Consultation on the Draft Tunstead Neighbourhood Plan (Submission Version)
Tunstead & Sco Ruston Parish Council submitted its draft Neighbourhood Plan to North Norfolk District Council on 4 June 2026. Under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012, the District Council is now inviting comments on the draft Plan between Monday 7 September and Monday 19 October 2026.
To view the Plan, supporting information, and to make comments, please visit www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/tunsteadnp
What happens next?
Following the consultation, the District Council will appoint an examiner to independently assess whether the proposed neighbourhood plan meets the legal requirements and the “basic conditions” set out in planning legislation before it can proceed to a local referendum. Any comments received during the consultation period will be provided to the examiner for their consideration. An examination report will then be prepared, providing a recommendation that the plan should either 1) proceed to a referendum unchanged, 2) proceed to referendum subject to modifications being made, or 3) the plan should not proceed to referendum.
The District Council will consider the examination report and decide If the draft Plan is suitable to proceed to referendum. If approved, a local referendum will be organised by the District Council. If accepted via a simple majority vote, the draft neighbourhood Plan must be adopted for use by NNDC within an 8-week period following the referendum. Once adopted, the Neighbourhood Plan will form part of the district-wide planning framework and become a material consideration (must be taken into account) in the consideration of future planning applications in the Tunstead Neighbourhood Area.
Neighbourhood Plan
Regulation 14 Consultation
Tunstead & Sco-Ruston Parish Council is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan to guide future development in the parish.
The Parish Council is now carrying out the Regulation 14 (Pre-Submission) consultation, which provides an opportunity for residents, businesses, landowners and statutory consultees to comment on the draft plan and its supporting evidence before it is finalised.
Consultation period
Monday 9 February to Sunday 22 March 2026
Consultation event
Saturday 28 February, 1.00pm – 3.30pm
The Horse & Groom, Tunstead (drop-in session)
Consultation documents
The following draft documents are available to view below:
- Draft Neighbourhood Plan
- Evidence Base
- Design Code
- Housing Needs Assessment (HNA)
- SEA / HRA Screening Assessment
How to comment
Comments can be submitted in the following ways:
- Online, via the consultation survey:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/TSRNDP/ - By email, to the Parish Clerk at:
clerk@tunstead-pc.gov.uk
If you need a hard copy of the questionnaire but cannot print one please contact cll.r.hetherington@tunstead-pc.gov.uk. If you wish to hand hard copies in to the council please put them through the letter box at the Horse and Groom or contact Rob who will arrange for you to drop them off. You can also drop them off at the consultation event on 28th February at the Horse and Groom or complete them on the day.
All comments received during the consultation period will be considered before the plan is submitted to North Norfolk District Council.
Tunstead Neighbourhood Plan – Final Draft
Tunstead and Sco Ruston Housing Needs Analysis – Final Report
Tunstead Neighbourhood Plan – evidence base
