Object
Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 20896
Received: 13/03/2020
Respondent: NPS Property Consultants Ltd
Norfolk Constabulary have the responsibility for policing and making Norfolk a safe place where people want to live, work, travel and invest in. GNLP policy and text should make specific reference to the need to create healthy, inclusive and safe places, so that crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine the quality of life or community cohesion. Furthermore policy should require developers of major developments (of 500+ dwellings) to detail the measures that will be taken to deliver safe, resilient and inclusive communities including how they will fund the necessary infra-structure.
Norfolk Constabulary have the responsibility for policing and making Norfolk a safe place where people want to live, work, travel and invest in.
Central Government place great emphasis on the role of the Police. Furthermore, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) gives significant weight to promoting safe communities (in section 8 of the NPPF). This is highlighted by the provision of paragraph 91, which states
Planning policies and decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which…….
b) are safe and accessible, so that crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine the quality of life or community cohesion ….
Therefore the inclusion within criteria 1, 6 and 7 of the importance of creating safe, inclusive, resilient communities is welcomed.
Within the policy however, specific reference should be made to require developers of major developments (of 500+ dwellings) to detail the measures that will be taken to deliver safe, resilient and inclusive communities including how they will fund the necessary infra-structure. Therefore, criteria (i) of this policy should include reference to the specific objective to create and maintain a safer community and reduce crime and disorder.