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GREAT YARMOUTH LOCAL PLAN –

INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2020

Supporting the preparation of

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Local Plan Part 2

January 2020

Great Yarmouth Local Plan Part 2 | Infrastructure Study – Jan 2020

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Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2

2 National Policy, Guidance & Legislation .............................................................................................. 3

3 Relevant Local Infrastructure Plans & Strategies ................................................................................. 4

4 Growth Plans in the Local Plan............................................................................................................. 6

5 Transport Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 8

6 Utilities ............................................................................................................................................... 12

7 Telecommunications & Broadband ................................................................................................... 14

8 Coastal Protection & Flooding ........................................................................................................... 16

9 Education ........................................................................................................................................... 17

10 Health Care ...................................................................................................................................... 28

11 Emergency Services ......................................................................................................................... 32

12 Community Facilities ........................................................................................................................ 34

13 Sport & Leisure Facilities .................................................................................................................. 39

14 Other Open Space & Green Infrastructure ...................................................................................... 40

15 Waste Management ........................................................................................................................ 41


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1 Introduction 1.1 Infrastructure includes a wide range of facilities and services including schools, medical

facilities, community facilities, open space, roads, railways, cycle paths and flood defences. By its very

nature, it underpins everything we do and is fundamental to our daily lives. Infrastructure supports

new development and facilitates the growth of jobs and access to technology and services.

1.2 Identifying key infrastructure priorities is fundamental to delivering future growth that

enables the local area to progress, unlocking development, benefitting the local economy and society.

1.3 This document identifies the various forms of infrastructure that might be required to meet

the level of growth planned in the Great Yarmouth Local Plan Part 2 to 2030. It presents an overview

of growth patterns and their infrastructure projects needed to support such growth, their costs and

the funding involved with this. This study has been prepared in consultation with infrastructure

providers. The document provides an update to the March 2014 Infrastructure Plan which supported

the Core Strategy (Local Plan Part 1). The Core Strategy was adopted in December 2015.

1.4 This Infrastructure Plan has a base date of February 2020 and the findings are a ‘snapshot’ of

information held at that time. Therefore, some of the information may be subject to change. The

Council intends to use the Infrastructure Plan as a ‘living document’ which will be reviewed accordingly

alongside the annual publication of Infrastructure Funding Statements as required by legislation and

national policy.

1.5 The identification of the provision of infrastructure within the Infrastructure Plan does not

guarantee that the Council would necessarily grant planning permission for that infrastructure. All

planning applications for new or improved infrastructure will continue to be assessed against the

appropriate development plan and material planning considerations.


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2 National Policy, Guidance & Legislation

National Planning Policy Framework

2.1 The National Planning Policy Framework states that Local Plans should include strategic

policies for the provision of infrastructure needs such as transport, telecommunications, security,

waste management, utilities flood risk and coastal change management, green infrastructure and

community infrastructure such as schools, health, and cultural infrastructure. In terms of schools, the

framework is explicit that that there should be sufficient choice of school places available to meet the

needs of existing and new communities. The framework encourages local planning authorities to take

a proactive, positive and collaborative approach to meeting this requirement. The framework states

that plans should also anticipate and respond to long-term requirements and opportunities, such as

those arising from major improvements in infrastructure.

2.2 The framework states that Local Plans should be shaped by engagement with infrastructure

providers and operators. The National Planning Practice Guidance goes on to state that collaboration

should inform an assessment of the quality and capacity of infrastructure, and its ability to meet

forecast demands. The guidance notes that where deficiencies are identified, policies should set out

how those deficiencies will be addressed.

2.3 The framework makes clear that plans should set out the contributions expected from

development including that towards infrastructure.

Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy

2.4 In Great Yarmouth, the current method to raise funds from developers for the provision of infrastructure is through planning obligations. These are legal obligations which are made under Section 106 of the Town and Country and Planning Action 1990, and are often entered to make development possible, typically by providing infrastructure, facilities, or affordable housing to mitigate the impacts of a development proposal. 2.5 National policy and guidance are clear that planning obligations should only be used where it

is not possible to address unacceptable impacts through a planning condition, and must only be sought

where they are necessary, directly related to, and both fairly and reasonable related in scale and kind

to the development.

2.6 Many of the common planning obligations sought relate to Norfolk County Council matters

such as the provision of roads, schools, libraries and fire hydrants with costs derived from NCCs

‘Planning Obligations Standards’ and this has informed the relevant infrastructure sections within this

study.

2.7 There are alternative sources of funding that the Council and other infrastructure providers

may need to look for to fund the additional cost of infrastructure. This may include lottery funds, LEP

funding and other central and European funding.

2.8 In 2010 the Government introduced the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) as a method of

local authorities raising funds from developers for the provision of infrastructure. Great Yarmouth

Borough Council does not currently implement CIL. The Borough Council is likely to review this position

at the time of the next Local Plan review.


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3 Relevant Local Infrastructure Plans & Strategies Great Yarmouth Borough Council Corporate Plan 2015-2020

3.1 The purpose of “The Plan” is for Great Yarmouth Borough Council to identify and set out key

priority areas for investment in the Borough. The foundation of the plan is for the Council to work with

partners and deliver good quality services to the residents of the Borough. The plan focuses on areas

of invested change, including: economic growth; housing; neighbourhoods, communities and the

environment; tourism, culture and heritage; Great Yarmouth’s town centre; transport and

infrastructure. At the time of writing this document, a new corporate plan is currently being prepared

to cover the period 2020-2025.

Norfolk Local Transport Plan

3.2 Norfolk’s Local Transport Plan (NLTP) details a long-term strategy and policy framework to

meet the needs of residents and visitors up to 2026. The vision is to achieve a range of low-carbon

transport options that also attracts and retains business investment in the county. Within the NLTP,

improvements and maintenance issues have been identified to facilitate Norfolk’s economic

development, as well as the organisations responsible for promoting these improvements and the

likely funding sources. The NLTP provides the policy framework for improvements to transport as well

as being a guide for other agencies when considering future development or delivery.

3.3 Six strategic aims underpin the vision of the Norfolk Local Transport Plan, they are:

maintaining and managing the highway network; delivering sustainable growth; enhancing strategic

connections; reducing emissions; improving road safety; and improving accessibility. At the time of

writing Norfolk County Council has started work on the preparation of a new Local Transport Plan.

Great Yarmouth Transport Strategy

3.4 The Great Yarmouth Transport Strategy sets out a vision to support and improve the transport

and infrastructure within and serving Great Yarmouth, while identifying funding sources. It details

transport infrastructure improvements that need to be delivered in the short, medium and long term

which are fundamental to achieving sustainable housing and economic growth in Great Yarmouth.

3.5 The purpose of this Transport Strategy is support regeneration and help to unlock the

significant potential of Great Yarmouth, while helping residents, workers and visitors have more active

lifestyles and reduce the emission of harmful air pollutants.

3.6 The Transport Strategy was jointly prepared by Norfolk County Council and Great Yarmouth

Borough Council and published in November 2019.

Norfolk Planning Obligations Standards

3.7 The Norfolk Planning Obligations Standards sets out the requirements sought by Norfolk

County Council from new development sites in order to mitigate the impact of new development.

These obligations secure funding to support new facilities or improvements to infrastructure and

services. Planning obligations are an important for funding the provision of services needed to deliver

sustainable growth across the county.


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3.8 The standards apply to children’s services, libraries, fire service, community services – adult

care, green infrastructure and public rights of way, transport, and other potential infrastructure such

as household waste recycling facilities.

Shoreline Management Plan

3.9 A Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) provides a large-scale assessment of the risks associated

with coastal evolution and presents a policy framework to address these risks to people and the

developed, historic and natural environment in a sustainable manner.

3.10 The Kelling to Lowestoft Ness Shoreline Management Plan (2012) covers the coast of the

Borough of Great Yarmouth. It offers guidance to identify and recommend strategic and sustainable

coastal defence policy options for lengths of coastline. The policy approaches in the Shoreline

Management Plan are:

Policy Comment

Hold the line Maintain or upgrade level of protection provided by defences

Advance the line Build new defences seaward of existing defences

Managed realignment Allowing retreat of shoreline with management to control or limit movement

No active intervention Not to invest in providing or maintaining defences

3.11 The urban areas of Great Yarmouth, and Gorleston-on-Sea benefit from the ‘hold the line’

policy. The coastline at Caister-on-Sea and Hopton-on-Sea also benefits from ‘hold the line’ in the

short term.

Gorleston to Lowestoft Strategy (2016)

3.12 This document is a strategy to establish a detailed future management approach of the

Gorleston-on-Sea to Lowestoft coastline. It identifies areas of coastal erosion and flooding along this

individual stretch in the short, mid, and long-term, enabling appropriate plans to be made in this area.


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4 Growth Plans in the Local Plan Housing Growth

4.1 The Great Yarmouth Local Plan is split into two Parts. The Local Plan Part 1 (the Core Strategy)

sets out the housing requirements for Great Yarmouth Borough Council including affordable housing

and general distribution of housing growth. It determines the ‘local housing need’ for the Borough

and how development should be planned to achieve sustainable growth. The Local Plan Part 2 amends

core strategic policies and sets out a new housing target based on the Government’s updated ‘local

housing need’ requirement method. Additionally, it provides a variety of locations, site sizes, types

and tenures of housing to meet its need across the Borough.

4.2 The Local Plan directs most growth to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea as they possess

a wider range of shops, services and employment opportunities than other places in the borough.

