Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework Shared Spatial Objectives for a Growing County and Emerging Statement of Common Ground December 2017 Contents SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Purpose of this Document .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Changes to the document since consultation ............................................................................................. 4 1.3 Timescale for and coverage of the Document ............................................................................................ 6 SECTION 2 – VISION AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................... 7 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Proposed Spatial Vision ............................................................................................................................. 9 2.3 Proposed Shared Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 9 SECTION 3 – UNDERSTANDING THE COUNTY ............................................................................ 12 3.1 Administrative Boundaries ....................................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Housing Markets ...................................................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Strategic Functional Economic Market Areas ........................................................................................... 15 3.4 Implications of Changing Infrastructure on Market Areas ........................................................................ 17 SECTION 4 – PROJECTIONS OF GROWTH................................................................................... 20 4.1 Population Projections ............................................................................................................................. 20 4.2 Household Projections ............................................................................................................................. 23 4.3 Employment Projections .......................................................................................................................... 23 SECTION 5 – THE ECONOMY ..................................................................................................... 25 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 25 5.2 Strategic Employment Sites ..................................................................................................................... 28 5.3 Key Cross-Boundary Economic Issues and Interventions .......................................................................... 30 The role of Norwich .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Cambridge to Norwich Technology Corridor .................................................................................................... 31 A47 Corridor ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 Offshore Energy Sector / Ports of Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft ..................................................................... 32 Norfolk Coast, the Broads and the Brecks ........................................................................................................ 32 A10 corridor ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 5.4 Strategic Principles of Economic Success .................................................................................................. 34 Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework Page 2 SECTION 6 – HOUSING .............................................................................................................. 35 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 35 6.2 Existing targets, supply, and delivery rates up to 2021 ............................................................................. 38 6.3 Future Housing Demand and Need 2015-2036. ........................................................................................ 39 The Broads........................................................................................................................................................ 41 Implications of the City Deal for Housing ......................................................................................................... 41 6.4 Type of Homes ......................................................................................................................................... 42 Specialist types of accommodation .................................................................................................................. 43 Elderly People ................................................................................................................................................... 43 Student Housing and the OAN ......................................................................................................................... 43 Accommodation needs of Gypsies, Travellers, and other types of accommodation ....................................... 44 6.5 Capacity and Distribution ......................................................................................................................... 45 6.6 Delivering Housing Growth ...................................................................................................................... 45 SECTION 7 – INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT ................................................................ 47 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 48 7.2 Utilities .................................................................................................................................................... 49 7.3 Electricity ................................................................................................................................................. 50 7.4 Water ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 7.5 Telecoms .................................................................................................................................................. 52 Broadband ........................................................................................................................................................ 52 Mobile telephony ............................................................................................................................................. 54 Coverage in Norfolk .......................................................................................................................................... 54 7.6 Social Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................. 55 Health ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 Education ......................................................................................................................................................... 57 7.7 Transportation ......................................................................................................................................... 58 Improvements needed ..................................................................................................................................... 61 7.8 Flood Protection and Green Infrastructure .............................................................................................. 63 Flood Protection ............................................................................................................................................... 63 Green Infrastructure and the Environment ..................................................................................................... 65 SECTION 8 – CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS ........................................................................... 69 APPENDIX 1 – NSF CONTACTS ................................................................................................... 70 Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework Page 3 Section 1 – Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this Document Norfolk’s Local Planning Authorities (including Norfolk County Council) have a long track record of working together to achieve shared objectives. In early 2015 they, working through its strategic planning member forum, agreed to formally cooperate on a range of strategic cross-boundary planning issues through the preparation