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Peter Brown Director of Policy Renewable Energy : Regional and sub Regional Planning. 1 The Regional Assembly role 2 Proposed Changes to Strategic Planning 3 The South West Region approach to providing the planning guidance for renewable energy.
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Peter Brown Director of Policy Renewable Energy : Regional and sub Regional Planning
1 The Regional Assembly role 2 Proposed Changes to Strategic Planning 3 The South West Region approach to providing the planning guidance for renewable energy
Assembly Involvement since publication of RPG10: • Raising awareness of RPG10 regional target for • renewable electricity, resulting from the • ESTU / O’Rourke regional assessment, • commissioned by GOSW; • Developing the approach with LA officers & others, • helping determine the guidance which will • assist local policy making and decisions • Observer status on the Board of REGENsw.
2 Proposed Changes to Strategic Planning
Next steps assuming Planning Bill enacted : • Regional Assembly becomes • Regional Planning Body (RPB) • Move from RPG10 towards a statutory • Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS). • RE Targets into deposit and ‘saved’ Structure • Plans . May end up with mixed coverage • Interim Guidance to cover the transitional • period until RSS enquiry/adoption
3 The South West Region approach to providing the planning guidance for renewable energy
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Renewable Energy Targets Current System RPG 10 ‘SUB REGIONAL’ COUNTY LEVEL TARGETS AND LOCATIONAL GUIDANCE STRUCTURE PLANS LOCAL PLANS
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Renewable Energy Targets in proposed New System RSS ‘SUB REGIONAL’ COUNTY LEVEL TARGETS IN RSS PLUS LOCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR LDF SUB REGIONAL COMPONENTS OF RSS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Current System Proposed New System Transitional Period Review of RPG RSS RPG 10 TARGETS AND GUIDANCE IN RSS ‘SUB REGIONAL’ COUNTY LEVEL TARGETS • sub regional targets and • location criteria published as • Interim Guidance in 2004 • embedded & tested in • Structure Plans where possible SUB REGIONAL COMPONENTS OF RSS STRUCTURE PLANS Monitoring LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS LOCAL PLANS
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 RPG 10 Waste Adopted by Regional Assembly as RPB, and issued as Interim Guidance pending RSS review Transport Renewable Energy RSS Public Enquiry Issues Draft Strategy Revised Draft Consult Consult