Locating development in these towns reduces the need to travel for residents and visitors.

4.3 New residential development is distributed according to the following settlement hierarchy,

with a greater proportion of development in the larger and more sustainable settlements. Additional

development within the Primary Villages will help to support the existing facilities and may potentially

provide opportunities for new ones.

Table 1: Housing Growth Needs identified in the Local Plan Part 2

Tier of Settlement Hierarchy

Homes Built 2013-2019

Existing Housing Commitments

Homes allocated in Local Plan expected to be delivered in plan period

Anticipated Windfall

Total Housing Growth 2013 - 2030

Main Towns 504 987 620 472 2583

Key Service Centres

474 1,199 505 46 2224

Primary Villages

224 928 647 139 1938

Secondary Villages

97 95 0 70 262

Tertiary Villages

11 10 0 15 36

Total 1,310 3,219 1,772 742 7,043

Economic Growth

4.4 The Borough has a diverse economy with strengths specifically in tourism and offshore energy.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council's approach is to fully exploit these sectors and continue to invest in

these through both public and private investors. Doing this will create jobs for the local community

and help young people recognise opportunities for work in these industries.

4.5 Due to the thriving visitor seasonal economy, unemployment in the Borough dips during the

winter months. This seasonal nature of the industry is being addressed and the Council will work with

the Greater Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area District and other partners to develop

and extend the tourism being offered to all year attractions.


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4.6 The Local Plan Part 2 seeks to allocate an additional 20-hectare site for employment

development at Beacon Park. It also protects and promotes employment development in the South

Denes area and around the port of Great Yarmouth.


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5 Transport Infrastructure 5.1 With the proposed growth levels in the Local Plan, there will need to be a well-connected and

integrated transport network which supports the sustainable functioning and development of the

borough. The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing is a significant project already planned to provide

a connection between the A47 and South Denes Peninsula which is expected to lead to a significant

redistribution of traffic on the local and strategic road networks in Great Yarmouth. This will help ease

congestion and improve the transport network.

Pedestrian and Cycling Infrastructure Overview

5.2 Cycling and pedestrian accessibility varies between the main urban and rural areas of the

borough comprising a mixture of National, Regional, Local and Tourist networks.

5.3 A large number of cycle routes run through the Great Yarmouth area, benefitting from its

relatively flat geography and compact nature, however east-west connectivity through the town can

be challenging as all cycle routes need to cross the River Yare via Haven Bridge. The proposed Great

Yarmouth Third River Crossing will make a significant improvement to east-west cycling and

pedestrian connectivity in the main urban area.

5.4 There are several strategic cycle routes which connect Great Yarmouth with the surrounding

settlements in the borough, such as National Cycle Route 517 between Great Yarmouth and Beccles

via Lowestoft, however the majority of routes are on roads.

5.5 The Great Yarmouth Transport Strategy, published in 2019 identified a number of other

potential improvements to the cycling and pedestrian networks including better wayfinding signage

and route mapping, increasing the use of shared and single use paths and filling in ‘gaps’ within the

cycling network.

Pedestrian and Cycling Infrastructure Needs

5.6 There is a need for general improvements to the pedestrian and cycling network across the

borough to ensure that any new development, where possible, is incorporated into the networks to

help promote walking and cycling as a genuinely alternative and sustainable transport method.

5.7 Where necessary to make development possible, pedestrian and cycling improvements are

identified within each housing allocation.

5.8 There is a specific need to bring forward enhanced strategic cycling and pedestrian links

between Gorleston-on-Sea and Lowestoft due to the increasing inter-connectedness of the two towns

for social and economic purposes. Policy GSP7 seeks opportunities to provide new cycle link provision

to between Gorleston-on-Sea and major development planned around Corton (within the East Suffolk

District Council area).

Pedestrian and Cycling Infrastructure Costs & Funding

5.9 Most of the allocated housing sites are located either within or contiguous to the Borough’s

built-up areas and therefore only require relatively minor improvements to pedestrian and cycling

provision in order to connect the housing sites to the existing infrastructure. Whilst no costs are

currently identified to improve these connections, they are not considered to be prohibitive to the

overall viability of each allocated site.


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5.10 Funding for strategic cycling and pedestrian links between Gorleston-on-Sea and Lowestoft

will likely come partly from developer contributions from sites to be developed to the south of

Gorleston-on-Sea/Hopton-on-Sea and north of Lowestoft.

5.11 The total cost for cycling and pedestrian improvements suggested in the Great Yarmouth

Transport Strategy are currently unknown as many of the projects are not at an advanced stage of

planning. These projects will likely be completed in partnership with Norfolk County Council as the

local highway’s authority.

Road Infrastructure Overview

5.12 The A47 is the only trunk road which runs through the Borough. Other main routes include

the A143 which provides a link to Beccles to the south and the A149 which links to North Walsham

and Cromer.

5.13 Critical pinch points are the bridges in Great Yarmouth e.g. Haven Bridge and Breydon Bridge.

There are other congestion problems in the town around key roundabouts.

Road Infrastructure Needs

5.14 The main road project for the borough is the Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing which is

currently in the planning stage. The Third River Crossing will offer a direct route into the town of Great

Yarmouth from the south and will provide the crucial link over the River Yare between the A47 trunk

road at Harfreys roundabout and the Outer Harbour and South Denes Enterprise Zone.

5.15 Though delivery of the plan’s allocated housing sites is not reliant upon the opening of the

Third River Crossing, it remains, nonetheless, vital to the economic prosperity of Great Yarmouth and

will help deliver the objectives of the Local Plan.

5.16 The crossing will also help reduce car dominance and congestion in the town centre, which is

currently undermining the regeneration ambitions of the town centre, waterfront areas and Hall Quay.

Subject to gaining development consent, construction is due to start in late 2020, with the bridge

expected to be operational in early 2023.

5.17 Strategic transport modelling was undertaken to support the Local Plan Part 2 and did not

identify any significant impacts overall on the A47 trunk road as a result of effects arising from the

housing allocations. Notwithstanding, a number of localised impacts on the transport network have

been identified in consultation with Norfolk County Council and Highways England and the required

infrastructure improvements identified within each housing allocation policy.

5.18 The proposed Land South of Links Road allocation in Gorleston (Policy GN1) has the potential

to impact upon the capacity of the A47/Beaufort Way roundabout and will require further

investigation through a site-specific Transport Assessment with the necessary mitigation identified

and secured. The allocated site must not be directly accessed off the A47 trunk road, therefore a

solution will be required to appropriately access the site off Links Road.

5.19 There is an identified need to improve Longfulans Lane and Lowestoft Road to the south of

Hopton-on-Sea. Major seasonal and commuter traffic currently tends to move via Station Road to the

detriment of amenity and safety in the heart of Hopton. Whilst Longfulans Lane provides an

alternative route, it is narrow, lacks a footway and has a sharp bend onto Lowestoft Road which deters

its use. Policy HP1 seeks improvements to Longfulans Lane.


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Road Infrastructure Costs and Funding

5.20 The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing is expected to cost in the region of £120 million. £98

million has been already been secured from the Department for Transport (DfT). The remaining £22

million will come from local contributions.

5.21 Most of the allocated sites are located either within or contiguous to the Borough’s built-up

areas and therefore only require relatively minor improvements to existing highway network, such as

providing sufficient visibility splays and other small-scale measures to provide safe and appropriate

vehicular access and egress from the allocated sites. Whilst no costs are currently identified to provide

these measures, there are not considered to be prohibitive to the overall viability of each allocated

site and would comprise ‘normal’ external development costs.

5.22 The costs for potential capacity improvements or mitigation to the A47/Beaufort Way

roundabout are currently unknown but are not expected to be significant. Delivery of improvements

will likely come from developer contributions arising from the allocated site (Policy GN1).

5.23 The costs for potential improvements to Longfulans Lane are currently unknown. The type

and amount of funding generated will likely depend on the level of future development occurring

within the local area, and the extent to which the effects of generated traffic requires further

mitigation. Where required, new developments may be required to contribute financially or through

land-take to fund necessary improvements.

Public Transport Infrastructure Overview

5.24 Rail provision in the Borough is served by the Wherry Line, connecting Norwich to Great

Yarmouth/Lowestoft. The Wherry Line is reliant upon Victorian signalling infrastructure and uses old

rolling stock which is less reliable than new technologies and restricts the potential to provide faster

and more reliable journeys. The train station at Great Yarmouth is the only station in the Borough and

is in a poor condition and appearance at the ‘gateway’ to the town. The restricted operating hours of

the main station building means that the limited facilities available at the station are unavailable to

most commuters.

5.25 Bus services are commercially run and serve key routes throughout the Borough and to other

parts of Norfolk and Suffolk. The main bus terminal is located at Market Gates in Great Yarmouth’s

town centre; however, its general amenity is poor and uninviting with a lack of natural surveillance.

As there is only one train station in the borough and much of the rural area is served only by minor

road, bus services remain a particularly important form of transport for local residents.

Public Transport Infrastructure Needs, Costs & Funding

5.26 There is a need to improve the Wherry Line, including the provision of new or refurbished

rolling stock and upgrading Great Yarmouth Train Station. Network Rail are currently upgrading the

signalling infrastructure of the Wherry Line as part of their railway upgrade plan, which is anticipated

to be completed by the Spring of 2020. Greater Anglia are currently in the process of delivering new

rolling stock across the Greater Anglia region.

