# The Town and Country Planning (Initial Regional Spatial Strategy)(England) Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/2206 · made 26 August 2004

Section 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 provides that for each of the regions, except London, specified in Schedule 1 to the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 there must be a regional spatial strategy. These Regulations prescribe the regional planning guidance relating to each region which is to be the regional spatial strategy for that region, from the date appointed for the commencement of section 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-initial-regional-spatial-strategyengland-regulations-2004/pdf/uksi_20042206_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-initial-regional-spatial-strategyengland-regulations-2004/pdf/uksiem_20042206_en.pdf

## Introductory text

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND
Made 26th August 2004
Laid before Parliament 7th September 2004
Coming into force 28th September 2004
The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Initial Regional Spatial Strategy)(England) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 28th September 2004.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

## 2 Initial Regional Spatial Strategies

The regional planning guidance set out in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations is prescribed as the regional spatial strategy for the corresponding region in the second column of that Schedule.

## Signature

Signed by the authority of the First Secretary of State
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
26th August 2004

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Regional planning guidance
Region
Regional Planning Guidance for the North East to 2016 (RPG1, November 2002)
North East
Regional Planning Guidance for East Anglia to 2016 (RPG6, November 2000) and such part of the Regional Planning Guidance for the South East (RPG 9 March 2001) as relates to Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex.
East of England
Regional Planning Guidance for the East Midlands to 2021 (RPG8, January 2002)
East Midlands
Regional Planning Guidance for the South East (RPG9, March 2001) as revised in July 2004 by the Regional Transport Strategy (Chapter 9) and the Ashford Growth Area (Chapter 12) and excluding such part as relates to Greater London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex
South East
Regional Planning Guidance for the South West (RPG10, September 2001)
South West
Regional Planning Guidance for the West Midlands (RPG11, June 2004)
West Midlands
Regional Planning Guidance for Yorkshire and the Humber to 2016 (RPG12, October 2001)
Yorkshire and the Humber
Regional Planning Guidance for the North West (RPG13, March 2003)
North West

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 provides that for each of the regions, except London, specified in Schedule 1 to the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 there must be a regional spatial strategy. These Regulations prescribe the regional planning guidance relating to each region which is to be the regional spatial strategy for that region, from the date appointed for the commencement of section 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

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