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The Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document
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Norwich City Council is asking for your views on a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) about affordable housing.
This document sets out how a financial contribution will be calculated when a developer cannot provide affordable homes directly on a building site. This payment – known as a commuted sum – is used by the council to fund affordable housing elsewhere in the city.
What this consultation is about
This consultation focuses on one specific question: how should the off-site financial contribution be calculated when on-site affordable housing is not possible? It does not cover:
how much affordable housing should be provided on a site
what types of affordable housing should be built
whether a development is financially viable.
These are already set out in Policy 5 of the Greater Norwich Local Plan and in national planning guidance.
How to respond
This consultation is primarily aimed at developers, landowners, planning agents and Registered Providers. However, anyone with an interest in affordable housing in Norwich is welcome to share their views.
Complete the short survey below. The consultation closes at 10am on Monday 8 June 2026. You can also respond by email to LDF@norwich.gov.uk or in writing to: Planning Service, Norwich City Council, City Hall, St Peter’s Street, Norwich, NR2 1NH.
Please note: This is a statutory consultation. Your name (and company name, if applicable) will be made publicly available as part of the formal record. For more information on how we handle your data, please see our Privacy Notice.
What happens next
All responses received by the closing date will be reviewed and considered. A summary of the feedback and how it has been taken into account, will be published following adoption of the SPD. The revised SPD will be presented to Cabinet on 10 June 2026 and Full Council on 30 June 2026.
Norwich City Council is asking for your views on a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) about affordable housing.
This document sets out how a financial contribution will be calculated when a developer cannot provide affordable homes directly on a building site. This payment – known as a commuted sum – is used by the council to fund affordable housing elsewhere in the city.
What this consultation is about
This consultation focuses on one specific question: how should the off-site financial contribution be calculated when on-site affordable housing is not possible? It does not cover:
how much affordable housing should be provided on a site
what types of affordable housing should be built
whether a development is financially viable.
These are already set out in Policy 5 of the Greater Norwich Local Plan and in national planning guidance.
How to respond
This consultation is primarily aimed at developers, landowners, planning agents and Registered Providers. However, anyone with an interest in affordable housing in Norwich is welcome to share their views.
Complete the short survey below. The consultation closes at 10am on Monday 8 June 2026. You can also respond by email to LDF@norwich.gov.uk or in writing to: Planning Service, Norwich City Council, City Hall, St Peter’s Street, Norwich, NR2 1NH.
Please note: This is a statutory consultation. Your name (and company name, if applicable) will be made publicly available as part of the formal record. For more information on how we handle your data, please see our Privacy Notice.
What happens next
All responses received by the closing date will be reviewed and considered. A summary of the feedback and how it has been taken into account, will be published following adoption of the SPD. The revised SPD will be presented to Cabinet on 10 June 2026 and Full Council on 30 June 2026.
A copy of the full draft SPD is available to read before or alongside the survey. Questions 4 to 7 ask about specific sections of the document - a short summary of what each section covers is included with each question.
This survey does not ask about on-site affordable housing requirements, viability, or housing types - these are outside the scope of this SPD.