5.27 Policy CS16 of the Local Plan Core Strategy supports the upgrading of Great Yarmouth’s train

station. In 2018, New Anglia LEP funded improvement works to the station’s forecourt to improve the

public realm around the rail station and create a better route for walking and cycling link between the

station and The Conge. In late 2019, further cosmetic improvements e.g. re-painting and removal of


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dated concourse banners and signage were undertaken by the Wherry Lines Community Rail

Partnership.

5.28 Since 2018, modest improvements to lighting, barriers and signage have been funded through

the New Anglia LEP ‘Growth Fund’ to enhance the amenity of the Market Gates Bus interchange.

5.29 The Great Yarmouth Transport Strategy has identified a need to improve public transport

connectivity between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. This could be through the introduction of a new

bus service, improved frequency of existing services, inclusion of more stops between the two towns,

or a combination of all. Funding for improved bus services will likely come from development or

through Section 106 contributions.


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6 Utilities Overview

6.1 Utilities include water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, gas distribution, as well

as electricity generation and distribution.

Water Utilities Overview

6.2 Water in Great Yarmouth borough is mainly supplied by Essex and Suffolk Water (aside from

a small area in the northern part of the borough which is served by Anglian Water). Anglian Water is

the sewerage undertaker for Great Yarmouth administrative area. There is a wastewater treatment

works at Pump Lane in Caister (north of Great Yarmouth) which is the main treatment works for the

borough.

6.3 Both Essex & Suffolk Water (E&SW) and Anglian Water (AW) are required to produce Water

Resource Management Plans (WRMP) which are updated every 5 years. The WRMP is a 25-year plan

to balance supply and demand and to ensure that water consumption does not exceed what the

region can provide. The plan outlines how this balance will be maintained by investing in demand

management and developing new water resources. The plan tackles the challenges of regional growth

and the effects that climate change and new environmental legislation will have on water supplies.

6.4 The E&SW WRMP was published in 2015, however a new draft WRMP covering the period

2020 – 2060 was published for consultation in 2018. Anglian Water published its most recent WRMP

in December 2019.

Water Utilities Needs

6.5 Essex & Suffolk Water’s 2015 WRMP indicated that there is sufficient water supply surplus to

meet the planned housing need to 2040. A supply surplus is anticipated to continue to at least 2060,

as indicated by the E&SW draft WRMP, published in 2018. Consequently, there are no new water

resource schemes required.

6.6 A small portion of Great Yarmouth’s borough falls within the Happisburgh Water Resource

Zone (WRZ). This is identified as having a small supply deficit to 2045 in Anglian Water’s 2019 WRMP.

Many of the other Norfolk WRZs are indicated as being in a supply surplus, therefore Anglian Water

confirm that there is adequate scope to allow a local water transfer from the Norwich & Broads WRZ

to Happisburgh WRZ to mitigate the anticipated deficit.

6.7 Anglian Water have analysed the range of housing allocations proposed in the Local Plan Part

2, concluding that there is sufficient capacity within the Caister Waste Recycling Centre (WRC) to

accommodate the future housing growth, therefore no new waste recycling schemes are required

through this plan.

6.8 Anglian Water has identified a need for infrastructure and/or treatment upgrades to both foul

sewerage and surface water network capacity in order to serve the identified housing allocations. The

network functions as a combined system (taking in both surface and foul water) therefore where

possible, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be implemented within the design of housing

allocations in order to help remove surface water from the water recycling system, increasing its

overall capacity.


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Water Utilities Costs and Funding

6.9 There are no critical or strategic water utility infrastructure identified which needs to be

provided over the lifetime of the Local Plan Part 2.

6.10 Network improvements (on-site and off-site) are generally funded/part funded through

developer contributions. The cost and extent of the required network improvements will be

investigated and determined at the planning stage of the housing allocations.

Gas Utilities Overview

6.11 National Grid owns and operates the national transmission system throughout Great Britain

which connects to eight regional networks. In the Borough, National Grid also owns and operate the

local gas distribution network and are therefore also responsible for distributing gas to the borough.

6.12 Bacton Gas terminal is a large gas terminal located on the north Norfolk coast with an

underground pipeline connecting the terminal with the gas power station in South Denes in Great

Yarmouth. £300 million was spent updating the plant in 2017 completed by Shell and ExxonMobil, to

enable it to transport more gas from offshore fields. Approximately one-third of Britain's gas energy

needs are supplied from the plant.

Gas Utilities Needs

6.13 There are likely to be no future supply issues with gas provision in relation to the specific

allocated sites. Improvements to the gas distribution network are generally carried out as a result of

significant growth in overall regional demand rather than site specific requirements.

Electricity Utilities Overview

6.14 National Grid owns the electricity transmission system in England and Wales and operates the

entire transmission network throughout Great Britain, which links the major power stations and

transports electricity in bulk across the country. The electricity distributor for the borough of Great

Yarmouth is UK Power Networks, which is known as a Distribution Network Operator (DNO), own and

maintain electricity cables and lines across the East of England, London and the South East of England.

Electricity Utilities Needs

6.15 As part of the preparation of the Local Plan Core Strategy, UK Power Networks confirmed that

there was sufficient headroom in the electricity distribution networks to accommodate the overall

housing growth needs. No further site-specific requirements were identified in relation to the

allocated sites in the Local Plan Part 2.


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7 Telecommunications & Broadband Broadband Overview

7.1 Access to high-speed and reliable broadband is regarded universally as essential, helping

businesses to expand and remain competitive, providing environmental benefits by reducing the need

to travel, and helping improve social mobility by allowing learning and skills developments to be

available online.

7.2 In Norfolk the picture regarding superfast broadband coverage is rapidly improvement, 92%

of the county’s homes and businesses can now access superfast broadband, up from 42% in 2012 and

initiatives led by the County, such a Better Broadband for Norfolk (BBfN) aim to make high-speed

broadband available to 95% of Norfolk’s premises by 2020.

7.3 The most common way that most houses and business receive broadband is through ‘fibre to

the cabinet’ (FTTC), in essence the high-speed cabling operated by Openreach ends at a “cabinet” on

the road and then transmitted via broadband cabling to the premises, by the provider (e.g. BT, Sky,

Talk Talk etc). This approach can be limiting, particularly for achieving maximum upload and download

speeds during peak times. ‘Fibre to the Premises’ (FTTP) is an alternative to FTTC and provides fibre-

optic cabling which connects straight into premises and is normally much faster than FTTC.

Broadband Needs

7.4 Fibre to the premises is likely to be become the standard method of delivery due to the

inherent limits of FTTC and will become an increasing requirement of developers of new sites to

demonstrate how the properties will be supplied with FTTP.

7.5 Some providers are already responding to this need; fibre to the premises is the normal

method used by Virgin Media, and Openreach has recently committed to installing FTTP free of change

to all new housing developments of 30 or more homes.

7.6 The future policy position is expected (from a national level) in due course, however it is

expected that applicants will need to accompany planning applications with a ‘Site Connectivity Plan’

setting out how fibre connections will be connected to the site in a timely and efficient manner.

Requirements for a ‘Site Connectivity Plan’ are included in Policy I2 of the Local Plan Part 2.

7.7 In 2019, Norfolk County Council were awarded £11m by various Government departments for

fibre upgrades to 372 public sector sites across Norfolk, with the aim of providing ultra-fast fibre to

the premises. In addition to improving the effectiveness of these sites, there is also the potential for

adjacent businesses to benefit too. As part of the award, 48 public sector sites have been identified in

Great Yarmouth Borough to received ultra-fast broadband upgrades. These are mostly schools, fire

stations, County and Borough Council buildings, offices, libraries and health centres.

7.8 Norfolk authorities are working closely with Better Broadband for Norfolk and other providers

and bodies to ensure that high speed broadband is delivered to more parts of the county as soon as

is practicable.

Mobile Telephony Overview

7.9 As a large and predominantly rural county, Norfolk has it’s share of ‘not-spots’, areas where

no (or only a very weak) mobile signal for voice, 3G and 4G can be received. Though mobile phone


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coverage over the borough of Great Yarmouth has been identified1 as better than some of the other

larger rural districts, however there still remains a need for further improvements.

7.10 The next generation (5G) of mobile telephony is rapidly approach and will offer the vastly

higher speeds and capacity to accommodate the seemingly exponential growth in data usage from

‘normal’ activity and also to enable the ‘Internet of Things’ e.g. driverless cars, ‘always-on’ monitoring

and telemetry systems, real-time HD video conversations etc.

Mobile Telephony Needs

7.11 The rollout of 5G is regarded by mobile companies as being an evolution of 4G, however the

different frequencies that 5G will use mean that a higher density of booster and base stations will be

required across Norfolk and may require greater encouragement and flexibility in planning policy

when assessing new telecommunication infrastructure proposals.

7.12 The Local Plan Part 2 includes a policy (Policy I2) seeks to encourage and support new or

improved telecommunications infrastructure subject to consideration of appropriate policies

elsewhere in the plan.

1 Benchmark Assessment of Mobile Coverage in Norfolk, March 2018 – AWTG/Norfolk County Council


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8 Coastal Protection & Flooding Overview

8.1 Because of its location on the North Sea coast and at the mouth of the River Yare, Great

Yarmouth is at an increased risk of tidal and coastal (sea) flooding. Tidal flooding from defence

overtopping and breaching is considered to be the most significant source of flooding in the borough

but the risk of surface water flooding in certain areas is also considered to be high.

