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Marshland St James Neighbourhood Plan

Information about the neighbourhood plan for the Marshland St James Parish

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Marshland St James Parish Council submitted their Neighbourhood Plan to the council on 11 March 2025 in accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Regulation 15. We have reviewed the submitted documentation and can confirm this meets the requirements of Regulation 15 Legal check letter.

As the relevant local planning authority, we are now required to consult on the submitted Neighbourhood Plan prior in advance of an independent examination, under Regulation 16.

The consultation will last seven weeks from Monday 24 March 2025 until 11:59pm on Monday 12 May 2025 (inclusive) This is a week longer than the statutory minimum (6 weeks), to take account of the Easter and May Bank Holidays. Responses will be given directly to the examiner to determine if the plan meets the "basic conditions", the statutory tests that a Neighbourhood Plan needs to fulfil.

The Neighbourhood Plan and other submission documents are available below:

Supporting Documents

Full details about the statutory consultation (including the basic conditions) are set out in the statutory Public Notice.

A hard copy of the plan is available to view at the Council offices 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4.45pm on Fridays at:

Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Kings Court
Chapel Street
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 1EX

Please note, we offer an appointment only service at our King's Lynn office. See our visit in person page for more information.

And at local libraries - King's Lynn, Downham Market and Wisbech (opening times and further details are available through the Norfolk or Cambridgeshire County Council websites). Further details are set out in the public notice.

Making Representations

Representations should be submitted by 11:59pm on Monday 12 May 2025.

If possible they should be submitted using our online questionnaire below which will enable us to process these in an efficient and timely manner.

View Marshland St James consultation

Otherwise, representations can be submitted by:

  • Emailing the council at planning.policy@west-norfolk.gov.uk
  • Posting your response to the council at:
    FAO: Marshland St James Neighbourhood Plan consultation
    Planning Policy Team
    Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
    Kings Court
    Chapel Street
    King's Lynn
    Norfolk
    PE30 1EX

Please note that all comments will be made publicly available to read following the closure of the consultation period.

Any comments may include a request to be notified of the Borough Council's decision under Regulation 19 in relation to the Neighbourhood Plan.

For information regarding the council's data processing practices please see its Privacy Policy Statement.

Previous stages

Marshland St James Parish was designated a Neighbourhood Area in January 2020.

Since then, the Parish Council has led preparation of the Neighbourhood Plan for the Parish This included various preliminary consultations and public engagement, culminating in submission of the Plan in March 2025. The Pre-Submission/ Regulation 14 version is available to view.

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