Thetford Town Delivery Plan

In October 2019, Breckland District Council agreed to allocate £392,000 to commission "Town Plans" for the five market towns in the district (Attleborough, Dereham, Swaffham, Thetford, and Watton). A further £196,000 is being sought for the project from Norfolk County Council's Business Rates Pool.

The new Town Plans will bring together and update existing reports and plans for each town, and will examine a number of areas, including:

• Affordable Housing
• Community Cohesion
• Economic Growth
• Education and Employment Skills
• Environment
• Health Services
• Leisure and recreation facilities supporting a healthy lifestyle
• Local well paid job opportunities
• Planning and delivering the infrastructure to support future growth
• Public Safety
• Quality of the public realm, including in town centres
• Social Care
• Sustainability of market towns
• Transport and highways

One of the five towns in the district will be selected as a pilot project, with the plan to be completed in 2020. The other four will then follow.

• Breckland Town Delivery Plans, Report to Breckland Full Council, 31st October 2019.
• Market towns granted almost £400,000 investment to plan futures, Thetford & Brandon Times, 31st October 2019.