8.2 Although the consequences of surface water flooding are typically less than tidal flooding, the

probability of occurrence is significantly greater. The risk of fluvial (river) and groundwater flooding is

considered to be relatively low compared to the risk of tidal flooding.

8.3 None of the allocations proposed in the Local Plan Part 2 are at risk from tidal or fluvial

flooding. However, the land allocated by Policy CS17 in the Core Strategy is at risk of flooding and

currently benefits from flood defences along the waterfront.

8.4 The Borough is also at risk from coastal erosion, particularly at Hemsby, Hopton, Scratby and

Winterton. The proposed allocations in the Local Plan Part 2 fall outside of the area likely to be at risk

from erosion within the next 100 years.

Needs

8.5 Great Yarmouth’s flood defences are critical to infrastructure as they protect housing and

businesses. These defences potentially support 34,000 jobs and contribute £1.5 billion to the

economy. The Environment Agency is currently implementing the Great Yarmouth Tidal Defences

Project which seeks to refurbish up to 12km of flood defences in Great Yarmouth to reduce the risk of

tidal flooding from the River Yare. Overall the project is estimated to create:

• 7,100 new jobs

• 1000 new properties

• 500 new businesses

• £405m per annum GVA growth for Great Yarmouth2

Costs and Funding

8.6 The estimated total cost of the scheme is approximately £47 million which includes £6.2

million required over the next 30 years to maintain the defences.

8.7 The project is primarily funded by central government, through the Flood & Coastal Risk

Management Grant in Aid, contributing £27 million. The remaining £20 million will be funded through

the regional and local funding partners including the New Anglia LEP (£8.2 million), DEFRA (£5.4

million), Anglian Eastern Regional Flood & Coastal Committee (£2.8 million) and Norfolk County

Council & Great Yarmouth Borough Councils (£1 million)

2 https://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/article/4072/LEP-approves-82m-for-Great-Yarmouth-tidal-defences

https://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/article/4072/LEP-approves-82m-for-Great-Yarmouth-tidal-defences


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9 Education Early Education (pre-school) Overview

9.1 In England, early years education is offered to all 3 and 4-year-olds, and local authorities must

ensure that two-year-old children who meet the eligibility criteria can take up a free place with an

approved childcare provider if their parent wants one. These places can be provided by a:

• registered childminder, playscheme, nursery or club

• childminder with an Ofsted-registered childminding agency

• registered school

• home careworker working for a registered home care agency3

9.2 Although not all two-year-olds are entitled to a free place, all children become eligible for free

childcare and early learning places from the school term after their third birthday. All 3 to 4-year-olds

in England can get 570 free hours per year with an approved childcare provider, this equates to 15

hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. Children may stretch their entitlement over more than 38

weeks (and up to 52 weeks).4

9.3 In September 2017, families became be eligible to claim up to 30 hours a week of free

childcare (1,140 hours per year, which can be chosen how it is taken) if the child is 3 to 4 years old.

This offer is available to families where both parents work and if in a single parent family that parent

works full time.5

9.4 Many working parents find that a nursery is an ideal place for their children to go to. Some

children may attend nursery for just one or two days a week at first, before attending for longer

periods once they have settled in. As there is no obligation for children to attend early education

provision it makes calculating future requirements much less certain than primary and secondary

education. Notwithstanding, to reasonably estimate the number of early education pupils arising from

new development, a standard yield of 0.097 pupils per new dwelling has been used, as suggested by

Norfolk County Council.

Early Education (pre-school) Needs

9.5 Consultation with Norfolk County Council identified mostly sufficient capacity available in the

Borough to meet future early education needs arising from the housing allocation. However, future

capacity issues were potentially identified within the Hemsby, Ormesby and Martham catchment

areas, therefore Tables 2, 3 and 4 below have calculated the level of need and additional infrastructure

required to support the level of future growth proposed in these areas.

9.6 The estimated number of pupil spaces currently available within the Hemsby, Ormesby and

Martham area is outlined in Table 2 below. This includes the number of children already on the pupil

roll (at May 2019) and number of pupils expected to arise through already committed sites in the

borough.

3 https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs 4 https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-

4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b 5 https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare?step-by-step-nav=f517cd57-3c18-4bb9-aa8b-1b907e279bf9

https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs

https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b

https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b

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Table 2 – Existing and projected capacity in early education providers Early Education Needs Area

Existing Capacity Threshold (pupils)

Pupils on current school roll (May 2019)

Pupils arising from other committed sites

Total projected pupil roll (May 2019)

Surplus/ Deficit

Notes

Hemsby/Ormesby Area

107 99 25 124 -17 Includes committed developments in Hemsby and Ormesby totalling 315 dwellings (25 early education pupils arising).

Martham Area 181 172 18 190 -9 Includes committed development site in Martham for 188 dwellings (18 early education pupils arising).

9.7 Table 2 above and Table 3 below demonstrates that in the Hemsby/Ormesby and Martham

catchment areas, early education providers are already over capacity and will therefore require

contributions to expand existing provision as a result of new development being allocated at the

former Pontins Holiday Park, Hemsby (Policy HY1); the land south of Cromer Road, Ormesby St

Margaret (Policy OT2) and land north of Barton Way, Ormesby St Margaret (OT2).

Table 3: Projected capacity (with allocated sites) in early education providers Early Education Needs Area



Surplus/ Deficit

Allocation/Number of Homes New pupils arising (Total)

Overall Surplus/ Deficit

Notes on early education provider capacity

Hemsby/ Ormesby Area

107 124 -17 Former Pontins Holiday Park, Hemsby/ 190 dwellings

18 -56 Insufficient pupil headroom to meet the required needs. South of Cromer Road,

Ormesby/ 190 dwellings 18

North of Barton Way, Ormesby/ 32 dwellings

3

Total (39)

Martham Area

181 190 -9 North of Hemsby Road, Martham/ 95 dwellings

9 18 Insufficient pupil headroom to meet the required needs.

Total (9)

Early Education (pre-school) Costs and Funding

9.8 The current cost for expanding early education provider requirements/space is £1,360 per

dwelling proposed. Table 4 below provides this calculation with reference to the needs identified in

Table 3.

Table 4: Total planning contributions for early education providers Local Plan allocation Early education

infrastructure required Number of dwellings proposed

Cost multiplier Total cost per allocation (where deficit requires new provision)

Policy HY1 – Land at former Pontins Holiday Camp, Hemsby

Expansion of existing early education providers

190 £1,360 £258,400

Policy MA1 – Land north of Hemsby Road, Martham


95 £1,360 £129,200


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Local Plan allocation Early education infrastructure required

Number of dwellings proposed

Cost multiplier Total cost per allocation (where deficit requires new provision)

Policy OT1 – Land south of Cromer Road, Ormesby St Margaret


190 £1,360 £258,400

Policy OT2 – Land north of Barton Way, Ormesby St Margaret


32 £1,360 £43,520

Total £689,520

Primary Schools Overview

9.9 Primary education is for children between the ages of 4 and 11. There are currently 23 schools

providing primary education across the borough, with a mixture of formats including traditional

‘primary schools’ teaching pupils aged between 4 and 11 years, or a combination of ‘infant schools’

teaching pupils between 4 and 7 years, and ‘junior school’s for teaching pupils between 7 and 11 years.

9.10 Due to the strategic nature of the allocated sites, only those primary education facilities and

their catchment areas relevant to the housing allocations have been considered in this section. These

are identified below:

Primary Schools (ages 4-11)

• Ormiston Herman Academy, Gorleston-on-Sea

• Moorlands C of E Primary Academy, Belton

• Hemsby Primary School, Hemsby

• Hopton C of E Primary Academy, Hopton-on-Sea

• Martham Academy & Nursery, Martham

Infant Schools (ages 4-7)

• Wroughton Infant Academy, Gorleston-on-Sea

• Caister Infant & Nursery Academy, Caister-on-Sea

• Ormesby Village Infant, Ormesby St Margaret

Junior Schools (ages 7-11)

• Wroughton Junior Academy, Gorleston-on-Sea

• Caister Junior Academy, Caister-on-Sea

• Ormesby Village Junior, Ormesby St Margaret

9.11 Other primary education facilities within the borough, which do not fall within the catchment

areas of the local plan allocations, are likely to experience pressure on their existing infrastructure as

a result of other future development coming forward i.e. housing windfall sites, however this will be

considered on a site by site basis in consultation with Norfolk County Council as individual planning

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9.12 In order to estimate the number of primary education pupils arising from the housing

allocations, different pupil yields are required according to the type of primary education that

potential pupils will move into. Norfolk County Council have suggested the following multipliers:

• Primary Schools – 0.281 pupils per dwelling proposed

• Infant Schools – 0.129 pupils per dwelling proposed

• Junior Schools – 0.152 pupils per dwelling proposed

Primary School Needs

9.13 The estimated number of pupil spaces currently available from primary education facilities in

the borough is outlined in the tables below. This includes the number of pupils already on the school

roll (at May 2019) and the number of pupils expected to arise through already committed sites in the

borough (but excluding needs from Local Plan allocations).

9.14 It has been necessary to separate out the needs assessment to consider the different

formats and potential interplay between the primary education facilities in the Borough i.e. Primary

Schools, Infant Schools and Junior Schools. This is set out within Tables 5, 6 & 7.

