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Communities and Local Government Committee - Second Report
Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies: a planning vacuum?

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 28 February 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

2  What are Regional Spatial Strategies?

Definition of Regional Spatial Strategies (RSSs)

Views of regional spatial strategies

Criticisms of RSSs

Benefits of RSSs

Conclusion

3  Implications of the abolition of regional spatial strategies

Revocation of RSSs

A planning vacuum

4  The new planning system

Strategic planning
'Larger than local' planning

Strategic planning: conclusion

Controversial strategic issues

Minerals and waste

Gypsy and Traveller sites

Gypsy and Traveller sites conclusion

Renewable energy and planning for climate change

Local authorities' 'duty to co-operate'

Duty to cooperate: conclusion

Local Enterprise Partnerships

5  Housing  

Housing targets
Tetlow King research

National need and local decision-making

Conclusion

New Homes Bonus

Objections to the New Homes Bonus

New Homes Bonus: conclusion

6  Evidence and monitoring

A lack of consistent, current planning evidence

Who should have responsibility for data collection?

7  Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Monday 18 October 2010

Monday 25 October 2010

Monday 8 November 2010

Monday 22 November 2010

Written Evidence

Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence

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Prepared 17 March 2011