West Norfolk is a planned unitary authority area in Norfolk, England. It is scheduled to be created as part of ongoing local government reform. It will be formed from three existing districts: Breckland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, and 9 parishes from South Norfolk. Upon its creation, the new district will border the other districts in Norfolk, Greater Norwich and East Norfolk; Western Suffolk and Central and Eastern Suffolk; and planned unitary authority areas in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.
The government did not accept alternative proposals for a single unitary authority and a two unitary authorities for Norfolk. The first councillors will be elected in the 2027 West Norfolk Council election in May 2027, and the new authority will assume full powers in April 2028. The largest settlement in the district will be King's Lynn. The King's Lynn part of the current "King's Lynn and West Norfolk" district is currently unparished but there is a proposal to set up a town council, while the rest of the district is parished. The area has a population of 309,847.
Settlements
The major towns and villages in the district are:
- King's Lynn
- Thetford
- Dereham
- Watton, Norfolk
- Downham Market
- Attleborough
- Swaffham