Table 5: Existing and projected capacity in Primary Schools Primary School Existing

Capacity Threshold (pupils)


Pupils arising from other committed sites (May 2019)


Surplus/ Deficit

Notes

Ormiston Herman Academy, Gorleston-on-Sea

378 310 0 310 +68

Hopton CofE Academy, Hopton-on-Sea

210 176 67 243 -33 Includes committed developments in Hopton, totalling 242 dwellings (67 pupils).

Moorlands C of E Academy, Belton

315 281 18 299 +16 Includes committed development at Belton for 64 dwellings (18 pupils).

Hemsby Primary School, Hemsby

207 188 35 223 -16 Includes committed developments at Hemsby for 142 dwellings (35 pupils). The 16 pupil place deficit at Hemsby Primary School would be absorbed within the Ormesby Infant (7 pupils) and Junior (9 pupils) schools.

Martham Academy and Nursery, Martham

412 359 52 411 +1 Includes committed development at Martham for 188 dwellings (52 pupils)

9.15 Table 5 above demonstrates that there is currently little or no extra capacity within most of

the identified primary schools. Hopton CofE Primary Academy has a large pupil place deficit therefore

further planned housing development in Hopton-on-Sea will require additional educational

contributions.

9.16 In Gorleston-on-Sea the Ormiston Herman Academy has some pupil capacity remaining but is

likely to absorb a proportion of new pupil places arising from the south of Links Road allocation (Policy

GN1), although technically the development would lie within the Hopton primary school catchment

area.

9.17 Considering existing committed sites, Hemsby Primary School is currently over-capacity and

does not have the potential to be expanded within its current footprint. It is acknowledged that the


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nearest alternative primary schools are in Ormesby St Margaret, and that some children who live in

the Hemsby catchment area do already choose to attend other schools such as in Ormesby and this

pattern may continue given the lack of alternative options at Hemsby Primary School.

9.18 Ormesby St Margaret’s primary school facilities are split between Ormesby Infant School and

Ormesby Junior School, therefore for the purposes of this needs’ assessment, the existing Hemsby

Primary School pupil deficit (-16 pupils) has been split between the two Ormesby schools and

calculated within their current needs’ assessment in Tables 6 & 7 respectively.

9.19 Martham’s Academy and Nursery primary school is only calculated as having one pupil place

remaining, therefore further planned housing development in the Martham area will almost certainly

require additional educational contributions.

Table 6: Existing and projected capacity in Infant Schools Infant School Existing


Pupils on current school roll (May 2019



Surplus/ Deficit

Notes

Wroughton Infant, Gorleston-on-Sea

270 246 8 254 +16

Caister Infant, Caister-on-Sea

270 254 0 254 +16

Ormesby Infant, Ormesby St Margaret

180 110 25 (+7 displaced from Hemsby)

135 +45 Includes committed development in Ormesby St Margaret/Caister for 189 dwellings (18 pupils).

Table 7: Existing and project capacity in Junior Schools Junior School Existing


Pupils on current school May 2019



Surplus/ Deficit

Notes

Wroughton Junior Academy, Gorleston-on-Sea

342 337 7 344 -2

Caister Junior School, Caister-on-Sea

360 355 0 254 +5

Ormesby Junior School, Ormesby St Margaret

179 170 21 (+9 displaced from Hemsby)

200 -21 Includes committed development in Ormesby St Margaret/Caister for 189 dwellings (21 pupils).

9.20 With reference to Table 6 & 7, there remains some existing capacity within the Infant Schools,

and notably within Ormesby Infant School even when a proportion of the pupil overspill from Hemsby

Primary School is included. At the Junior School level, there remains a small pupil surplus within Caister

Junior School, but no capacity at either Wroughton or Ormesby Junior schools.

9.21 By taking in to account the existing capacity of the primary, infant and junior schools as well

as their relationship with each other and their catchment areas, the impact of pupils arising from the

local plan allocations has been quantified in Table 8 below.

Table 8: Projected capacity (with allocated sites) in primary education facilities Primary Catchment



Surplus/ Deficit



Notes on primary school capacity

Hopton C of E +

210 243 -33 South of Links Road, Gorleston – 500 dwellings

141 -185 Insufficient capacity to meet the required needs. West of Potters, Hopton – 40

dwellings 11


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Primary Catchment



Surplus/ Deficit



Notes on primary school capacity

Total 152

Ormiston Herman

378 310 +68 Emerald Park, Gorleston – 100 dwellings

28

+40 Spare capacity to meet the required needs

Total 28

Wroughton Infant

270 254 +16 Ferryside, High Road, Gorleston – 20 dwelling

3 +13 Spare capacity to meet the required needs

Total 3

Wroughton Junior

342 344 -2 Ferryside, High Road, Gorleston – 20 dwellings

3 -5 Insufficient capacity to meet the required needs.

Total 3

Caister Infant & Nursery

270 254 +16 West of Jack Chase Way, Caister – 725 dwellings

94

-78 Insufficient capacity to meet the required needs. Total 94

Caister Junior School

360 365 +5 West of Jack Chase Way, Caister – 725 dwellings

110

-105 Insufficient capacity to meet the required needs.

Total 110

Moorlands C of E Academy

315 299 +16 Land South of New Road, Belton – 100 dwellings

28

-12 Insufficient capacity to meet the required needs.

Total 28

Ormesby Infant School

180 135 +45 Former Pontins, Hemsby – 190 dwellings


North of Barton Way, Ormesby – 32 dwellings

4

South of Cromer Road, Ormesby – 190 dwellings

24

Total 52

Ormesby Junior School

179 200 -21 Former Pontins, Hemsby – 190 dwellings

29

-84 Insufficient capacity to meet the required needs

North of Barton Way, Ormesby – 32 dwellings

5

South of Cromer Road, Ormesby – 190 dwellings

29

Total 63

Martham Academy and Nursery

412 411 +1 North of Hemsby Road – 95 dwellings


Total 27


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9.22 There would be insufficient capacity to meet the required primary education needs at Hopton

CofE as a result of housing developments proposed at the Gorleston (Policy GN1) and Hopton (Policy

HP2) allocations, therefore full primary education contributions would be required from both

allocations.

9.23 There would be insufficient capacity at Wroughton Junior School when considering the

additional primary education need arising from the Ferryside, Gorleston allocation (Policy GN3).

Whilst this is acknowledged by Norfolk County Council, it is however suggested that some additional

space within the building could be used for additional classroom space, therefore education

contributions would not be required from this allocation.

9.24 Though there is some spare capacity at Caister Infant and Junior Schools, the development of

up to 725 homes arising through the Jack Chase Way allocation (Policy CA1) means that both schools

would need to be significantly expanded to accommodate the number of children generated. To best

mitigate the impact upon education and with respect to the location of the development to the west

of the main built up area, it has been considered appropriate to seek contributions for a new primary

school on the allocated site.

9.25 The allocation to the south of New Road, Belton (Policy BN1) would increase the number of

children at Moorlands CofE Primary Academy beyond its 315-net capacity, however Norfolk County

Council has indicated that the school could take in excess of this amount through the reconfiguration

of the existing buildings of the school. Therefore, education contributions would not be required from

this allocation.

9.26 There would be insufficient capacity to meet the required primary education needs at

Ormesby Junior School as a result of the collective housing developments proposed at Hemsby (Policy

HY1) and at Ormesby (OT1 & OT2), therefore full primary education contributions would be required

from all three allocations.

9.27 Though Ormesby Infant School is identified as being over-capacity, the deficit is sufficiently

small, and it is unlikely that all three housing allocations placing pressure at the school would be built

out at the same time. Therefore, the appropriateness of planning contributions required at Ormesby

Infant School may be better considered at the individual planning application stage to take account of

what extent pupil need requirements would be.

9.28 New development proposed off Hemsby Road, Martham (Policy MA1) would increase the

number of children at Martham Academy and Nursey beyond its 412-net capacity, therefore full

primary education contributions would be required from this allocation.

Primary School Costs and Funding

9.29 The current cost for expanding primary school facilities is £3,940 per dwelling proposed, or if

split between Infant and Junior schools, is £1,809 and £2,131 per dwelling respectively.

9.30 Only one, full primary school facility at Caister-on-Sea has been identified within the

infrastructure requirements. The cost of building a new primary school with 2 forms of entry (420

pupil places) costs approximately £8 million, however the contribution required would be

proportionate to the actual number of pupil places generated from the development, this being 204

places.

9.31 Table 9 below calculates the total cost of primary school facilities with reference to individual

local plan allocations identified in Table PRM4.


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Table 9: Total planning contributions for primary education facilities Local Plan Allocation Primary Education

Infrastructure Required Number of dwellings proposed

Cost Multiplier Total cost per allocation (where deficit requires new provision)

Policy GN1 – South of Links Road, Gorleston-on-Sea

Expansion of existing primary school facilities

500 £3,940 £1,970,000

Policy CA1 – Land west of Jack Chase Way, Caister-on-Sea

New on-site primary school 725 n/a £3,885,714

Policy HY1 – Land at Former Pontins, Hemsby

Expansion of Ormesby Junior School

190 £2,131 £404,890

Policy HP2 – West of Potters, Hopton-on-Sea

Expansion of Hopton CofE Primary School

40 £3,940 £157,600

Policy MA1 – Land north of Hemsby Road, Martham

Expansion of Martham Nursery and Academy

95 £3,940 £374,300

Policy OT1 – Land south of Cromer Road


190 £2,131 £404,890



32 £2,131 £68,192

Total £7,265,586

Secondary Schools Overview

9.32 There are six secondary schools that have their catchment areas within the borough of Great

Yarmouth. These are:

• Great Yarmouth Charter Academy, Great Yarmouth

• Ormiston Venture Academy, Gorleston-on-Sea

• Cliff Park Ormiston Academy, Gorleston-on-Sea

• Lynn Grove Academy, Bradwell

• Caister Academy, Caister-on-Sea

• Flegg High, Ormiston Academy, Martham

9.33 All of the schools are academies, rather than provided through Norfolk County Council, and

all accommodate pupils aged between 11 to 16 years.

