# The Regional Strategy for the South East (Partial Revocation) Order 2013

S.I. 2013/427 · made 26 February 2013

Section 109 of the Localism Act 2011 abolished the regional planning tier by repealing Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (which only applied in relation to England). This includes the removal of the responsible regional authorities. Section 109 of the Localism Act 2011 also made provision to revoke, by order, the whole or any part of a regional strategy under Part 5 of the 2009 Act and any remaining structure plan policies that were saved as part of the transitional provisions under Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

Made under: Localism Act 2011 (Section 109)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/regional-strategy-for-the-south-east-partial-revocation-order-2013/pdf/uksi_20130427_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/regional-strategy-for-the-south-east-partial-revocation-order-2013/pdf/uksiem_20130427_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Town And Country Planning, England
Made 26th February 2013
Laid before Parliament 28th February 2013
Coming into force 25th March 2013
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 109(3), (5) and (6) of the Localism Act 2011, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Regional Strategy for the South East (Partial Revocation) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 25th March 2013.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.

## 2 Partial revocation of Regional Strategy

(1) The Regional Strategy for the South East comprises—
(a) the regional spatial strategy for the region (“the RSS”); and
(b) the regional economic strategy for the region (“the RES”).
(2) The Regional Strategy for the South East is revoked except for policy NRM6 of the RSS.

## 3 Partial revocation of directions preserving structure plans

All directions under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 preserving policies contained in structure plans in the area to which the RSS relates are revoked except for the direction made on 16th September 2008 in respect of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2016 so far as it preserves policy H2.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Nick Boles
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
26th February 2013

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 109 of the Localism Act 2011 abolished the regional planning tier by repealing Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (which only applied in relation to England). This includes the removal of the responsible regional authorities. Section 109 of the Localism Act 2011 also made provision to revoke, by order, the whole or any part of a regional strategy under Part 5 of the 2009 Act and any remaining structure plan policies that were saved as part of the transitional provisions under Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
Article 2 of this Order partially revokes the regional strategy for the South East, which includes The South East Plan Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England. Policy NRM6 of The South East Plan, which relates to new residential development near the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area, an area designated under European Directives 79/409/EEC (now codified in 2009/147/EC) and 92/43/EEC, is retained. The effect of Article 3 of this Order is to revoke all remaining structure plan policies in the region except for policy H2 of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2016, which relates to the former air base at Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire.

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