Government Offices work with regional partners to develop, implement and monitor ‘Regional Spatial Strategies,’ which set out Government’s planning and transport policy for each region for a 15-20 year period. The strategies provide frameworks for determining planning applications, as well as for preparing both Local Development Documents and Local Transport Plans.
East Midlands Regional Plan
Regional Planning Bodies have the main responsibility for preparing Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS) and in the East Midlands this is the East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA). Later stages are the responsibility of the Government Office on behalf of the Secretary of State. We also play a key role in implementing the RSS.
The current Regional Spatial Strategy for the East Midlands (RSS8) was published in March 2005. It provides a broad development strategy for the East Midlands up to 2021.
A draft review was published by EMRA for public consultation (as the East Midlands Regional Plan) on 28 September 2006. A Public Examination took place from 22 May to 19 July 2007 in Leicester and Lincoln with Prof Stephen Crow as the Chair. For further information Please see the Panel Report published 28 November 2007.
Further information on the Public Examination can be seen on the Planning Inspectorate website. You can see the draft plan and related documents on the EMRA website.
Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to East Midlands Regional Plan (Regional Spatial Strategy)
On 22 July 2008 the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government published the Proposed Changes to the East Midlands Regional Plan (Regional Spatial Strategy) for public consultation.
The Proposed Changes build on the foundations of the draft Regional Plan and take account of the recommendations of the independent panel appointed to conduct last year's Examination in Public.
This consultation clased on 17 October 2008. All documents and responses are still available for viewing by clicking here.
Next Stage
Around 2,500 comments have been made and these are currently being analysed. Having taken all the representations into account, the Secretary of State will issue a final version of the Plan. This will be in the early part of next year (2009).
Any queries about Regional Planning should be addressed to:
The Sustainable Communities Team
Government Office for the East Midlands
Belgrave Centre
Stanley Place, Talbot Street
Nottingham NG1 5GG
Tel: 0115 971 2663
E-mail: regional-planningem@goem.gsi.gov.uk