9.34 To estimate the number of new pupils aged 11-16 that will result from development arising

from each allocation, a standard yield of 0.145 pupils from each new dwelling was used, as suggested

by Norfolk County Council.


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Secondary Schools Needs

9.35 The estimated number of pupil spaces currently available from each secondary school in the

borough is outlined in Table 10 below. This includes the number of number of pupils already on the

school roll (at May 2019) and number of pupils expected to arise through already committed sites in

the borough.

9.36 Pupil needs arising from new development usually fall within separate secondary school

catchment areas, however in some areas within the Borough, pupils moving into secondary school

education may fall within multiple catchment areas. In Belton, for example, secondary school

catchments include both the Ormiston Venture Academy (Gorleston-on-Sea) or Lynn Grove Academy

(Bradwell).

Table 10: Existing and protected capacity in secondary education facilities Secondary School Existing





Surplus/ Deficit

Notes

Ormiston Venture Academy

944 870 9 879 +65 Includes committed development in Belton of 64 dwellings (9 secondary pupils arising). Note that pupils arising from this committed development may also feed into Lynn Grove Academy

Cliff Park Ormiston Academy

1049 888 35 923 +126 Includes committed developments in Hopton totalling 242 dwellings (35 secondary pupils arising).

Lynn Grove Academy

1270 1047 25 1072 +198 Includes committed development site in Gorleston for 113 dwellings (16 secondary pupils arising) and development site in Belton for 64 dwellings (9 secondary pupils arising). Note that pupils arising from this committed development may also feed into Ormiston Venture Academy

Caister Academy 805 663 0 663 +142

Flegg High, Ormiston Academy

950 805 47 852 +98 Includes committed development sites at Martham totalling 188 dwellings (27 secondary pupils arising) and site within Ormesby St Margaret/Caister for 189 dwellings (20 secondary pupils arising).

9.37 Based upon the information above, Table 11 has been compiled to outline the number of

secondary school pupil places required to accommodate the growth expected through the Local Plan

allocated sites.

9.38 Owing to the location and size of the housing allocation to the south of Links Road, Gorleston-

on-Sea (Policy GN1), it is unclear which secondary school catchment zone pupils may feed in to.

Norfolk County Council acknowledge that this allocation will put significant pressure on the

surrounding schools and would need to look carefully at secondary school provision to determine the

best option to accommodate children arising from this development.

9.39 To provide a degree of robustness in the calculation, Table 11 has therefore modelled pupils

arising from this development within both Ormiston Venture Academy and Cliff Park Ormiston

Secondary School catchments areas.


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9.40 Overall, it is concluded that after factoring in the Local Plan housing allocations and allowing

for a degree of overlap within some secondary school catchment zones, there still remains sufficient

pupil headroom to accommodate the likely secondary school pupil needs.

Table 11: Projected capacity (with allocated sites) in secondary education facilities Secondary School


Total project pupil roll (May 2019)

Surplus/ Deficit



Notes on secondary school capacity

Ormiston Venture Academy

944 879 +65 Emerald Park, Gorleston/ 100 dwelling

15 +35 Sufficient pupil headroom to meet the required needs.

South of New Road, Belton/ 100 dwellings

15

Total (30)

Cliff Park Ormiston

1049 923 +126 South of Links Road, Gorleston/ 500 dwellings


West of Potters, Hopton/ 40 dwellings

6

Total (79)

Ormiston Venture Academy + Cliff Park Ormiston

1993 1802 +191 South of Links Road, Gorleston/ 500 dwellings


Emerald Park, Gorleston/ 100 dwellings

15


15

Total (103)

Lynn Grove Academy

1270 1072 +198 Ferryside, High Road, Gorleston/ 20 dwellings

3

+180 Sufficient pupil headroom to meet the required needs.


15

Total (18)

Caister Academy

805 663 +142 Land off Jack Chase Way, Caister/ 725 dwellings


Total (105)

Flegg High , Ormiston Academy

950 852 +98 Former Pontins Site, Hemsby/ 190 dwellings


North of Hemsby Way, Martham/ 95 dwellings

14

North of Barton Way, Ormesby/ 32 dwellings

5

South of Cromer Road, Ormesby/ 190 dwellings

28

Total (75)

Secondary Schools Costs and Funding

9.41 The current cost for expanding High schools is £2,271 per dwelling proposed; however as

demonstrated by the need’s analysis above, Norfolk County Council will not be seeking funding as

each academy associated with the Local Plan sites has enough capacity to accommodate the students

generated from these sites.

Further Education Overview

9.42 Sixth Form provision is provided by East Norfolk Sixth Form in Gorleston-on-Sea. They offer A-

Level, BTEC Level 3 and Level 2 courses. None of the High schools within the borough’s catchment

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9.43 East Coast College is based in both Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and offer courses at GCSE,

A-Level and BTEC levels. Because it is a partnered with the University of Suffolk the college offers

courses up to degree level qualification.

9.44 To estimate the number of new sixth form/college pupils that will result from each allocation,

a standard value of 0.015 sixth form/college pupils derived from proposed dwellings was used, as

directed by Norfolk County Council.

Further Education Needs

9.45 East Norfolk Sixth Form and East Coast College accepts pupils from within the entire borough,

therefore it is not possible to accurately split the estimated pupil yield from each housing allocation

to defined catchment areas.

9.46 The development of the housing allocations would likely generate a pupil yield of 32 sixth

form/college pupils over the plan period. Norfolk County Council has indicated that existing provision

within the borough remains sufficient to meet this need, therefore no planning contributions are

necessarily sought for this level of educational need.


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10 Health Care Overview

10.1 Within the Borough of Great Yarmouth, healthcare is managed through multiple layers of

care, brought together under the auspices of the Norfolk and Waveney Sustainability and

Transformation Partnership (STP), comprising health organisations, County Councils, local authorities

and the voluntary sector that operate in Norfolk and Waveney.

10.2 Care provision is comprised under the following four general themes:

• Acute healthcare. This is a branch of secondary healthcare where a patient receives active but

short-term treatment for a severe injury, episode of illness, urgent medical condition or

surgery. There is one acute care provider in the borough of Great Yarmouth, the James Paget

University Hospital, located in Gorleston-on-Sea.

• Intermediate healthcare. This provides another branch of secondary healthcare, delivering

community-based care in hospitals, community clinic locations or people’s homes. The range

of services is wide ranging but generally provides care to support patients managing long-term

and seriously ill complex conditions. In the Borough of Great Yarmouth, community services

are provided by East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH).

• Primary healthcare. This is the first point of contact within the health system for patients and

provides the principal point of contact for continuing care with patients. Primary care

comprises general practice (GP) surgeries, along with community pharmacists, dentists and

optometrists. There are currently 15 GP surgeries spread across the borough of Great

Yarmouth, 10 of these being main surgeries and five branch surgeries.

• Mental healthcare. Mental health covers a wider range of difference conditions from Common

Mental Illness (CMI), Severe Mental Illness (SMI) to Dementia. In the borough of Great

Yarmouth, mental health services are provided by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

and delivered through a variety of methods including inpatient referrals, home treatment and

community-based services.

Needs

10.3 In consultation with the Borough Council, the Norfolk and Waveney STP, has been preparing

a Health Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) to align healthcare commissioning needs with expected

growth requirements in the Local Plan.

10.4 The IDP identifies existing capacity issues at all care levels but chiefly at the primary care level

where there is little spare capacity to expand existing GP surgeries. This is particularly acute within

those groups of surgeries currently serving the Caister-on-Sea and Great Yarmouth areas and those

within the southern parishes of the Borough.

10.5 Given that the Local Plan seeks to concentrate the bulk of new housing growth within the

main towns of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea, and the key service centres of Bradwell and

Caister-on-Sea, there will be significant additional pressure placed on the functional capacity of these

GP surgeries.


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10.6 To help meet the anticipated demand, the IDP identifies the following four priority

improvement schemes to increase primary care capacity in the borough:

• Lighthouse Medical Practice (Great Yarmouth): Extending clinical capacity on site, improving

facilities and efficiency of the building to meet the needs of the local population. The project

is split into four phases, the first phase already committed within the STPs investment

pipelines, but no identified funding for phases 2 to 4.

• Millwood Surgery (Bradwell): Refurbishing, reconfiguring and extending existing premises.

The project is within the STPs current development pipeline, however funding (to the amount

of £150,000) has currently stalled.

• Shrublands Medical Practice (Gorleston-on-Sea): Construction of a new health centre bringing

together health, social care and voluntary sector services on one site. The medical practice

has been currently situated within a temporary modular building since 2010. The project

received funding (£270,000) in 2016/17 to develop the scheme to point submitting a planning

application and secured further funding (£5m) following spending commitments indicated by

last government, however it remains uncertain whether this funding will remain in place.

• New Caister healthcare facility: Construction of a new health centre to meet existing and

future growth requirements, specifically as a result of major new planned housing

development at land off Jack Chase Way.

