Take Action
The live fight is the Greater Norwich Local Plan 2045. Respond to the scoping consultation by 28 September 2026, lobby South Norfolk Council, and register on the planning portal.
Specific actions to take now
The immediate priority is no longer Wain Estates' planning application, which has not yet been submitted. It is the Greater Norwich Local Plan 2045.
Wain Estates is promoting the site through that plan. The current Scoping Consultation does not ask for any site-specific feedback from the public or other stakeholders. But it does set the rules, evidence and growth strategy that will decide whether this land is looked at again in 2027.
Deadline for the current consultation: 28 September 2026.
Lobby South Norfolk Council
Lobbying South Norfolk Council is essential to oppose the Wain Estates development in Costessey & Bowthorpe, as it oversees planning decisions, including the ongoing Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP) review that could allocate the site for housing.
Focus on Cllr Sharon Blundell, the Chair Councillor at South Norfolk, who can ensure that the application receives committee scrutiny by elected councillors rather than officer delegation, amplifying community concerns.
Her email address is: sharon.blundell@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk
For lobbying against the site's re-inclusion in the upcoming GNLP review, Cllr Lisa Overton-Neal is the cabinet member for Planning & Economic Growth, who oversees planning policy and site allocations. Her email address is: lisa.overton-neal@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk.
Respond to the GNLP 2045 Scoping Consultation
This is the action that matters most right now.
The Greater Norwich authorities (Broadland, Norwich City and South Norfolk, working with Norfolk County Council) are asking what the new plan should cover: where growth should go, what infrastructure and environmental evidence is needed, and how people should be involved.
A short, focused response from local people now helps put the Yare valley / Bawburgh Lakes / New Road cluster on the record before sites are assessed.
Official consultation portal: https://gnlp.oc2.uk/
Register on the South Norfolk Portal
When Wain Estates eventually make an application, we only have 28 days to log our complaints on the South Norfolk Council portal. We will have to work fast in order for everyone to object. If you haven’t registered on the South Norfolk portal already please do so now, so you will be able to make objections when the time comes.
The link is: https://info.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/online-applications/login.jsp
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