Uncontested Election - 4th May 2023

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Hornsea Three - November 22 update

The latest Newsletter can be downloaded here

Bus service autumn 2023

See the leaflet for details.  The services are operated by Our Bus and are funded by Norfolk County Council

Bus services

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Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2021/22

The audited accounts for 2021/22 can be seen  on the Audit page. 

Little Melton Parish Council
Notice of conclusion of audit
Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2022
Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

1. The audit of accounts for Little Melton Parish Council for the year
   ended 31 March 2022 has been completed and the accounts have been
   published.
2. The Annual Governance & Accountability Return is available for
   inspection by any local government elector of the area of Little Melton
   Parish Council.
3. Copies will be provided to any person on payment of £5 for each
   copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.

Announcement made by: J Heaser - Chair

Date of announcement: 28/08/2022

Parish Meeting - 2022

• Parish Meeting

The Parish Meeting will be held at the Village Hall at 18:00 on Monday 28th March.  It is a statutory requirement to hold an annual Parish Meeting in person,  however because of the high levels of Covid the PC will offer an alterantive on line discussion at a later date but it won't have the legal status of a Parish Meeting.  If you want to come to the meeting then please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that we can provide appropriate seating.   Please also let us know if there are other items that you would like on the agenda for either the in person or online meeting.

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Local Plan - 2021

South Norfolk Council (SNC) is consulting on plans to build at least 1200 houses in villages similar to Little Melton, no upper limit has been set.  One preferred site and two shortlisted sites, each considered suitable for 25 houses, have been proposed for Little Melton.  There is also a proposal to include a small triangle of land between Ringwood and Limes Close as being within the Settlement Boundary.

Read more: Local Plan - 2021

Planning Policy

Sites offered for development in 2018

In 2014,  South Norfolk Council published its Local Plan.  The plan suggested that 10 to 20 houses should be built in LM over the next 10 years.   The development at Ringwood Close provided 20 houses, 6 of which were 'affordable'.  Subsequent developments at Limes Close and All Saints (each of 30 houses) were allowed because there was judged to be a shortfall in the housing supply for the Greater Norwich Development Area.   Recently,  a planning inspector overruled SNC and gave permission for 30 more houses to be built south of School Lane because the inspector considered that there was still a shortfall in the housing supply.   So 110 houses will be built in LM instead of the 20 that were planned.

Read more: Planning Policy

Water Supply Improvements

A new pipline is planned to help with increased demand for drinking water - details are at Anglian Water.   The map of the proposed route is only indicative at this time.

Traffic Calming survey results

Thank you to the 134 people that responded to the survey.   95% would like to see some form of trafic calming.   A couple of people oppose traffic calming because the road is already obstructed by parking near the school - parents are encouraged to use the Village Inn car park but this arrangement is dependant on the good will of the Village Inn owners.   

Read more: Traffic Calming survey results

Parish Meeting - 2021

• Parish Meeting

The PC is supposed to hold an Annual Parish Meeting in March but Covid rules don't permit that.   Please see the notes below  about curent PC activities and please ask any questions on the village Facebook group or contact PC members.  We will hold a Zoom session on 15/03/2021 at 19:30 but would like to answer most questions before that as long Zoom meetings are not much fun for anyone - please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to attend the Zoom.

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Covid-19

This page will be kept up to date with information received by the Parish Council.  Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the PC with any updates for the page.

Please call the local team at South Norfolk Council on 01508 533747 if you need help or can offer help.

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CIL Reports

• 2024/2025 - monies recieved and spent
• 2023/2024 - monies recieved and spent
• 2022/2023 - monies recieved and spent
• 2021/2022 - monies recieved and spent
• 2020/2021 - monies recieved and spent
• 2019/2020 - monies recieved and spent
• 2018/2019 - monies recieved and spent
• 2017/2018 - monies recieved and spent
• 2016/2017 - monies recieved and spent

Tree Warden

Pippa Gunn is the volunteer Tree Warden for Little Melton - her article for the Parish Magazine in April 2018 is below.   Pippa will be building on the work started by Sue Bell, who created a map of the most important trees in the village.   The map also shows which trees are the subject of a  preservation order.

As some of you may know, the position of tree warden for the village has been unoccupied since it left the very capable hands of Sue Bell last summer. My husband, son and I have recently moved to Little Melton and I am excited to be taking on this role. I hope to build on Sue's fantastic work by continuing the survey of the village's trees on the Google MyMap and by using County Council resources to add new native trees to open spaces. The new housing developments with their ecology zones and the expansion of the parish boundary in 2019 will provide particular focus for this. I am no tree expert, but if you have any questions or ideas with regards to any of the above, please don't hesitate to get in touch!  
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