East of England

Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the East of England is currently published as three separate documents:

• Regional Planning Guidance for East Anglia (RPG6) - covering the counties of Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough), Norfolk and Suffolk, published in November 2000.
• Regional Planning Guidance for the South East (RPG9) - covering Bedfordshire (including Luton), Essex (including Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock) and Hertfordshire, published in March 2001.
• Milton Keynes / South Midlands (MKSM) Sub Regional Strategy - which spans three regions, the East of England, the South East and the East Midlands. In the East of England it sets out a spatial strategy for the growth locations of Bedford/Kempston/Marston Vale, Luton/Dunstable/Hougton Regis and Leighton Linslade.

The Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England is currently under review. The draft revisions, known as the East of England Plan covers the entire region ie Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Suffolk, consistent with the current Government Office boundaries.

Once issued, it will establish the broad development strategy for the region, and provide a framework within which local development documents and local transport plans can be prepared for the period to 2021. The GO has submitted representations on the draft Plan on behalf of Ministers.

View 'RPG 6 - Regional Planning Guidance for East Anglia to 2016' here (PDF 534 Kb).

View RPG 9 and all related documents here.

View the 'Milton Keynes / South Midlands (MKSM) Sub Regional Strategy' here (PDF 1 Mb)