Do we need a Great North Plan? Call for evidence
What should a strategic spatial planning framework for the north of England be like? Submit your views by Wednesday 30 September 2015Article
This call for evidence closed on Wednesday 30 September 2015.
A summary of the responses to this call for evidence is now available here.
This is a call for evidence. Businesses, planners, academics, local councils, civil society groups – indeed, anyone living or working in the north of England – is invited to share their thoughts about whether we need a Great North Plan, and their ideas about what it should look like. Through this project, a partnership between IPPR North and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), we aim to determine the most appropriate approach to developing a strategic spatial planning framework across the North of England.
It has three objectives.
- To initiate discussions about the nature and scope of a strategic spatial planning framework for the north of England.
- To solicit proposals for greater integration between transportation and spatial planning.
- To explore and develop advice about the appropriate governance needed to take this agenda forward.
We will also be holding a series of five regional roundtable events in northern cities in June and July 2015 to feed into this process, culminating in a 'Northern Summit' in Leeds in early 2016.
For further information download the full 'call for evidence' PDF, or visit the #GreatNorthPlan website. Submissions and inquiries should be sent to infrastructure@ippr.org.
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