Regional Planning
One of the main roles of the Yorkshire and Humber Assembly was to act as the regional planning body. This means it had a responsibility for proposing regional land use planning and transport policies to Government. The Assembly received funding from Government to perform this role.
This function has now been transferred to the Joint Regional Board. Planning advice will be provided by staff within Local Government Yorkshire and Humber and Yorkshire Forward.
We work with regional partners and stakeholders to:
- Prepare the Integrated Regional Strategy (IRS)
- Prepare the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for Yorkshire and Humber (formerly regional planning guidance or RPG) and within that framework, the Regional Transport Strategy (RTS);
- Monitor and review the RSS to ensure that delivery of the strategy is secure;
- Undertake work to implement and deliver regional strategies, including infrastructure planning
- Commission and participate in planning and transport studies;
- Provide local authorities (and the Secretary of State) with an opinion as to the general conformity of local Development Plan Documents with the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS).
- Comment on applications of regional significance, which are likely to affect the implementation of RSS.
For more information on each of these roles, please see links below.
NEW EVENT: Sustainable Economic Growth, Regeneration and Local Economic Assessments (LEAs)
Local government in Yorkshire and Humber needs to explore how we can work innovatively and build capacity to conduct robust and meaningful LEAs, which are also rooted in “real-life” economic geographies.
This workshop is intended to be the first of a series that will take place in the course of conducting LEAs during 2010, to share expertise and approaches and build capacity.
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Chair of Sustainable Development Board appointed
Councillor Arthur Barker has been appointed as the Chair of the new Independent Sustainable Development Board.
Leaders' Board Scheme consultation
Consultation on how the LGYH Leaders' Board is constituted and operates