Regional Planning
A new Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) is being developed for the East of England (Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk). This strategy was published in draft form in December 2004 and was subject of an Examination in Public between November 2005 and March 2006.
In June 2006, the Report of the Panel was published which set out recommendations for the Government to consider in finalising the plan.
This report has now been considered by the Government, who published their Proposed Changes to the Plan on 19 December 2006. There will now be a 12 week public consultation period before the final East of England Plan is formally adopted in mid 2007.
The Proposed Changes recommend that Stevenage should become a key centre for development and change where significant housing and employment growth will be focussed. It proposes (amongst other things):
- The development of 16,000 homes in and around Stevenage, a minimum of 6,400 of which should be within the borough of Stevenage.
- An increase of 18,000 jobs shared between Stevenage, North Herts and East Herts; and
- Transport improvements for key strategic corridors.
Copies of the Proposed Changes are available to download from the GO-East website. Alternatively, a copy of the document can be viewed at the Council offices.
Background documents
- Stevenage Expansion Bid Document
- Real Homes
- Real Homes for Real People publication
- Development Options
- Stevenage and Luton Airport Noise Contour
- Town Centre and possible expansion schemes
Submissions to the Examination in Public
- Matter 1A - Overall approach
- Matter 1B - Population, household change and housing provision
- Matter 1C - Economic growth
- Matter 2A - Distribution of growth
- Matter 2B - Locations for major development
- Matter 2C - Infrastructure
- Matter 3 - Regional transport strategy
- Matter 8A - Rationale for sub-regions and sub-areas
- Matter 7 - Economic development
- Matter 8J - Stevenage sub-area
Matter 8J appendices:
- A - Vision for Stevenage
- B - Issues Facing Stevenage in 2006
- C - Proposed SV Policies
- D - Sustainability statement for west and north of Stevenage + map
- E - Sustainability statement for east of Stevenage + map
- F - Sustainability statement for south of Stevenage + map
- G - Landscape Sensitivity & Capacity Study Executive Summary + map
- H - Housing Needs Survey Executive Summary
- I - Transport & Infrastructure Capacity Executive Summary
- J - Employment Land Survey Evidence Base Executive Summary
- K - Skills & Employment Study Executive Summary
- L - Housing and Employment Urban Extension Options
- M - Housing Capacity Assessment (as at April 2005)
- N - Census 2001 Commuting Profile of Stevenage