All the documents are available to download below. The main Plan can also
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Six legal challenges to the Plan were received within the statutory six
week period allowed for such challenges:
- One of the challenges related to Policy H2 bullet point (i) which
refers to how Growth Points and eco-towns should be assessed in the RSS
- one to the policy for a selective review of the Green Belt to the north
east of Guildford, and
- four to the policy for a selective review of the Green Belt to the
south of Oxford
The wording of bullet point (i) of Policy H2 that appeared in the final
Plan was different from that issued at the Proposed Changes stage, but
contrary to statutory requirement, no explanation of this change appeared
in the Schedule of Reasons for Changes published as part of the
accompanying Supporting Document. The altered wording appeared in the
published Plan as a result of an administrative error. Arun District
Council mounted a legal challenge about the wording, and Government
immediately conceded that the wording was incorrect and should be quashed
by the High Court.
We have now received the Sealed Consent Order from the Court confirming
that bullet point (i) of Policy H2 of the published South East Plan is
deleted. However, the rest of the policy remains in force as published. A
letter detailing the
deletion and explaining the status of the rest of the Plan has been
sent to all Chief Planning Officers in the South East.
Government is considering its position on the remaining challenges.
As the RSS document is quite large, we've split it into its subsidiary
sections for easier download.They are:
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Section
A (2.6MB)
Introduction and Overview
Challenges and Context
Vision and Objectives
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Section
B - Core Regional Policies
(7.4MB)
Spatial Strategy
Cross Cutting Policies
Sustainable Economic Development
Housing
Transport
Natural Resource Management
Waste and Minerals
Countryside and Landscape Management
Management of the Built Environment
Town Centres
Tourism and Related Sports and Recreation
Social and Community Infrastructure
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Section
C - Sub-Regional Policies
(6.2MB)
South Hampshire
Sussex Coast
East Kent and Ashford
Kent Thames Gateway
London Fringe
Western Corridor and Blackwater Valley
Central Oxfordshire
Milton Keynes and Aylesbury Vale
Gatwick
Isle of Wight and Areas Outside Sub-Regions
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Section
D (100 Kb)
Implementation, Monitoring and Review
Appendix 1 - Saved Policies
Glossary
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South
East Plan Key Diagram (266Kb)
