RSS Review
The publications on this page can be viewed under the following headings:
Natural and Cultural Resources
Implementation, Monitoring and Review
Nottingham-Derby Green Belt Review
Milton Keynes South Midlands Sub-regional Strategy
Integrated Regional Strategy (IRS)
Public Participation Support Service (PPSS)
Previous Consultation Documents
Regional Plan
Current Regional Plan This is available on GOEM's website:
http://www.goem.gov.uk/goem/planning/regional-planning/?a=42496
Draft Regional Plan Part 1: Regional Strategy 16.8mb PDF
Regional Key Diagram 600kb pdf
Draft Regional Plan Part 2: Sub-regional Strategies 4mb PDF
STATEMENT BY THE EAST MIDLANDS REGIONAL ASSEMBLY ON FURTHER TECHNICAL WORK PRIOR TO THE EIP Doc - 83kb FIRST EIP PRELIMINARY MEETING: 28 FEBRUARY 2007
Sustainability Appraisal (Non-Technical Summary) 280kb PDF
Pre-Submission Statement of Consultation 460kb PDF
Schedule of Replacement Policies 150kb PDF
Press Release: Launch of Draft Regional Plan 60kb PDF
Full Sustainability Appraisal Report Download
Full Sustainability Appraisal Report 16.7MB PDF
Appendix A Supplementary Information to SA 980KB PDF
Appendix B Detailed Appraisal Matrices 2.4MB PDF
Appendix C1 SA of 3 Cities Sub-regional Strategy 4.25MB PDF
Appendix C2 SA of Northern Sub-regional Strategy 5.6MB PDF
Appendix C3 Lincoln Sub-regional Strategy 15.6MB PDF
Appendix D Appropriate Assess't Preliminary Screening 1.52MB PDF
Ordering a copy of the Draft Regional Plan In addition to downloading the documents from this website, there are two other ways in which to obtain a copy. They are:
a: Order a free CD copy
b: Order a paper copy by sending a cheque for £5 (to cover postage & packing) made payable to 'Leicestershire County Council'. Please use the order form and post to the following address: Attention: Bridget Redwood East Midlands Regional Assembly, First Floor Offices, Council Offices, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0UL
ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION ON A REPLACEMENT HOUSING PROVISION FIGURE FOR THE NORTHAMPTON IMPLEMENTATION AREA
Sustainability Appraisal (Non-Technical Summary)
Consultation Letter/Response Form
Deadline: 9 March 2007
MKSM SRS Legal Challenge
Consultation: Proposed Alteration to the Review Project Plan
RSS Examination in Public (EIP) Panel Report The Panel Report (published 28 November 2007) is available on GOEM's website. EMRA have also produced an EIP Briefing Note (20KB PDF) (January 2008) Click here for the Timetable for the RSS Review.
Links to supporting information and previous consultations
Housing Economy and Regeneration Natural and Cultural Resources Transport Implementation, Monitoring and Review Nottingham-Derby Green Belt Review Milton Keynes South Midlands Sub-regional Strategy Inter-Regional Issues Integrated Regional Strategy (IRS) Public Participation Support Service (PPSS) Previous Consultation Documents
Review of the Regional Housing Strategy The Regional Housing Group is currently a carrying out a review of the Regional Housing Strategy. A timetable for the review is accessible below. Consultants Strategic Solutions and Three Dragons were commissioned to produce an Independent Report and an Options Consultation Paper (see 'Previous Consultation Documents' below). The draft revised Regional Housing Strategy (Managing Growth: Managing Change) has been though a process on Consultation, which ended on 27 June 2008.
Regional Housing Strategy Consultation Draft
Draft Regional Housing Strategy Consultation Event - 9th April 2008
Presentations
Review of the Regional Housing Strategy Previous Consultation Events Three events were held on: 30th October 2007 - Lincoln University - click here for notes 31st October 2007 - The Guildhall, Northampton - click here for notes 8th November 2007 - Nottingham Biocity - click here for notes
Final Options Report (January 2008)
Final Options Report - Recommendations (January 2008) 300KB PDF
Final Report on Consultation 440KB PDF
Previous Consultation Documents
Regional Housing Strategy The current Regional Housing Strategy 2004 - 2010 is available on GOEM's website.
