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.
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The Regional Spatial Strategy ( RSS) for the North West of England
provides for development and investment in the region for a 15-20 year
period. Following consultation on a draft plan in 2006, an Examination in
Public led by an independent Panel and consultation on Proposed Changes,
The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 was
published by the Secretary of State in September 2008.
Hard copies of the RSS can be obtained for the Stationery
Office quoting ISBN 978 0 11 754000 2.
CD versions of the document along with the various appraisals can be
obtained from Government Office on 0161 952 4067.
Regional Spatial
Strategy (low resolution) (7,222Kb)
Regional Spatial
Strategy (high resolution) (82,942Kb)
Addendum RSS Key
Diagram (872 Kb)
Minor Typographical
Corrections (23Kb)
Previous Stages Of Regional Spatial Strategy
Secretary of State’s Proposed Changes
The Secretary of State published Proposed Changes for consultation in
March 2008.
Proposed Changes
(12,772Kb)
HRA Proposed
Changes (2080Kb)
NWRSS Proposed
Changes (1712Kb)
Summary Of
Sustainability (1306Kb)
Examination in Public
The Examination in Public took place between October 2006 and
February 2007.The Examination in Public documents including
the Panel Report can be obtained electronically from Examination in Public
website.
North West
Examination In Public
Draft RSS
The Draft Regional Spatial Strategy was prepared by the North West
Regional Assembly and was consulted upon from March to June 2006.
Draft Regional
Spatial Strategy (4327Kb)
The background documents and associated appraisals are available at 4NW
On 15 July 2008 the North West Regional Assembly ceased to
exist and there is now a North West Leaders Board- 4NW.
Monitoring
4NW prepare an Annual Monitoring Report on the Regional Spatial
strategy and have developed a web based Implimentation Framework
which is available at
4NW Annual
Monitoring
Background to the Regional Spatial Strategy
The early stages of the preparation of Regional Spatial Strategies
were the responsibility of the Regional Planning Body which was the North
West Regional Assembly. The later stages of the preparation of the RSS
including publication of the final RSS were the responsibility of
Government Office for the North West , on behalf of the Secretary of State
. Government Office also have a key role in implementing in particular
through their role working with Local Authorities on the preparation of
Local development Frameworks.
