Planning Library

This page features an archive of all the relevant documents detailing the NDR proposals, including; cabinet reports, business cases, sensitivity reports and 2015 Full Approval submission.

Cabinet reports

Norfolk County Council's Cabinet used to meet monthly, in public, to make decisions on behalf of the Council. It consisted of 10 members of the ruling administration and included all the members with responsibilities for particular service areas.  The Cabinet has now been replaced by a Committee.

Cabinet met to discuss the NDR on;

• 7 March 2005
• 19 September 2005
• 15 September 2008
• 6 April 2010
• 2 April 2012
• 3 December 2012

Details of all these meetings can be found in our committee archive.

Reports prepared to support selection of a preferred route

Preliminary Assessment of Route Options (2005)

Western Route Options Report (PDF) [118KB] - March 2005

• Preliminary ASTs - Western options (PDF) [157KB]
• Western Routes Map (PDF) [5MB]

Eastern Route Options Report (PDF) [96KB] - March 2005

• Preliminary ASTs - Eastern options (PDF) [102KB]
• Eastern Routes Map (PDF) [4MB]

Stage 2 Scheme Assessment Report (2005)

• NDR Stage 2 Scheme Assessment Report (7666Mb PDF) (PDF) [7MB]
• Appendix A - River Quality Assessment (133Kb PDF) (PDF) [132KB]
• Appendix B - Licensed Abstractions (90Kb PDF) (PDF) [89KB]
• Appendix C - Licensed Discharges (65Kb PDF) (PDF) [64KB]
• Appendix D - Registered Pollution Incidents (69Kb PDF) (PDF) [67KB]
• Appendix F - Road Runoff updated SAR (84Kb PDF) (PDF) [83KB]
• Appendix H - Gazetteer of sites updated SAR (132Kb PDF) (PDF) [131KB]
• Appendix I - Eastern routes v2 (43Kb PDF) (PDF) [42KB]
• Appendix I - Western routes v2 (39Kb PDF) (PDF) [38KB]
• Appendix J - Policies and Plans (155Kb PDF) (PDF) [154KB]

Traffic and Economic Assessment (2005)

• Norwich Northern Distributor Road Traffic and Economic Assessment Report February 2005 (1785Kb PDF) (PDF) [1MB]
• Figure A1 Rev 3 Modelled Norwich Area 2025 AADT Flows for Western Options (shown with yellow route for example only) (3411Kb PDF) (PDF) [3MB]
• Figure A2 Rev 3 Modelled Norwich Area 2005 AADT Flows for Eastern Options (shown with red route for example only) (3100Kb PDF) (PDF) [3MB]
• Figure A3 Rev 3 Modelled Northern Distributor Route 2025 AADT Flows for Western Options (shown with yellow route for example only) (2848Kb PDF) (PDF) [2MB]
• Figure A4 Rev 3 Modelled Northern Distributor Route 2025 AADT Flows for Eastern Options (shown with red route for example only) (2775Kb PDF) (PDF) [2MB]

Major Scheme Business Case Submission (2008/09)

The original Major Scheme Business Case (MSBC) was submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT) in July 2008.

This submission was for the full NDR route between the A47 at Postwick and the A1067.

At the request of the DfT further information was produced in 2009 by the County Council to support the business case. Included with this further information was an appraisal of a part NDR route between the A47 and finishing at the A140.

In December 2009 the part NDR between A47 and the A140 was formally granted Programme Entry and thereby included in the DfT's programme for future funding. The announcement confirmed potential funding of £67.49m from DfT and £21m of Community Infrastructure Funding for Postwick Hub.

The Government's comprehensive spending review resulted in a review of existing funding commitments by the DfT in June 2010 which has resulted in the NDR and Postwick Hub being included within a 'Development Pool' of schemes requiring a new funding bid to be prepared by Norfolk County Council.

Our Best and Final Bid for NDR (A140 to A47) and Postwick Hub were submitted to DfT in September 2011.

The funding bid was approved for DfT with reconfirmation of Programme Entry in December 2011.

MSBC Documents (2008)

• Executive Summary (pdf 152KB)  (PDF) [151KB]
• Scheme Description (pdf 150KB)  (PDF) [149KB]
• Strategic Case (pdf 154KB)  (PDF) [154KB]
• Value for Money Case (pdf 309KB)  (PDF) [309KB]
• Delivery Case (pdf 168KB)  (PDF) [167KB]
• Commercial Case (pdf 129KB) (PDF) [129KB] 
• Financial Case (pdf 145 KB) (PDF) [144KB]

In addition to this the Department for Transport (DfT) asked us to provide further information to support the business case which is detailed below:

DfT Sensitivity Tests

Core Scenario

• Core Scenario Volume 1 Main Report (pdf 339KB) (PDF) [338KB]
• Core Scenario Volume 2 Appendices (pdf 8.67KB) (PDF) [8MB]

Dependent Development

• Dependent Development Vol 1 Main Report (pdf 361.27KB) (PDF) [361KB]
• Dependent Development Vol 2 Appendices A,B,C,D,G,H,I (pdf 8.92KB) (PDF) [8MB]
• Dependent Development Vol 3 Appendix E (Part 1) (pdf 14.55KB) (PDF) [15MB]
• Dependent Development Vol 4 Appendix E (Part 2) (pdf 12.31KB) (PDF) [12MB]
• Dependent Development Vol 5 Appendix F (Part 1) (pdf 17.54KB) (PDF) [17MB]
• Dependent Development Vol 6 Appendix F (Part 2) (pdf 15.66KB) (PDF) [15MB]

Part NNDR from A140 to A47

• Part NNDR Volume 1 Main Report (pdf 226.62KB) (PDF) [226KB]
• Part NNDR Volume 2 Appendices (pdf 4.27KB) (PDF) [4MB]

Tests 2-6

• Tests 2-6 Vol 1 Main Report (pdf 643.17KB) (PDF) [643KB]
• Tests 2-6 Vol 2 Appendices for Test 2 (A,B,C,D,E & F) (pdf 2.63 MB) (PDF) [2MB]
• Tests 2-6 Vol 3 Appendices for Test 3 (I,J,K,L & M) (pdf 2.44MB) (PDF) [2MB]
• Tests 2-6 Vol 4 Appendices for Test 4 (P,Q,R,S &T) (pdf 2.50MB) (PDF) [2MB]
• Tests 2-6 Vol 5 Appendices for Test 5 (W,X,Y,Z & AA) (pdf 2.54MB) (PDF) [2MB]
• Tests 2-6 Vol 6 Appendices for Test 6 (DD,EE,FF,GG & HH) (pdf 1.79MB) (PDF) [1MB]

DfT Development Pool Bid Submission (2011)

• Click here for more information on the DfT Development Pool Bid Submission. (Word doc) [90KB]

2015 Full Approval submission

• Local Authority Major Schemes - Full Approval Form - Norwich Northern Distributor Road - Signed (PDF) [8MB]
• Annexes 1 to 13 (PDF) [182MB]
• Additional Annexes A to G (PDF) [2MB]

Noise Insulation Regulations

• Broadland Northway - Notice regarding Noise Insulation Regulations 1975 - 23 September 2019 (PDF) [99KB]