10.7 An estates strategy and masterplan for the James Paget University Hospital is also currently

being prepared which seeks to provide a new outpatient village, a redesigned A&E department, wards

and a more efficient car park layout and upgraded staff accommodation. This is expected to help

towards meeting the needs of acute healthcare as a result of future development.

Costs and Funding

10.8 To generate the range of indicative healthcare costs associated with the anticipated housing

growth needs of the Local Plan, the STP working with the Council has employed the HUDU Planning

Contributions Model6.

10.9 The ‘HUDU’ has been developed to assist both NHS organisations and local authorities to

provide a standardised and transparent approach to calculate potential development contributions

for healthcare. The model considers population growth, health activity types, as well as floorspace

standards and build cost ratios to output the likely costs generated by individual housing

developments.

10.10 Using the HUDU model, the following indicative cost and floorspace requirements have been

calculated against each housing allocation proposed in the Local Plan Part 2.

10.11 Whilst the associated healthcare costs are indicative, they include an allowance for inflation

which is based upon the likely commencement of the allocated sites in the Local Plan Housing

Trajectory. Larger housing sites which take longer to build out will therefore have higher inflationary

costs. Contributions will also need to be considered in light of other funding streams at the time of

the planning application.

6 (London) Healthy Urban Design Unit Model


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Table 12: Healthcare Costs

Allocation Healthcare Level Costs (£) Floorspace (sqm)

Policy GN1 – South of Links Road, Gorleston-on-Sea

Acute healthcare £565,800 100.59

Intermediate healthcare £77,587 16.12

Primary healthcare £453,953 95.04

Mental healthcare £60,274 10.78

Total £1,157,614 222.53

Policy GN2 – Emerald Park, Gorleston-on-Sea





Total £209,563 43.64

Policy GN3 – Ferryside, High Road, Gorleston-on-Sea


Intermediate healthcare £0 0


Mental healthcare £0 0

Total £33,569 7.22

Policy CA1 – Land west of Jack Chase Way, Caister-on-Sea





Total £1,751,385 319.54

Policy BN1 – South of New Road, Belton





Total £224,578 43.43

Policy HY1 – Land at former Pontins, Hemsby





Total £412,720 81.96

Policy HP2 – Land west of Potters, Hopton-on-Sea





Total £72,538 14.74

Policy MA1 – Land north of Hemsby Road, Martham.






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Allocation Healthcare Level Costs (£) Floorspace (sqm)

Total £209,265 40.57

Policy OT1 – Land south of Cromer Road, Ormesby St Margaret





Total £437,011 82.41






Total £57,496 11.69

10.12 The healthcare contributions identified above will help to improve planned pipeline

developments for new healthcare, in particular, helping to bring forward proposals for the new

Shrublands Medical Centre in Gorleston (Policy GN6) and a new purpose- built medical centre at

Caister-on-Sea, as required by Policy CA1.

10.13 Notwithstanding healthcare contributions generated by new development, the Council will

continue to work alongside other major stakeholders in order to seek access to other potential funding

sources to help fund future healthcare provision.


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11 Emergency Services Police Overview

11.1 Policing is provided by Norfolk Constabulary and is operated out of two police stations in the

borough. Great Yarmouth Police Station performs as the larger divisional headquarters for the

borough, whilst Gorleston police station performs as a smaller deployment base. There is also a Police

Investigation Centre (PIC) located off Thamesfield Way in Great Yarmouth.

11.2 At the local level, there are a number of Safer Neighbourhood Teams operating under areas

as: North Yarmouth, South Yarmouth, Gorleston, Bradwell, Caister and the Coastal Villages: Caister,

Ormesby, Ormesby St Michael, Scratby and West Caister.

11.3 The Safer Neighbourhood Teams consist of a Local Policing Commander, an Engagement

Officer, and Beat Manager who can be contacted via email. The local community can be kept informed

by their local officers of local updates using social media.

Police Needs

11.4 Strategic infrastructure requirements were previously identified by Norfolk Constabulary

through the preparation of the 2014 Infrastructure Plan to meet the overall housing growth needs

identified in the Local Plan Core Strategy. Further consultation has not indicated any further strategic

infrastructure needs as a result of the housing allocations in the Local Plan Part 2.

11.5 This does not preclude specific infrastructure needs being identified by Norfolk Constabulary

as individual housing allocations are taken forward through the planning process. Therefore, further

developer contributions may yet be identified at a later time.

Fire & Rescue Overview

11.6 There are three serving fire stations within the borough located at Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-

on-Sea and Martham, all of which are operated by Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. The largest of

these is at Great Yarmouth which is a whole time and retained station.

Fire & Rescue Needs

11.7 Norfolk County Council would expect any on-site fire infrastructure (i.e. fire hydrants) to be

dealt with through planning condition/s associated with individual planning applications/permissions.

11.8 One hydrant will be sought for every 50 dwellings at a cost of £824 per hydrant as set out in

the County Council’s Planning Obligations Standards (2019).

Fire & Rescue Costs and Funding

11.9 The associated fire & rescue contributions required of the housing allocations is provided

below. Contributions would be funded by the developer of the individual sites.


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Table 14: Fire & rescue planning contributions

Settlement Allocated Site Number of Allocated Homes

Cost (£)

Gorleston-on-Sea South of Links Road 500 £8,240

Gorleston-on-Sea Emerald Park 100 £1,648

Gorleston-on-Sea Ferryside, High Road 20 £0

Caister-on-Sea West of Jack Chase Way 725 £11,536

Belton Land south of New Road, Belton 100 £1,648

Hemsby Land at Former Pontins Holiday Camp 190 £2,472

Hopton-on-Sea West of Coast Road 40 £0

Martham North of Hemsby Road 95 £824

Ormesby St Margaret South of Cromer Road 190 £2,472

Ormesby St Margaret North of Barton Way 32 £0


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12 Community Facilities Library Overview

12.1 There are currently libraries in Martham, Caister, Great Yarmouth, and Gorleston. All four

offer a range of events to the public, and all Norfolk libraries provide services which include language

courses on tape, online resources, free computer access and wi-fi.

12.2 Bradwell Community Library is located in the Reading Room owned by Bradwell Parish Council

and is run by volunteers from the local community. There is also a mobile library service provided by

Norfolk County Council which serves the surrounding areas.

12.3 Councils are responsible for overseeing the library service and can work with stakeholders and

should, with the local community, develop a needs-led and sustainable service.

12.4 Libraries are now seen as being places which support the overall health and well-being of the

area and are there to provide a place of social value. The Arts Council England (ACE) recognise that

public libraries can be used to connect the public with arts and cultural activities.

Library Needs

12.5 It is the responsibility of Norfolk County Council (under the Public Libraries and Museums Act

1964) ‘to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons’.

12.6 New housing developments can put a strain on existing library provision, therefore new

development schemes are required to make financial contributions through planning obligations in

order to maintain the existing library provision and to finance extra facilities to serve new residents.

If new facilities cannot be provided in certain areas, there is potential to work with Norfolk County

Council to seek an extension to the current mobile library coverage.

Library Costs and Funding

12.7 The Norfolk County Council Planning Obligations Standards (2019) include a range of costs

attributed to new library provision. This includes costs for new library buildings, extensions or

upgrading of existing library facilities, and general costs associated with fixtures, furnishings and

facilities e.g. new tables, chairs, books and IT equipment.

12.8 In consultation with Norfolk County Council, it has been suggested that a contribution of £319

per dwelling should be applied with respect to the proposed housing allocations. This helps to give a

general indication of likely costs; however, these figures will be clarified at the time of individual

planning applications.

Table 15: Library planning contributions


Library Contribution @ £319 per dwelling

Gorleston-on-Sea South of Links Road 500 £159,500

Gorleston-on-Sea Emerald Park 100 £31,900

Gorleston-on-Sea Ferryside, High Road 20 £6,380


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Library Contribution @ £319 per dwelling

Caister-on-Sea West of Jack Chase Way 725 £231,275

Belton Land south of New Road, Belton 100 £31,900

Hemsby Land at Former Pontins Holiday Camp 190 £60,610

Hopton-on-Sea West of Coast Road 40 £12,760

Martham North of Hemsby Road 95 £30,305

Ormesby St Margaret South of Cromer Road 190 £60,610

Ormesby St Margaret North of Barton Way 32 £10,208

Community Centres Overview

12.9 The provision of community centres and communal rooms across the Borough is generally

good. There are nearly 60 facilities spread across the Borough ranging in size from 60sqm to 900sqm.

The average standard of provision across the Borough is 140sqm per 1000 people. Most of the rural

villages in the Borough have in excess of that provision. However, Caister, Bradwell and the Main

Towns of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston have a poorer standard of provision. The table below

identifies the community centres and communal rooms across the Borough.

