Norfolk County Council continues to work in challenging financial circumstances. In February County Councillors agreed Norfolk County Council’s 2023-24 budget which aims to tackle a £60m gap in finances and protect key services. One way we have considered saving money in this year’s budget is to look at how we run our recycling centres in Norfolk. Following public consultation in autumn/winter 2022 a proposal to close all of Norfolk’s recycling centres on Wednesdays was...
Closes 26 June 2023
Norfolk County Council (NCC) is working in partnership with local authorities to create a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) for Norfolk. The purpose of the Countywide LCWIP is to help identify and prioritise short, medium and long-term active travel infrastructure schemes which will enable increased levels of cycling, walking and wheeling in the county. The plan supports the Governments ambition for cycling and walking to be the natural first choice for many...
Closes 13 July 2023
Consultation on proposals for Dereham Road between Cadge Road and Norwich Road including improvements to the signalised junction Norfolk County Council and the Transport for Norwich (TfN) partnership are asking for feedback on a series of proposed improvements for the area around Dereham...
Closes 5 June 2023
Norfolk County Council is consulting on a proposal to close the boarding provision at Fred Nicholson School, Dereham, from 31 August 2023. Fred Nicholson has not been able to offer any of its potential 26 boarding spaces for the last 7 weeks. There are currently 6 full time...
Closes 6 June 2023
The Norfolk County Council (Northern Area)(Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting)(Barnard Road and Robberds Way)Amendment Traffic Regulation Order 2023 The Norfolk County Council (Costessey, U78239 Richmond Road and A1074 Dereham Road) (Prohibition Of Right Turn) Order 2023 ...
Closes 6 June 2023
Norfolk County Council are currently working with EB Charging and UK Power Networks (UKPN) to install 46 on-street electric vehicle charge points across Norwich. Streets have been identified and we are now working on the design stage of the project. Before final plans and designs are...
Closes 9 June 2023
This is our Post16 Transport Policy Statement consultation which asks for feedback on proposed changes to the way we help with transport for students in post-16 education – in this case, to the Post16 Travel Scheme. Norfolk County Council works with local bus and train operators to offer...
Closes 9 June 2023
Thank you for applying to our exciting Local Government Experience taking place in the summer of 2023. There are just a few questions to answer before submitting your application. Please click on the 'online survey' button to go to the application.
Closed 31 May 2023
The Norfolk County Council (Dickleburgh And Rushall, Poppy Grove) (20mph Limit Zone) Order 2023 - see link to notice below The Officer dealing with the public enquiries concerning these proposals is Mr P Leak, telephone 0344 800 8020
Closed 30 May 2023
Norfolk County Council - Norwich, Exchange Street Area) (Traffic Management) Experimental Traffic Regulation Order 2022 . (Norwich City Centre Controlled Parking Zone) (Exchange Street, Gaol Hill, St Benedicts Street) Experimental Amendment TRO 2022 Norwich,...
Closed 18 May 2023
The Norfolk County Council (Trowse with Newton, Various Roads) proposed (Prohibition Of Waiting and School Keep Clearway) Order 2023 The Norfolk County Council (Trowse with Newton, Various Roads) proposed (Street Parking Places and Residents Parking Permit Zone) Order 2023 The...
Closed 16 May 2023
Norfolk County Council (Upwell and Welney, A1101 Main Road/Wisbech Road) (30mph and 40mph Speed Limit) Order 2023 - see link to notice below. The Officer dealing with public enquiries concerning these proposals is Mr Leak, telephone 01603 638255 or 0344 800 8020.
Closed 16 May 2023
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked for your views on two proposals, the first being the to make summer and winter opening hours the same at all 20 recycling centres in Norfolk. This would mean centres would open from 9am to 4pm on their scheduled opening days throughout the year.
Our second proposal was to close all recycling centres on Wednesdays.
A majority of respondents said they strongly disagreed with the proposal to harmonise winter and summer opening hours.
A majority of respondents also strongly disagreed with closing all recycling centres on Wednesdays.
Full Council met on the 21 February and set Norfolk County Council’s budget for 2023-24.
In light of the need to save money and the council’s need to find £60 million of savings, the council voted to implement the proposal that summer opening hours will be harmonised with winter hours. This means that Recycling Centres will close at 4pm all year round (rather than 5pm October to April). This will be delivered from 1st April 2023.
The proposal to close all recycling centres on Wednesdays did not get passed by full council. Therefore, the recycling centres that open on Wednesday currently will continue to so.
However, a public consultation on the closure of the Mayton Wood recycling centre will be undertaken, for Members of the council to consider this site closure later in the year. We expect the public consultation to take place for six weeks in late May following the local council election dates.
Both changes will be subject to a staff consultation, which will be delivered by Norse and employers of those impacted.
For more details on the Council Meeting in which the budget proposals were agreed click here
We asked what you thought of a proposal to shut the Norfolk Record Office (NRO) to the public on a Friday, but to extend the opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, by opening half an hour earlier. Meaning the NRO's new opening hours would be from Tuesday to Thursday, from 9.30am to 5pm. If our proposals are approved, the NRO will be open for 22.5 hours each week in the future.
During the public consultation on Norfolk Record Office opening hours several respondents expressed concern about the overall reduction in access to the Collection and the impact that it might have on those travelling to use the Norwich searchroom on multiple days.
Having taken these views on board, the NRO will run a six-month trial of pre-booked Friday service. This service will be limited to consulting original documents booked before 12 noon on the preceding Wednesday. Microfilms will not be available but can still be consulted at the Norfolk Heritage Centre. The other proposed changes to searchroom hours will be implemented: opening half an hour earlier, at 9.30, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Full details of the revised service are available on the NRO website; www.norfolk.archives.gov.uk
For more details on the Council Meeting in which the budget proposals were agreed click here
In the consultation we explained a range of options when asking your opinions on how much to raise council tax by in 23/24.
We had questions on 3 options
There were a range of opinions regarding the raising of Council Tax, many respondents acknowledged that the money was necessary to maintain important social services and the proposed increase reflects current economic conditions in which all costs are rising.
There was strong disagreement to the proposal that Council Tax be raised in line with inflation (at the time the consultation was launched inflation stood at 10.1%).
When asked, most respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the proposal to raise Council Tax by 2.99% in 2023-24. When the consultation launched, this was the referendum limit set by central government. However, since the consultation closed, the Government increased that limit – the limit councils can raise council tax without having a local referendum – to 4.99%.
In February, Councillors took the difficult decision to increase Council Tax in line with the Government’s cap of 4.99 per cent – 2.99 per cent for general Council Tax and two per cent for the adult social care precept. This change will take effect in April 2023.
You can review details of the council meeting in which this was agreed here