INTERREG SEMINAR

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INTERREG SEMINAR

• Andrew Pritchard
• Head of Spatial Planning
• EMRLGA/EMRA
• April 10 2003

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REGIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK

• INTEGRATED REGIONAL STRATEGY (IRS), COMPRISING
  4 THEMES
• ENVIRONMENTAL
• ECONOMIC
• SOCIAL
• SPATIAL

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IRS VISION

• The East Midlands will be the most progressive
  region in Europe, recognised for its high quality
  of life achieved through a vibrant economy, rich
  cultural and environmental diversity and
  sustainable communities.

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THE VISION WILL BE PROGRESSED THROUGH

• the competitiveness of the regions business
  community, driven by more demand for
  higher-level skills, more enterprising
  individuals and improvements in the physical
  infrastructure
• communities that empower people, are safe and
  healthy, combat discrimination and disadvantage
  and provide hope and opportunities for all
• conserving and enhancing the diverse and
  attractive natural and built environment and
  cultural heritage of the region and ensuring
  prudent management of resources now and for
  future generations
• sustainable patterns of development which enable
  social, environmental and economic progress.

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SPATIAL THEME THE REVISED RPG8

• THE SPATIAL DIMENSION OF THE IRS, COMPRISING
  55 INTER-RELATED POLICIES SPLIT INTO 3 MAIN
  SECTIONS
• CORE STRATEGY
• SPATIAL STRATEGY
• TOPIC BASED PRIORITIES

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CORE STRATEGY

• IRS VISION, REVISED IRS SPATIAL OBJECTIVES AND 10
  RPG PRIORITIES
• SEQUENTIAL APPROACH (POLICIES 1 AND 2)
• NEW POLICY 3 ON DESIGN

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SPATIAL STRATEGY

• REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR URBAN AREAS (INCLUDING
  PUA AND SRC DESIGNATIONS)
• REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR RURAL AREAS
• SUB-AREA PRIORITIES

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SPATIAL STRATEGY

• INCLUDES PROPOSALS FOR 3 SUB-REGIONAL SPATIAL
  STRATEGIES IN
• NORTHERN SUB-AREA
• THREE CITIES SUB-AREA
• MILTON KEYNES AND SOUTH MIDLANDS STUDY AREA

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TOPIC BASED PRIORITIES HOUSING

• KEY TARGETS REMAIN UNCHANGED
• A NUMBER OF POLICIES MERGED OR DELETED
• AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY AMENDED AS A RESULT OF
  RURAL PROOFING EXERCISE

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TOPIC BASED PRIORITIES ECONOMY AND REGENERATION

• NEW EMPLOYMENT LAND POLICY AS A RESULT OF QUELS
• NEW RETAIL POLICY AS A RESULT OF TOWN CENTRES
  STUDY
• OTHER POLICIES UPDATED TO BRING INTO LINE WITH
  REVISED RES

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TOPIC BASED PRIORITIESNATURAL AND CULTURAL
RESOURCES

• NEW TARGETS FOR
• BIODIVERSITY
• WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• RENEWABLE ENERGY
• PLUS
• NEW POLICY ON FLOOD RISK
• NEW OVERARCHING POLICY

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TOPIC BASED PRIORITIES REGIONAL TRANSPORT
STRATEGY

• RE-WRITTEN AROUND 6 NEW REGIONAL OBJECTIVES AND
  25 SUB-AREA OBJECTIVES
• REVISED INVESTMENT PRIORITIES BASED ON RESULTS OF
  VARIOUS STUDIES
• UNDERPINNED BY TRAFFIC GROWTH REDUCTION TARGET
  AND BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE STRATEGY

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ECONOMIC THEME REVISED RES

• OVERALL AIM TO BE A TOP 20 EU REGION BY 2010
• TWIN OBJECTIVES
• REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
• SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

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REVISED RES

• KEY DRIVERS
• EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS
• ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION
• A CLIMATE FOR INVESTMENT
• UNDERPINNED BY ICT DEVELOPMENT

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INTERREG PRIORITIES

• INTERREG PRIORITIES FOR NORTH WEST EUROPE AND
  NORTH SEA AREA ARE BROADLY DRAWN
• AS A RESULT MANY OF THE PRIORITIES HIGHLIGHTED IN
  THE RPG AND RES COULD BE ELIGIBLE
• MATRIX TABLE ILLUSTRATES SOME EXAMPLES OF
  COMPLEMENTARITY

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CONCLUSIONS

• INTERREG OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP DELIVER
  KEY REGIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE EAST MIDLANDS
• TRANS-NATIONAL CO-OPERATION CAN HELP TO DEVELOP
  THE NEW THINKING NECESSARY TO DRIVE THE REGIONAL
  AGENDA FORWARD