An Approach to Affordable Housing to Inform the East Midlands Regional Plan - Final report from the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (August 2006) Download
Main Report 150KB PDF
Annex 1 - Methodologies 500KB PDF
Annex 2 - Data Audit 60KB PDF
Annex 3 - Literature review 200KB PDF
Annex 4 - Technical Paper 300KB PDF
Annex 5 - Rural Options 140KB PDF
Annex of Targets and Options 80KB PDF
Acknowledgements 12KB PDF
Regional Housing Investment Strategy
CLG Paper on Formula for Provisional Regional Allocations (16th October 2007) 134 KB PDF
EMRA Response to CLG Letter (Submitted 2nd November 2007) 158KB PDF
Other Important Documents
East Midlands Housing Investment Strategy 2008-11 143KB PDF
Consultation Summary Report 96KB PDF
Housing Policy Justification Paper
East Midlands Regional Plan - Housing Policy Justification Paper (410KB PDF) 2006
Identifying the Sub-regional Housing Market Areas of the East Midlands Download
Full Report 1MB PDF (April 2005)
Housing Technical Paper
Profile Information for Housing Market Areas in the East Midlands - Final Report (March 2006) 1.1mb PDF
Draft Regional Plan dwelling-led projections (October 2006) Download
Explanatory Note 50KB PDF
Summary projection 150KB xls
Total Population 300KB xls
Economically Active Population 220KB xls
Forecasting Methodology and Data Assumptions (Nov 2006) 170kb PDF (Anglia Ruskin University)
Vacancy Assumptions and Outcomes (November 2006) 25kb PDF (November 2006)
East Midlands Migration Data (December 2006) 80kb XLS N.B. Average 1996-2004 (Corrected 12 December 2006)
Background Information on the Housing Market in the East Midlands Background Information on the Housing Market in the East Midlands Download
Final Report (NO MAPS) 1.2MB PDF
(CURS - University of Birmingham) March 2003
Final Report (MAPS ONLY) 1.1MB PDF
Additional Work on Background information on the East Midlands Housing Market (CURS - Univeristy of Birmingham) March 2004 550KB PDF
Additional Justification on Housing Figures in the Leicester and Leicestershire HMA Download
Housing Justification Paper - Leicester & Leics HMA 240KB PDF
Coalville 480KB PDF
Appendix A - Opportunities and Constraints Table 460KB PDF
Appendix B - Opportunities and Constraints Maps
Hinckley Earl Shilton 540KB PDF
Loughborough Shepshed 660KB PDF
Market Harborough 120KB PDF
Melton 150KB PDF
Leicester PUA 810KB PDF
Legend 180KB PDF
Additional Housing Figures for Central Lincolnshire HMA 60kb PDF Housing Provision Summary Table
Nottingham Urban Capacity
Urban Capacity Report (March 2001) - 240KB PDF
Local Plan Housing Figures (November 2002) - 310KB PDF
Urban Capacity Study Monitoring Tables (March 2005) - 60KB PDF
Updated Appendix 2 with HMA Housing Trajectories (EMRA based on local authority data) 1.5MB PDF April 2007 (Amended 10th May 07)
Net Migration Flows (EMRA based on ONS data) April 2007 Net Migration Flows between HMAs and other Regions Download (780KB PDF) Net Migration Flows betwen HMAs Download (580KB PDF) Net Migration Flows by Age Group Download (130KB PDF)
Current Projects For details of the Current Projects being undertaken by the Regional Housing Group, please see below:
Review of Demand for Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in the East Midlands Foundations (the national co-ordinating body for Home Improvement Agencies) has been awarded a contract to undertake a review of existing and potential future demand for Disabled Facilities Grant for the Regional Housing Group.