Table 16: Existing community centre provision in Great Yarmouth Borough

Settlement Name Address Floorspace (sqm)

Belton

New Road Sports and Leisure Centre New Road 385.2

John Green Institute Station Road South 168.1

Bradwell

Bradwell Community Centre (Lords Lane) Lords Lane 250.8

Bradwell Community Centre (Leo Coles Pavilion) Green Lane 180.5

Mill Lane Community Centre Mill Lane 436.1

Communal Room The Close 98.1

Burgh Castle Burgh Castle Village Hall Church Road 234.3

Caister-on-Sea

The Pavilion Allendale Road 297.2

Church Hall High Street Council Hall 1 Yarmouth Road 271.9

Community Centre Beach Road 515.6

Filby Filby Village Hall Main Road 485.5

Filby Village Club Main Road 109.8

Fleggburgh Village Hall Main Road 355.4

Fritton & St Olaves

Fritton Institute Beccles Road 99.5

St Olaves Village Hall Herringfleet Road 170.7

Gorleston-on-Sea

Communal Rooms Manor Close 87.5

Communal Room 43 Priory Street 142.9

Communal Room Genista Green 95.9

Communal Room Crow Hall Green 91.1

Communal Room Charter Close 89.6


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Settlement Name Address Floorspace (sqm)

Communal Room Trinity Ave / Seawake Cl 146.7

Communal Room Ecclestone Close 98.0

Church Lane Community Centre Church Lane 218.6

Shrublands Youth and Community Centre Magdalen Way 477.9

Claydon Pavilion Community Centre Suffolk Road 137.9

Great Yarmouth

Peggotty Road Community Centre Peggoty Road 552.8

Lichfield Community Centre Suffolk Road 236.0

Cobholm Community Centre St Lukes Terrace 358.5

Priory Centre Priory Plain 894.3

Newtown Community Centre Beatty Close 91.3

Communal Room Hawkins Close 144.4

Communal Room Frank Stone Court 159.0

Communal Room Harry Miller Court 85.0

Communal Room Grenville Place 80.0

Communal Room Grenville Place 80.0

Communal Room Nelson Court 66.6

Hemsby

Hemsby Village Hall Waters Lane 690.1

Recreation Ground Pavilion Waters Lane 398.8

Communal Room St Mary's Close 61.4

Hopton-on-Sea Village Hall Station Road 455.3

Martham

Martham Youth & Community Centre Playing Field Lane 304.7

Martham Village Hall White Street 458.0

Communal Room Grove Close 85.3

Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby

Scratby All Saints Parish Hall Beach Road 411.1

Ormesby Village Centre Station Road 173.3

Bracecamp Village Hall Yarmouth Road 308.2

The Edgar Tennant Rec Ground Pavilion Station Road 134.0

Ormesby St Michael Village Hall Main Road 148.8

Repps with Bastwick Repps with Bastwick Village Hall Mill Road 222.5

Rollesby

Rollesby Village Hall Fleggburgh Road 156.7

Sports Pavilion Main Road 134.4

Runham and Mautby Village Hall School Road 112.4

Somerton Village Hall Cottage Road 109.1

Stokesby Village Hall Mill Road 220.6

Thurne Thurne Methodist Church The Street 152.4

Winterton-on-Sea Village Hall King Street 119.5

The table below identifies the standard of provision for each settlement.

Table 17: Provision standard (sqm) per 1,000 population


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Settlement Total Community Facility Floorspace (sqm)

No. of Residents

Area of Community Facility per 1000 Population (sqm)

Belton 553.3 3805 145

Bradwell 965.5 10528 92

Burgh Castle 234.3 1150 204

Caister-on-Sea 1084.7 8901 122

Filby 595.3 765 778

Fleggburgh 355.4 948 375

Fritton & St Olaves 270.2 524 516

Gorleston-on-Sea 1586.1 25630 62

Great Yarmouth 2747.9 27434 100

Hemsby 1150.3 3275 351

Hopton-on-Sea 455.3 2988 152

Martham 848 3569 238

Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby 1026.6 3974 258

Ormesby St Michael 148.8 302 493

Repps with Bastwick 222.5 391 569

Rollesby 291.1 946 308

Runham and Mautby 112.4 383 293

Somerton 109.1 289 378

Stokesby 220.6 330 668

Thurne 152.4 212 719

Winterton-on-Sea 119.5 1278 94

12.10 A new community centre is proposed to be built on the Wheatcroft Farm development

(allocated under Policy CS18) to the south of Bradwell to help meet the needs generated from the

growth to the south of the urban area.

Community Centre Needs

12.11 Caister Parish Council have identified a need for a new modern facility to serve the village and

have identified land on Yarmouth Road for a new facility. The standard of provision in terms of space

in Caister is just short of the Borough average and quite below other villages in the North of the

Borough. Whilst the existing provision of community facilities in Caister provides a valuable resource

to the community it is now becoming dated and there is no modern facility.

12.12 The increased population from the proposed development allocated by Policy CA1 – Land

West of Jack Chase Way will increase demand for community facilities in the village. Based on retaining

the Borough’s standard of provision, 725 new homes will create a need for an additional 233sqm

(assuming 2.3 people per house).

Community Centre Costs and Funding

12.13 The cost of building a new Community Centre is estimated to be £2,152 per sqm based on

information from BCIS. Therefore, 233sqm of community centre floorspace would cost £501,416. It

would be justified for this sum of money to be provided as a developer contribution from development

on the land allocated by Policy CA1.


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12.14 It is likely that any new facility in Caister will be larger than 233sqm. The remainder of the

costs would have to be funded from other sources.


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13 Sport & Leisure Facilities Overview and Needs

13.1 There is a key project to redevelop the old Marina Centre in Great Yarmouth to enhance the

health and fitness activities and opportunities available to people across the borough. The new ‘state-

of-the-art’ project has involved Sport England and Active Norfolk in order to meet future health and

wellbeing needs of the local community, as well as create a visitor attraction to the area.

13.2 The Marina Centre project will provide a major upgrade to the Borough’s social infrastructure

and is expected to cost approximately £25.9 million, however no contributions from the allocated

housing sites in the Local Plan will be sought.

13.3 Sentinel Leisure Trust operates the Phoenix Pool and Gym in Bradwell which is an important

local facility, especially within the local education sector, providing a range of sports and leisure

facilities.

13.4 Great Yarmouth Borough Council also works in partnership with a number of third sector

groups, such as Active Norfolk, to increase participated within more active types of recreation.

13.5 At present, the Borough Council’s Open Space Study (2013) and the Play, Sport and Leisure

Study (2015), and the Fields in Trust ‘Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play, Beyond the Six Acre

Standard’ provides a comprehensive overview of playing pitch and other outdoor sport facilities and

associated needs.


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14 Other Open Space & Green Infrastructure Overview and Needs

14.1 Green infrastructure encompasses open spaces such as parks and gardens, allotments,

woodlands, fields, hedges, lakes, ponds, playing fields, coastal habitats, as well as footpaths, cycleways

or rivers.

14.2 Current open space and green infrastructure provision and future needs have been

determined through the Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Open Space Study (2013) and the Play,

Sport and Leisure Strategy 2015-2029 (2015), and the Fields in Trust ‘Guidance for Outdoor Sport

and Play, Beyond the Six Acre Standard’ (April 2018).

14.3 Based on the above evidence, Policy H4 of the emerging Local Plan Part 2, sets out a

requirement for 103sqm of new open space per dwelling. A separate topic paper has been prepared

which provides further justification for the standards in this policy.

14.4 Whether sites will need to provide on-site, or off-site open space will be determined on a case

by case basis, having regard to the size of the proposed site as well as the locality or proximity of

alternative open space in relation to the site. More generally, larger sites will be expected to provide

open space and smaller sites more likely to contribute open space off site. Table 18 below sets out the

open space requirements for the allocations in the Local Plan considering the above standard.

Table 18: Open Space Requirements per housing allocation


Open Space Contribution (Hectares)

Open Space Contribution (£)

Gorleston-on-Sea South of Links Road 500 5.15 n/a

Gorleston-on-Sea Emerald Park 100 n/a £180,000

Gorleston-on-Sea Ferryside, High Road 20

n/a £36,000

Caister-on-Sea West of Jack Chase Way 725 7.47 n/a

Belton Land south of New Road, Belton

100 1.0 n/a

Hemsby Land at Former Pontins Holiday Camp

190 1.95 n/a

Hopton-on-Sea West of Coast Road 40 0.41 n/a

Martham North of Hemsby Road 95 n/a £171,000

Ormesby St Margaret

South of Cromer Road 190 1.96 n/a

Ormesby St Margaret

North of Barton Way 32 n/a £57,600


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15 Waste Management Overview and Needs

15.1 Great Yarmouth Borough Council is responsible for collecting general waste from domestic

properties across the Borough: recycling, household rubbish, and garden waste, while Norfolk County

Council is the Waste Disposal Authority and is therefore responsible for disposing of refuse. At present,

general waste collection services are based at the Churchill Road depot in Great Yarmouth, managed

by GYB Services. From here, collection vehicles and crews serve the entire borough.

15.2 Recyclable materials are collected and taken to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at

Costessey, where 90% of recycling from household bins in Norfolk is sent to reprocessing plants in the

UK and 10% is sent abroad. Currently, cardboard is the only material being sent from the MRF to

reprocessing plants in other countries.

15.3 Great Yarmouth Borough Council, alongside other borough and district councils in Norfolk, are

part of Norse Waste Environmental Services (NEWS) a joint venture company set up to manage dry

material recycling. In 2014, Norse’s recycling facility was redeveloped on the outskirts of Norwich,

processing up to 90,000 tonnes of dry recycling waste collected by Norfolk’s local authorities.

15.4 There is also a household waste and recycling centre at Caister for both DIY and business

waste.

15.5 At present Norfolk County Council does not have any specific standard planning obligation in

respect of household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). However, the County Council is looking at the

potential to develop a standard charge which allows for developer contributions through S106

agreements to be pooled to ensure the increased use of these facilities from new development is

properly provided for.

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