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An update on the Diss & District Neighbourhood Plan
Question: What's happening with the Diss & District Neighbourhood Plan? Answer: Quite a lot! Read on to find out more about how your views are helping to shape the plan.
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Public feedback prompts second consultation Following on from the initial Regulation 14 consultation that ran from June to August last year, the plan has had some significant changes made to it. As a result, a second Regulation 14 'Major Modifications' consultation followed, which has since helped fine-tune several policies and proposals. Most significantly, the housing allocation numbers have been reduced and some of the sites allocated have been withdrawn. For example, we’ve seen the: • removal of the site allocation at Rose Farm, Bungay Road in Scole • removal of the site allocation north of the B1118 in Lower Oakley • reduction in the number of dwellings on land south of the B1118 in Lower Oakley • reduction in the number of dwellings on land off Denmark Lane, Diss (including part of Roydon parish) • reduction in the number of dwellings allocated on land north of Diss cemetery, and • new allocation of 50 homes on land east of Norwich Road in Scole. "There has also been a strengthening of the Surface Water Management policy and the Local Green Space policy," said DDNP Steering Group representative for Diss, Councillor Eric Taylor. “We’ve also reflected on what the Waveney Quarter proposal in Diss could look like. We’ve come a long way already. But there’s still a way to go. The next step is for the DDNP to submit the final plan to South Norfolk District Council for further examination.”
Keeping up the pace One of the most complex neighbourhood plans currently underway in the UK today, the DDNP has come a long way since it started developing back in 2017. There’s still some way to go, but with public involvement and the commitment of everyone involved it’s making speedy progress. “I’d like to thank everyone, from individuals to local organisations, who took the time to submit their feedback,” says Councillor Eric Taylor. “We’ve used it all to review and revise the plan. Work on the DDNP started some years ago. And, due to the scale and scope of the project, it’s taking some time to reach a conclusion. But thanks to everyone’s contribution and feedback we’ve made great progress over the past two years and are on course to maximise on that momentum.” To find out more about the DDNP as it reaches its final stages prior to submission, visit www.ddnp.info
