Regional Transport Planning
Dr John Reid, Transport Minister has stated that local highway authorities, working at the regional level with other interested parties, will have much greater responsibility for transport investment and management priorities in the regions. He set out the new responsibilities and machinery for producing regional transport strategies at a Chartered Institute of Transport Conference. The strategies will be an integral part of regional planning guidance. He said that a major challenge for the regional strategy will be to reduce the need to travel and improve access to jobs, leisure and services.
The new arrangements are set out in draft PPG 11 on Regional Planning.
Draft PPG 11
The Government has published a new draft PPG11on Regional Planning. The draft PPG places greater responsibility on regional planning bodies, strengthens the role of Regional Planning Guidance ("RPG"), including the incorporation of intergrated transport strategies for the region and sets a streamlined timetable which should be followed for the production of RPG. It also introduces arrangements for the testing of the draft RPG at a non-statutory "public examination".
Responses to the draft to be sent no later than 30 April 1999.
Draft PPG 12
A full draft revision of PPG 12, dealing primarily with development plans has been published. It includes guidance on:
Regional planning will no longer be dealt with in PPG12, but will be the subject of a separate, new, PPG11 (See above). When finalised, the revised PPG12 will be accompanied by new Regulations under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and by a revised Guide to Procedures including a new Code of Practice for local plans and Unitary Development Plans.
Responses to the draft to be submitted no later than 30 April 1999
For further information please contact David Goodman, e-mail: Click Contact Link , 2 Park Lane, Leeds LS3 IES, UK, Tel: +44 113 284 7000
This article was first published in the February 1999 Hammond Suddards Planning Law Newsletter Update
The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by Hammond Suddards. They should not be applied to any particular set of facts without appropriate legal or other professional advice.
Dr John Reid, Transport Minister has stated that local highway authorities, working at the regional level with other interested parties, will have much greater responsibility for transport investment and management priorities in the regions. He set out the new responsibilities and machinery for producing regional transport strategies at a Chartered Institute of Transport Conference. The strategies will be an integral part of regional planning guidance. He said that a major challenge for the regional strategy will be to reduce the need to travel and improve access to jobs, leisure and services.
The new arrangements are set out in draft PPG 11 on Regional Planning.
Draft PPG 11
The Government has published a new draft PPG11on Regional Planning. The draft PPG places greater responsibility on regional planning bodies, strengthens the role of Regional Planning Guidance ("RPG"), including the incorporation of intergrated transport strategies for the region and sets a streamlined timetable which should be followed for the production of RPG. It also introduces arrangements for the testing of the draft RPG at a non-statutory "public examination".
Responses to the draft to be sent no later than 30 April 1999.
Draft PPG 12
A full draft revision of PPG 12, dealing primarily with development plans has been published. It includes guidance on:
- the new procedures for the preparation of local plans and unitary development plans;
- improving the management of the process of plan preparation, including the need to set a timetable;
- the integration of sustainable development issues in development plans;
- the relationship between local transport plans and development plans, and procedures for ensuring a consistent and integrated strategy between the two sets of plans;
- enhanced advice on best practice on procedural matters relating to development plans, including consultation and the monitoring and review of plans.
Regional planning will no longer be dealt with in PPG12, but will be the subject of a separate, new, PPG11 (See above). When finalised, the revised PPG12 will be accompanied by new Regulations under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and by a revised Guide to Procedures including a new Code of Practice for local plans and Unitary Development Plans.
Responses to the draft to be submitted no later than 30 April 1999
For further information please contact David Goodman, e-mail: Click Contact Link , 2 Park Lane, Leeds LS3 IES, UK, Tel: +44 113 284 7000
This article was first published in the February 1999 Hammond Suddards Planning Law Newsletter Update
The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by Hammond Suddards. They should not be applied to any particular set of facts without appropriate legal or other professional advice.
