The Spatial Strategysub regional emphases

1 What is / isn’t RSS? 2 How did we get to where we are with RSS?3 Myths about RSS4 Realism….about growth and meeting needs5 Principles…sustainability and development6 Pragmatism….about capacity7 Strategy8 What does it mean for this area?

RSS is :

Part of the Statutory DevelopmentPlan

Sits alongside the RES and otherRegional strategies within the IRS

Contains a Regional TransportStrategy

Strategic guidance which will be translated into detailed plans inLocal Development Documents

RSS isn’t:

Detailed….not every place can be mentioned

Based on ‘Predict and Provide’. Itsets a ‘direction of travel’ and givesstrategic direction about how much provision for development is needed but this will be reviewed as part of ‘Plan, Monitor, Manage’

What the RSS Is and Isn’t

StartingWithRPG 10

JSA Studies

StrategyOptions

DevelopPreferredStrategy

•Consultation outcomes•Functionality studies•Levels of Growth Forecasts•JSA results•Broad Distributional Strategy

‘Fit for Purpose’ ReviewSpring 2004…. ‘more on less’

Autumn 2004

9 Studies of keyUrban centres andtheir links

July 2005 Debates:Strategy DocumentNOT THE RSS

‘The Way Ahead’SW Communities PlanSubmission Feb 2005

Section4/4

Adviceand firstproposals

RSS The Story So Far

The Draft RSS for Consideration by the Assembly on 10th March and Submission to the Deputy Prime Minister by 31st March

Submissionend March2006

PublicConsultationMay/June/July

EIPSpring2007

RSSIssuedSpring2008

RSS The Next Steps

• RSS is all urban and nothing for the rural areas

• The housing numbers are imposed by government

• The RSS will develop all over the Green Belts

RSS Myths

1991 to 2001 highest regional population growth rate

Average economic growth has been nearly 3% pa

Our best estimate is that this will continue at these sorts of rates

but… we need to be smarter aboutmanaging the consequences of growth

This region is growing and we need to plan for it

Realism ….about growth

RSS Principle

Being Smarter about Managing Growth

Strategic Sustainability Assessment Prescription

Reduce the Region’s ‘Eco Footprint’ and Emissions

• Less Travel

• Better Use of Resources

• More Resource Efficient Building Practices

Anticipate Climate Change effects

RSS Principle : Sustainability

66% 15,200 dpa

14%3,300 dpa

20%4700 dpa

A 21

B c 50-100

C c 3000

Settlements Development 23,200 dpa

RSS Settlements & Development

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23.2k pa

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50% 80%

JOBS2.8% gva

30k pa Commuting largely by car

RSS The Numbers Game

25k pa

70%60%

Technical forecasts say we need to provide 25,000 new dwellings per year…at least

Bottom up assessments by local authoritiessuggest less can be provided within localcapacity of environment, infrastructure etc

The draft RSS therefore contains provision for about 23,200 new dwellings per year

RSSPragmatism

The Spatial Strategysub regional emphasesand Policy A named towns

Policy A: Strategically Significant Cities and TownsPolicy B: Other Towns… ‘market towns’Policy C: Development in small towns and villages and the countryside

Policy D: Infrastructure & DevelopmentPolicy E: High Quality DesignPolicy F: Urban Extensions Master PlanningPolicy G: Sustainable ConstructionPolicy H: Re-using Land

Key Development Policies

RSS and Regional Transport Strategy

Core Transport Strategy

1 Minimise need to travel

2 Improve how cities work: public transport and demand management

3 Connectivity : resilience and reliance of links

4 Accessibility

5 Priority and resources link with RFA and Way Ahead