Partnership Structure

The IDB is made up of Directors from each partner authority: South Norfolk and Broadland District Councils, Norwich City Council and Norfolk County Council. The IDB supports the work of the GNGB and is responsible for the management of the Infrastructure Investment Fund and delivery of the Greater Norwich Growth Programme. This meeting is the key monthly forum where issues are discussed and proposals assessed, ensuring that informed recommendations are presented to the GNGB for approval.

The Delivery Officers Group is made up of cross authority senior officers  who are leads in the delivery of each eligible infrastructure thematic subgroup; Transport, Green Infrastructure, Education and Community (which includes Libraries.), together with representatives from the Greater Norwich Local Plan team, Active Norfolk and The Broads Authority.

This group plays a vital role in thematic infrastructure delivery in Greater Norwich, and is responsible for:

• Delivering the Greater Norwich Infrastructure Plan on an annual basis, providing status updates for projects and ensuring that the plan aligns with other related plans at a local and national level.
• Delivering the Five-Year Infrastructure Investment Plan and support the decision-making process for the acceptance of each Annual Growth Programme (AGP).
• Encouraging strategic projects for inclusion within the AGP and providing guidance to officers who apply to the Infrastructure Investment Fund.
• Ensuring that thematic infrastructure across Greater Norwich is appropriately balanced in order to support the overall delivery of growth.

The Green Infrastructure Programme Team (GIPT) is made up of specialist officer representatives from the four Greater Norwich partner authorities, together with the Broads Authority as a key stakeholder. It is responsible for assembling and managing a programme of Green Infrastructure projects across Greater Norwich, and for identifying the green infrastructure strategic priorities within the Greater Norwich area. These projects and priorities inform the Greater Norwich Infrastructure Plan.

The GIPT is responsible for:

• Ensuring cross authority awareness about ongoing and upcoming GI projects
• Identifying where there are gaps in current green infrastructure delivery.
• Contributing to providing a multi-functional green infrastructure network, including provision of areas of accessible open spaces, wildlife habitats and links between them
• Ensuring that the Green Infrastructure network meets the requirements of the Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Joint Core Strategy and other subsidiary Development Planning Documents.

The GIPT is currently overseeing an updated Green Infrastructure Strategy for Greater Norwich.

The Sports and Physical Activity Working Group (SPAWG) is made up of specialist officer representatives from the four Greater Norwich partner authorities, together with Active Norfolk. It is responsible for assembling and managing a programme of Physical Activity and Sports projects across Greater Norwich, and for identifying the strategic priorities within the Greater Norwich. These projects and priorities inform the Greater Norwich Infrastructure Plan.

The SPAWG is responsible for:

• Enabling, encouraging, and monitoring delivery of their joint thematic strategy, whilst ensuring that it is updated when required.
• Assembling and managing a Sport and Physical activity programme to inform the Greater Norwich Infrastructure Plan. 
• Identifying Sport and Physical activity strategic priorities within the Greater Norwich area.
• Identifying where there are gaps in current Sport and Physical activity Infrastructure delivery.
• Ensuring that the Sport and Physical Activity programme aligns with guidance and requirements from Sport England.
• Identifying and sharing funding opportunities, supporting all partners to apply for these where appropriate.

Together the SPAWG progressed the development of the Greater Norwich Physical Activity and Sports Strategy (PASS) which was accepted by the GNGB at their meeting on 6 October 2022. This strategy replaces the 2014 Sports Facilities and Playing Pitches study, which has previously informed decisions around sport and physical activity infrastructure.

Find out more about the Greater Norwich Physical Activity and Sport Strategy.

The Greater Norwich Project Team are responsible for the overall programme management of the Greater Norwich workstreams, coordinating the partnership working groups, managing the publications and reports, and monitoring the projects in the Annual Growth Programme.