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  • Your feedback on the Armed Forces Covenant Conference

    Norfolk's Armed Forces Covenant Conference was held on 13 June 2018. The conference focused on the opportunities and challenges faced by members of the armed forces community living and working in Norfolk today. We are keen to find out what those attending felt about the conference in order to improve any future events that we plan. This feedback form will take around five minues to complete. We do not ask for any personal information as part of this feedback form. You... More
    Opened 18 June 2018

  • Your views on a new recycling centre for Norwich

    We need a new household waste recycling centre for Norwich by 2021 and want your ideas on the types of services you'd like to see. More
    Opened 8 June 2018

  • Your views on the draft Norfolk Access Improvement Plan (NAIP) 2018-2028

    We have developed a draft Norfolk Access Improvement Plan for Norfolk 2018–2028 which incorporates the Rights of Way Improvement Plan. The draft Plan sets out priorities for improving access to the countryside for residents of Norfolk and visitors to our county over the next ten years. The document will replace the previous 10 year plan which was reviewed as required under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (CROW Act, 2000). We now want to consult with as many user groups as... More
    Opened 14 March 2018

  • Your views on our plans to improve Hempnall Crossroads

    We are proposing to improve the junction of the A140 / B1527 Hempnall Road / C497 Bungay Road (locally known as Hempnall Crossroads) in Long Stratton by replacing the existing crossroads with a roundabout If this proposal went ahead we think that it would: - Help support economic growth and the development planned for this area - Improve road safety at a junction with a history of accidents - Improve access from side roads onto the A140 - Reduce delays At this stage we would... More
    Opened 1 March 2018

  • Have your say on plans for Prince of Wales Road

    We're putting forward proposals for changes to the Prince of Wales Road/Rose Lane area of Norwich. We'd like your feedback on the plans to help shape the final version of the scheme that will be put forward for construction. More
    Opened 5 February 2018

  • Have your say on the Greater Norwich Local Plan

    Broadland District Council, Norwich City Council and South Norfolk Council working with Norfolk County Council through the Greater Norwich Development Partnership are creating a new plan for Greater Norwich - and you have the chance to shape it. The vision for Greater Norwich to 2036 is: To grow vibrant, healthy communities supported by a strong economy and the delivery of homes, jobs, infrastructure and an enhanced environment. More
    Opened 8 January 2018

  • Norfolk's Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2018

    Every Health and Wellbeing Board in England is responsible for publishing and updating a document which sets out the need for pharmaceutical services in its area. This is known as a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. The aim of the assessment is to set out the current pharmaceutical services available in Norfolk, identify any gaps in services and make recommendations on future development. To help draft our assessment, earlier in the year we asked residents, pharmacy service providers and... More
    Opened 10 November 2017

  • Your views on the future of our children’s centre services and libraries

    Norfolk County Council plays a huge part in people’s lives – ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, protecting vulnerable people, maintaining a safe road system and helping to create a thriving economy. We’ll continue to spend over a billion pounds every year providing public services that you, your family and friends use every day. Norfolk is facing some big challenges though. Our population is growing, people are generally living longer and the type of... More
    Opened 6 November 2017

  • Your views on our proposal to review bus services supported by the County Council

    Norfolk County Council plays a huge part in people’s lives – ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, protecting vulnerable people, maintaining a safe road system and helping to create a thriving economy. We’ll continue to spend over a billion pounds every year providing public services that you, your family and friends use every day. Norfolk is facing some big challenges though. Our population is growing, people are generally living longer and the type of... More
    Opened 6 November 2017

  • Your views on our proposal to change the construction and demolition waste concession at recycling centres

    Norfolk County Council plays a huge part in people’s lives – ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, protecting vulnerable people, maintaining a safe road system and helping to create a thriving economy. We’ll continue to spend over a billion pounds every year providing public services that you, your family and friends use every day. Norfolk is facing some big challenges though. Our population is growing, people are generally living longer and the type of... More
    Opened 6 November 2017

