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- What We Do
- Future North West (formerly Regional Strategy (RS2010))
- Regional Planning
- North West of England Plan - Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021
- Preparing 'The North West of England Plan'
- Key Spatial Principles
- Regional Spatial Framework
- Working in the North West - Achieving a Sustainable Economy
- Living in the North West - Ensuring a Strong, Healthy and Just Society
- Transport in the North West - Connecting people and places
- Planning for the Environment, Minerals, Waste and Energy
- Implementation of the Regional Spatial Strategy
- Sustainability Appraisal of the North West of England Plan - Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021
- Monitoring and Review of the Regional Spatial Strategy
- Coastal
- Partial Review of Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) 2008-2010 [NOT PROGRESSED TO COMPLETION]
- North West of England Plan - Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021
- Regional Housing
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Preparing 'The North West of England Plan'
Please note Regional Strategies / Regional Spatial Strategies were revoked with immediate effect on 6th July 2010. |
The preparation of the former North West of England Plan began in July 2004. The following timetable sets out the stages undertaken during that preparation process.
Throughout this process work was being undertaken to assess the environmental, social and economic implications of the plan. Full details of this process can be viewed here.
| July 2004 |
Launch of process |
| 27th September - 27th October 2004 |
Online consultation session on the RSS issues papers |
| November/December 2004 |
Review results of RSS issues Papers Consultation You can read all the comments on the RSS Issues Paper that we recieved from participants here |
| January - March 2005 |
Development of the RSS Options Papers At the begining of 2005, officers worked in partnership with key stakeholders to develop RSS Options Papers - setting out future possibilities in detail |
| March - April 2005 |
Consultation on RSS Options Papers followed by review of results In March 2005, there was an opportunity to participate in online engagement and consultation on the RSS Options Paper via the dedicated website. You can read all the comments on the RSS Options Papers we recieved from participants here |
| April - January 2006 |
Drafting of Regional Spatial Strategy |
| 30th January 2006 |
Draft Regional Spatial Strategy submitted to Government |
| 20th March - 12th June 2006 |
Public consultation on submitted draft Regional Spatial Strategy |
| 31st October 2006 - 15th February 2007 |
A full Examination in Public was held to ensure that the plan was discussed and tested in public. The issues discussed and those invited to take part in the examination, were influenced by the comments made during the 12 week consultation period. You can access all the statements, briefing papers and background papers prepared by us on this website. |
| 8th May 2007 |
Examination in Public Panel Report published |
| 20th March - 23rd May 2008 |
Proposed Changes to the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy Proposed Changes to the draft Regional Spatial Strategy were published for consultation in March 2007. The consultation gave an opportunity for anybody to comment on the changes being proposed to the draft RSS before it is finally adopted. The responses were made to Government Office North West who will publish the final version of the RSS on behalf of the Secretary of State. |
| 30th September 2008 |
Regional Spatial Strategy adopted |
| 6th July 2010 |
Secretary of State revokes Regional Spatial Strategy |
