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 (RSS)
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 was
published in March 2009 as the East Midlands Regional Plan. It provides
a broad development strategy for the East Midlands up to 2026.
Please note this is a compressed version of the
document which does not allow word searches. To download the full
version please use the link to the Plan in the list of documents under
"Related documents"
This was based on a draft review published by EMRA for public
consultation in September 2006. A Public Examination took place in
summer 2007 and the Panel Report published 28 November 2007 is
below.
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.
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. This closed on 17 October
2008.
Around 2,500 representations were made on the Proposed Changes and these
were taken into account during the preparation of the final version of the
Plan.
The issued Plan (RSS), Schedule of Further Changes, Sustainability
Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment can all be downloaded and
printed from the links below. Hard copies of the Plan can
be ordered through bookshops or from The Stationery Office
(TSO).
Partial Review
A further Partial Review of the Regional Plan is currently being prepared
by the East Midlands Regional Assembly. More details are available on
emra website.
