The South East Plan

This document sets out the long term spatial planning framework for the region for the period 2006-2026. The Plan is a key tool to help achieve more sustainable development, protect the environment and combat climate change. 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, biodiveristy and the built and historic environment; tackling climate change and safeguarding natural resources such as water and minerals. It also incorporates the regional transport strategy. The Plan replaces: Regional planning guidance for the South East (RPG9, 2001, ISBN 9780117535626); RPG9a Thames Gateway planning framework (1995, ISBN 9780117531093) and RPG9b Strategic planning guidance for the River Thames (1997, ISBN 9780117533561) where they apply to the south east; the partial reviews of RPG9 - Regional transport strategy (2004, ISBN 9780117539204); Ashford growth area (2004, ISBN 9780117539211); Energy efficiency and renewable energy and tourism (2004, ISBN 9780117539341); Milton Keynes and south midlands sub-regional strategy (2005, ISBN 9780117539426); Waste and minerals (2006, ISBN 9780117539679). The part A statement of the Milton Keynes sub-regional strategy continues to apply, but otherwise all these documents are replaced in relation to the south east.

Commissioned by the Government, the Standing Conference on London and South East Regional Planning and the South East Economic Planning Council; published for the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.

Annotation This title chronicles recent UK planning activity, during the period of the Blair and Brown Labour governments up to 2010. It deals particularly with the regional scale of planning, where large steps forward were made during these years, but where policy making often proved very controversial.