The South East Plan

Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England (May 2009)

Author:

Government Office for the South East

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Price: £37.31

The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the South East of England - known as the South East Plan - sets out the long-term spatial planning framework for the region over the years 2006-2026.

The Plan is a key tool to help achieve more sustainable development, protect the environment and combat climate change. It provides a spatial context within which Local Development Frameworks and Local Transport Plans need to be prepared, as well as other regional and sub-regional strategies and programmes that have a bearing on land use activities.

The Plan includes spatial policies for:

• the scale and distribution of new housing

• priorities for new infrastructure and economic development

• the strategy for protecting the countryside, biodiversity and the built and historic environment

• tackling climate change and safeguarding natural resources.

The Plan also incorporates the Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) and will be supported by an implementation plan.

Sub-regions identified in this Plan will be the focus for growth and regeneration. The sub-regions are defined as:

• 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.

This plan replaces the existing 'Regional Planning Guidance for the South East' (RPG9, March 2001 - ISBN 9780117535626). This plan also incorporates policy stemming from partial reviews to RPG9 carried out since 2001.

The South East Plan is divided into four key sections:

• Section A - Introduction and Overview

• Section B - Core Regional 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

• Section C - Sub-Regional Policies

• Section D - Implementation, Monitoring and Review.

Extent	295 pages	ISBN	9780117539983
Size	A4	Price	£37.31
Format	Paperback / CD-ROM	Published	12 May 2009
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