  • Your views on council tax

    Norfolk County Council plays a huge part in people’s lives – ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, protecting vulnerable people, maintaining a safe road system and helping to create a thriving economy. We’ll continue to spend over a billion pounds every year providing public services that you, your family and friends use every day. Norfolk is facing some big challenges though. Our population is growing, people are generally living longer and the type of... More
    Opened 6 November 2017

  • Your views on reducing how much we spend on non-safety critical highway maintenance

    Norfolk County Council plays a huge part in people’s lives – ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, protecting vulnerable people, maintaining a safe road system and helping to create a thriving economy. We’ll continue to spend over a billion pounds every year providing public services that you, your family and friends use every day. Norfolk is facing some big challenges though. Our population is growing, people are generally living longer and the type of... More
    Opened 6 November 2017

  • Your views on reducing the number of roads we grit in winter

    Norfolk County Council plays a huge part in people’s lives – ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, protecting vulnerable people, maintaining a safe road system and helping to create a thriving economy. We’ll continue to spend over a billion pounds every year providing public services that you, your family and friends use every day. Norfolk is facing some big challenges though. Our population is growing, people are generally living longer and the type of... More
    Opened 6 November 2017

  • Your views on our proposal to change the way we work out how much people pay towards the cost of their non-residential care services

    Norfolk County Council plays a huge part in people’s lives – ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, protecting vulnerable people, maintaining a safe road system and helping to create a thriving economy. We’ll continue to spend over a billion pounds every year providing public services that you, your family and friends use every day. Norfolk is facing some big challenges though. Our population is growing, people are generally living longer and the type of... More
    Opened 6 November 2017

  • Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing - Stage 2 (Scheme development consultation)

    Earlier in 2017 we asked for views on congestion in Great Yarmouth and whether people supported proposals for a Third River Crossing. The key findings were: Congestion in Great Yarmouth is a serious issue The Third River Crossing would make journeys faster Congestion would be reduced by the new crossing The proposed bridge would link the newly-renumbered A47 (formerly A12) at the Harfreys roundabout in the Southtown area of Yarmouth to the port and the... More
    Opened 4 September 2017

  • Consultation on the future of Priorsmead Care Home

    Norse Care is Norfolk’s largest care home provider, managing residential care homes and housing with care schemes across the county. Norse Care is owned by Norfolk County Council. Norfolk County Council and Norse Care are currently operating in a particularly challenging financial environment. We are both faced with rising costs, such as the national living wage, and we are affected by the reductions in public spending. So Norse Care has recently reviewed the costs of its 19... More
    Opened 24 August 2017

  • Support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities

    We have produced some draft guidance about the support we expect to be available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) with their education and training. The draft guidance is for schools, pre-schools, nurseries, colleges, sixth-forms and other providers of education and training. We want to provide clarity for children and young people with SEND, and their parents and carers, about the support they can expect with their education and... More
    Opened 15 August 2017

  • Norfolk Strategic Framework

    Working together as part of the duty to co-operate all of the Norfolk Planning Authorities, together with others, have prepared a strategic framework document. We are now publishing the first draft of the framework for consultation. The Norfolk Strategic Framework covers the whole of the County and aims to provide high level strategic guidance to inform the next round of Local Plans which are being prepared by each of the Planning Authorities in the County. The document is not a formal... More
    Opened 2 August 2017

  • Transport for Attleborough

    The potential schemes presented in this consultation make up the Transport for Attleborough project which was successfully awarded £4.5m funding to support the planned growth within Attleborough. The key aim of this project is to improve all forms of transport within Attleborough which will help the town grow as smoothly and successfully as possible. The proposals aim to resolve some of the current problems with the road and transport networks, help people get into and around the town... More
    Opened 17 July 2017

  • Great Yarmouth Railway Links

    We want your views on our proposals to improve the route between the train station and marketplace in Great Yarmouth for pedestrians and cyclists. Our proposals include: • A more attractive and user-friendly layout to the train station forecourt; • A wide and continuous route for pedestrians and cyclists from the train station through to the marketplace via The Conge; • A new unsegregated cycle and pedestrian footway linking Acle New Road with Vauxhall... More
    Opened 13 February 2017

