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UPDATE ON THE EAST OF
The East of England Plan (covering the
six counties of
Consultation
In late 2009 the
initial consultation phase of the review was completed in which views were
sought, particularly on four ‘growth scenarios’ for housing numbers in the east
of
CPRE in the East of England submitted a
detailed response to this consultation. We stressed the colossal housing numbers
proposed and the inevitable damage this would do to the landscape, environment
and quality of life of the residents.
Draft Revision
Following the consultation, the East of
England Regional Assembly (EERA) revised the draft Plan. Crucially, far from
increasing the housing numbers in the existing plan along the lines of the
proposed four scenarios, the draft actually slightly
decreased the proposed new housing
for the region from 508,000 to just over 500,000 new homes in the region between
2011 and 2031.
Next steps
The revised draft East of England Plan
was ratified by EERA on 12 March 2010 and submitted to the Secretary of State
for approval and possible amendment. It is intended that this will then be
returned to the Regional Strategy Board (which has taken over this role from
EERA which has now been wound up) for further consideration and examination in
public.
Given the election on 6 May 2010 it is
very possible that the next steps may change significantly – not least because
both Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have made clear their opposition
to regional plans.>
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