Hingham Town Council

Hingham Neighbourhood Plan

South Norfolk Council have advised that the date of the Hingham Neighbourhood Plan referendum will be 06 November 2025.

The referendum will allow local electors to vote on whether they wish to see the Neighbourhood Plan implemented or not.   South Norfolk Council are undertaking the preparations for the referendum.

The proposed Neighbourhood Plan and related information are available to view at South Norfolk Council’s website:

Hingham Neighbourhood Plan | Broadland and South Norfolk

Hard copy versions of these documents are also available to view at the following locations:

• Hingham Library, The Fairland, Hingham, Norfolk, NR9 4HW
• South Norfolk Council, The Horizon Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich, NR7 0WF (Appointments only – please contact (01508) 533805).

If you have difficulties accessing these documents using the above methods, please contact the Council’s Place Shaping team on 01508 533805 to make alternative arrangements for their inspection.

Hingham Neighbourhood Plan has been produced by a steering group working on behalf of Hingham Town Council based on consultation with the local community and other stakeholders. The Hingham Neighbourhood Plan does not allocate land for housing but contains policies for the allocation of land for future community uses such as car parking and a community building.  It contains a vision, a series of objectives and a number of planning policies that seek to influence how the community grows and develops between now and 2043, (the Neighbourhood Plan cannot seek to prevent development of the town). If it passes a local referendum and is subsequently adopted by South Norfolk Council, it will become part of the statutory Development Plan for the area and will be used to help determine planning applications in the parish.

 

The Town Council offer the most grateful thanks to all involved in the Hingham Neighbourhood Plan making process, especially to the volunteers on the steering group.