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Under the Government's new development planning system, the Surrey Structure Plan 2004 and Regional Planning Guidance (RPG) Note 9 for the South East will be replaced by the South East Plan - the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the South East region. The South East Plan will play a key role in linking national and local policy and together with the Local Development Framework, will form the Development Plan for Elmbridge.
The South East Plan is currently at an advanced stage. The draft South East Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State in March 2006 and was publicly examined by a panel of planning inspectors between November 2006 and March 2007 - see the |Examination in Public website for further details. The Report of the Panel was published for information on 29 August 2008 and can be viewed on the Government Office for the South East (GOSE) website via the link below:
The Secretary of State gave her response to the Panel Report on 17 July 2008. This consultation is open until 24 October 2008 and the proposed Plan, alongside your opportunity to comment on it, can be accessed below:
With the Plan at this advanced stage, it carries considerable weight in the development of the new Local Development Framework, and it is vital that local policies are in conformity with Regional ones.
The procedural policy on the nature of RSSs and what should happen in preparing revisions to them can be found in |PPS11: Regional Spatial Strategies.
The South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA), as part of the development of the South East Plan, is undertaking a public consultation between 1 September and 21 November 2008 on draft proposals to provide additional accommodation for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople across the South East Region for the period 2006-2016. For further information and to have your say click on the following link: |http://www.southeast-ra.gov.uk/consultation_details.php?consultation=5.
There will be an exhibition for North Surrey authorities (Elmbridge, Spelthorne, Woking and Runnymede) at the Lightbox, Woking on 1 October 2008 between 10am and 9pm, at which you will be able to find out more information and register your views.