  • Your views on our proposal to change the way we work out how much people pay towards the cost of their adult social care services

    We currently spend around £1m each day on adult social services and are planning to increase the overall amount we spend on adult social services in 2017/18. However, the demands on adult social care continue to change so even with the investment we are making in services we still have savings to find if we are to continue to meet people's care needs. Those who do receive support from the Council often need complex care packages, delivered in their own homes, to support and maintain... More
    Opened 23 January 2017

  • Road Crossing Patrols

    It is the responsibility of parents and carers to make sure that their child gets to school. The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 allows us to put in place road crossing patrols to help pupils get to school safely. You might know road crossing patrol staff as ‘lollipop’ men and women. We currently fund and manage 96 road crossing patrols across Norfolk, at a cost of approximately £270,000. There is national guidance about running road crossing patrols, which includes criteria for... More
    Opened 15 November 2016

  • Building resilient lives: reshaping housing related support

    We currently spend around £1m each day on adult social services and are planning to increase the overall amount we spend on adult social services in 2017/18. However, the demands on adult social care continue to change so even with the investment we are making in services we still have savings to find if we are to continue to meet people's care needs. Those who do receive support from the Council often need complex care packages, delivered in their own homes, to support and maintain... More
    Opened 28 October 2016

  • Draft Norfolk All Age Autism Strategy

    The Norfolk Autism Partnership Board (APB) has developed a Norfolk All Age Autism Strategy, that is in response to the National Autism Strategy which aims to reflect the local need. The Norfolk All Age Autism Strategy sets out to increase awareness and understanding of autism by all organisations, staff and volunteers who work with, and provide services to, anyone with autism, including within the local community. In addition the APB want to ensure that the right support is given at the... More
    Opened 3 October 2016

  • Developing a Norfolk Youth Support Model

    Children’s Services spends approximately £1.6m on youth support programmes across Norfolk. This money is used to fund a variety of programmes and support, including: positive activities for young people at risk of coming into care support for young people at risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training) the youth advisory boards, which give young people a voice and influence over the services they receive and activities on offer for young... More
    Opened 20 April 2016

  • Silica Sand Review of the Minerals Site Specific Allocations Plan

    Norfolk County Council has to produce and maintain a Minerals Plan. It sets out how much mineral extraction is needed and it is used when we are considering planning applications. The Minerals Plan covers the whole of Norfolk. This consultation is about the extraction of silica sand which is only found in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. The Minerals Site Specific Allocations Plan (adopted in October 2013) contains a requirement for a Silica Sand Review of the Plan to be completed by... More
    Opened 6 November 2015

  • Re-imagining Norfolk Libraries

    Help us to imagine the future of Norfolk's library service As part of Re-imagining Norfolk we are thinking about the role that our library service should play and how local communities can help us to achieve this. We know that we will have less money to spend in the future so your library service can’t stay the same as it is now. We also know that you are already changing the way that you use library services. Many of you already use the service to down load e-books, while... More
    Opened 2 October 2015

  • Docking Recycling Centre consultation

    We are proposing to close Docking Recycling Centre. If we closed Docking Recycling Centre it would save us around £70,000 per year. More
    Opened 28 September 2015

  • Draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

    The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy aims to inform all groups and individuals who may have an interest in, or an ability to influence or manage flood risks, including householders, businesses, landowners, developers and risk authorities. We are now consulting on our draft strategy and welcome your comments. The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy seeks to: • explain what flooding is, its dangers, and how flood risks can be managed; • inform about the extent and... More
    Opened 13 April 2015

  • Silica Sand Review of the Minerals Site Specific Allocations Plan

    Norfolk County Council has to produce and maintain a Minerals Plan. It sets out how much mineral extraction is needed and it is used when we are considering planning applications. The Minerals Plan covers the whole of Norfolk. This consultation is about the extraction of silica sand, which is only found in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The Minerals Site Specific Allocations Plan (adopted in October 2013) contains a requirement for a Silica Sand Review of the Plan to be... More
    Opened 9 March 2015
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