The South East Plan

Download or read book The South East Plan written by Great Britain. Government Office for the South East and published by Stationery Office/Tso. This book was released on 2009 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.