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.
More information on the national picture
Planning Policy Statement 11 " Regional Spatial Strategies" provides more information about RSS and how it is prepared. This can be found on the Communities and Local Government website. Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber ( GOYH) has an important role to play in regional planning, acting on behalf of Government Ministers. We provide advice to the Yorkshire and Humber Assembly (YHA) and other stakeholders, help implement the RSS, work with YHA and other stakeholders on RSS reviews, preparing proposed changes for consultation and finalising revisions.
The current Regional Spatial Strategy
The current RSS known as the Yorkshire and Humber Plan was published by GOYH in May 2008. A copy of the document is available below.
