news release - Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

ensure that land use and development helps to facilitate the achievement of
those overarching aims and objectives.”
Hot topics up for discussion could include transport issues, wireless internet
access, facilities for young people, as well as matters such as infrastructure to
support significant housing development and where the allocated development
should take place.”
Groundbreaking research has already taken place at a neighbourhood level
across the borough with over 2,500 residents completing face-to-face interviews.
A random sample of people were asked a range of question to get their opinions
on local issues including perceptions of crime, aspirations, access to social
activities, sense of belonging, level of community involvement and pride and so
on. The results of this piece of research are still being analysed and will also be
used in the development of the Sustainable Community Strategy.
Cllr Nick Daubney, Leader of the Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk
and Chair of the West Norfolk Partnership, explained: "A shared ambition and
priorities are essential in Partnership working and for the future of West Norfolk.
The Sustainable Community Strategy has had input from a range of agencies
and organisations from throughout West Norfolk and now we really want
residents to have a say on how their neighbourhood and borough develops.
These documents are wide ranging and cover all aspects of peoples’ lives. It is
essential that we get as many people to share their opinions as possible."
Cllr Jason Law, Cabinet member for Regeneration and Development Services,
said: "This is an excellent chance for people to have their say on the way the
borough develops. We undertook consultation sessions in 2006 for the Local
Development Framework; we have listened to what people said and have
developed a discussion document based on those responses. We want to check
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