Review of practice in the use of Section 106 agreements to facilitate the delivery of affordable housing in the East Midlands As part of their 2007/8 research programme, the East Midlands Regional Housing Group has commissioned a study on the use of Section 106 agreements as a means to assist the development of affordable housing. This was carried out by the Centre of Comparative Housing Research (De Montfort University) have been appointed by EMRA to undertake the project. The findings of the project are listed below:
Section 106 Review - Final Report (March 2008) 244KB PDF A project website is now up and running at : http://www.cchr.net/S106
Presentations from Section 106 Masterclasses: 8 & 11 February 2008
Launch Event - 2 April 2008
Presentations
RHG supported sub regional strategic working projects 2007/8
Low Cost Home Ownership Study As part of their 2007/8 research programme, the East Midlands Regional Housing Group commissioned a study on Low Cost Home Ownership products in the East Midlands. This was carried out by Housing Vision Consultancy and was led by the Housing Corporation.
Low Cost Home Ownership (March 2008) 592KB PDF
Black & Minority Ethnic Communities Housing Research Commissioned by the National Housing Federation and the Housing Corporation and carried out by De Montfort University.
Review of practice in development and use of sub-regional Strategic Housing Market assessments in the East Midlands
Empty Property Regional Research
Empty Properties Survey 2008 (720KB PDF) EMEPF (May 2008)
Mapping & Modelling Data on Empty Residential Property (940KB PDF) EMEPF (June 2008)
Revised Retail Capacity Assessment (June 2005) Download
Executive Summary 240KB PDF
Final Report 1.6MB PDF
Appendices 4.9MB PDF
Regional Town Centres Study (March 2003) The Regional Town Centres Study was commissioned to feed into the review of RPG8 and inform the delivery of the Regional Economic Strategy. It was published in March 2003 by consultants DTZ Pieda to identify the current hierarchy/network of larger town centres in the East Midlands and provide guidance for establishing policies to support the role of lower order centres. The Study also assessed the scale of need for major new retail and leisure centres at the regional level and explored opportunities to reinforce the role of individual centres in a way that promotes sustainable development.
East Midlands Land Provision Study (December 2006) Download
Impact of Housing Options to inform the Development of the Regional Spatial Strategy (August 2006)
Regional Economic Strategy The Regional Economic Strategy is available on emda's website
Environment
Regional Environment Strategy Sustainability Appraisal of Part One 110KB PDF Part Two - Summary brochure 750KB PDF
Part One - Summary 1MB PDF.
Actions4Environment subsite Visit the Actions 4 Environment subsite for updated information.
Green Infrastructure for the East Midlands: A Public Benefit Mapping Project (July 2006) Available under Environment Publications
Spatial Review of Water Supply and Quality in the East Midlands (August 2006) 1.6KB PDF
Draft East Midlands Sustainable Construction Guide
Appropriate Assessment of the Draft East Midlands Regional Plan - Screening Report (January 2007) 1.1MB PDF
Appropriate Assessment - Habitats Regulations - Assessment of the Draft East Midlands Regional Plan (April 2007)
Download Draft Report 590KB PDF
Flood Risk
Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (July 2006) Download
Final Report and Figures 21.4 MB PDF - this is a large document so it has been separated out below. You might be best right-clicking on the link(s) and selecting 'save target as..' rather than trying to view the files in your web browser.
Final Report 450KB PDF
Figure 1 - The Spatial Planning Process and Flood Risk Assessment 30KB PDF
Figure 1.1 - East Midlands Boundary 2.7MB PDF
Figure 1.2 - County Boundaries 5.1MB PDF
Figure 1.3 - Housing Market Areas 4.2MB PDF
Figure 1.4 - Local Planning Authority Boundaries 6.5MB PDF
Figure 5.0 - Flood Risk Zone 3 12.7MB PDF
Waste
Regional Waste Strategy 5.6MB PDF
Waste Planning Guidance (August 2006) 4.7mb PDF
Energy
Regional Energy Strategy East Midlands Energy Challenge Download
Part 1 - Regional Energy Strategy (March 2004) 540KB PDF
Part 2 - Framework For Action (May 2007) 530KB PDF
East Midlands Carbon Footprint- Determining Baseline Energy 720kb PDF Consumption Data (June 2006)
East Midlands- Regional Targets and Scenarios for Renewable Energy 990kb PDF (June 2006)
Regional Trajectories for Carbon Emissions Supplementary Analyses (March 2007)
Culture
The East Midlands Regional Plan: Reflecting Cultural Priorities (August 2006) 220KB PDF
Regional Cultural Strategy Regional Cultural Strategy (culture-em.org.uk)
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Last updated: 1st October 2008