Regional Spatial Strategy CambridgePPF comments - draft

Regional Spatial Strategy Comments

The Regional Assembly has issued for consultation a document outlining four possible scenarios for the next regional development plan, to cover the years 2021 to 2031. CambridgePPF has drafted a response and asks its members for comments by 16 November 2009. To see our draft response, click here.
Please let us have your views.

EERA's four scenarios are

• Scenario 1 - 26,060 new homes p/a - continuation of existing target and
  broadly based on the views of local councils in the region.
• Scenario 2 - 30,100 new homes p/a - promotes growth in areas identified by the Regional Scale Settlement Study published in January 2009. Chelmsford would grow to be a regional city, three medium-sized new settlements of up to 20,000 homes located in Central Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and either Uttlesford or Braintree - and smaller increases in Peterborough, Suffolk and the rest of Essex.
• Scenario 3 - 29,970 new homes p/a - promotes growth around successful
  business locations where new jobs are attracting workers. Additional growth
  is spread over many districts but with a particular focus on Hertfordshire,
  south Essex and Cambridgeshire.
• Scenario 4 - 33,650 new homes p/a - promotes growth where households
  are projected to grow. It is based on long-term trends such as people living
  longer and people moving to the region. It focuses the majority of additional
  growth in Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

For EERA's full consultation document, click here

For the current East of England Plan, click here.

Please complete the comment box to let us have your views on our draft submission document – please e-mail our enquiries contact. You are also welcome to comment to EERA direct (by 24 November 09).