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title: "PROC151 Landscape Capacity Study of Designated Landscapes and review of Undeveloped Coast Designation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077392"
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buyer: "North Norfolk District Council"
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# PROC151 Landscape Capacity Study of Designated Landscapes and review of Undeveloped Coast Designation

Buyer: North Norfolk District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077392

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## Summary

North Norfolk District Council commissioned a landscape capacity study and review of designated coastal landscapes. The work covers the Norfolk Coast National Landscape, Heritage Coast and Undeveloped Coast, including the settings of these designations and adjacent areas. Its purpose is to assess how far these protected and sensitive landscapes can accommodate part of the council’s growth requirements under the new-style North Norfolk Local Plan, based on a requirement of 932 dwellings per annum under the standard methodology. This is a specialist planning and landscape consultancy service, classified as urban planning services. Delivery is in North Norfolk, covering the council’s designated landscapes, their settings and nearby areas. The council is the buyer and the procurement comprised one lot.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Landuse Consultants Ltd. The award was made on 16 September 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 17 September 2026 to 1 February 2027. Its gross value is £61,224.75. The procurement was a below-threshold tender using an unspecified below-threshold method. One supplier was selected for the single lot, which covers the full landscape capacity study and Undeveloped Coast designation review. The awarded contract is active. The published outcome identifies the selected supplier and confirms the agreed period and value; evaluation criteria are not stated in the available procurement details.

This award demonstrates a requirement for specialist landscape and planning expertise applied to protected coastal designations and local-plan growth pressures. Relevant competitors would need to be able to assess landscape capacity across designated landscapes, their settings and adjacent areas, and to relate that assessment to housing or wider development requirements. Experience of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape, Heritage Coast and Undeveloped Coast would be directly relevant, as would an understanding of how designation status affects the location and scale of development. The selected supplier, Landuse Consultants Ltd, is recorded as an SME, showing that a specialist consultancy of this scale can deliver the requirement. Credible future providers would need robust analytical capability and experience producing defensible planning evidence for a district council.

## Notice

Provide a robust review of the landscape capacity of the designations - Norfolk Coast National Landscape, Heritage Coast and Undeveloped Coast (taking into consideration their settings) and areas adjacent to them as their settings, in relation to the designations capacity to accommodate part of the council's growth requirements under the new style North Norfolk Local Plan (932 dwellings per annum standard methodology).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087832-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2026 - 1 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £61,224 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Norfolk District Council |
| Locality | CROMER |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR27 9EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH52 North and West Norfolk |
| Local authority | North Norfolk |
| Electoral ward | Cromer Town |
| Westminster constituency | North Norfolk |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Land Use Consultants |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71410000 - Urban planning services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 14:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087832-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087832-2026
  16th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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