this decision of Cabinet on 20 March 2025 cannot be
called in.
 
 
RECOMMENDED:  1)       To
note the outcome of the Inspectors report into the Examination of
the Local Plan (Appendices 1 and 2 to this report).

2)             
That the Council
adopts the Local Plan as per the Inspectors Report, 21 February
2025, (appendix 1 to this report) incorporating the Main
Modifications (as shown in appendix 2 to this report). A version of
this Plan and the accompanying Policies Map are contained within
appendix 3.

 

3)             
That Council notes
that all policies of the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Core
Strategy (2011) and the Site Allocations and Development Management
Policies Plan (2016) (the current Local Plan, for the period
2001-2026) will be superseded by the new Local Plan, upon
adoption.

 

4)             
That the Assistant Director for Environment and
Planning, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning,
be authorised to make any non-material updates and drafting changes
to the Local Plan. This includes the Additional (minor)
Modifications published alongside the Main
Modifications.
 
Reason for
Decision
 
To
enable the Borough Council to adopt the Local Plan and therefore
ensure that the Borough Council has an up-to-date Local Plan in
place. This will then be used in the planning decision making
process.