Welcome to the

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Welcome to the West Midlands Regional
Assembly West Midlands Districts Annual
Monitoring Seminar 31st. March 2009
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ISOBEL GIBSON Monitoring Policy Lead
Officer E-mail igibson_at_worcestershire.gov.uk
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Key Findings - Positives

• Changing socio-economic and retention
• patterns

• Levels and distribution of new housing

• Increasingly efficient use of land

• Levels and distribution of employment
• development

• Progress towards QoE policies

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Key Findings - Concerns

• Continuing migration of population from
• major urban areas

• Affordable housing shortfall

• Lack of behavioural change of
• individuals and business re transport

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Conclusions

• Patterns of development are becoming
• more sustainable the RSS is impacting

• Significant Challenges persist particularly
• Affordable housing and
• Impacting on Hearts and Minds.

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2008 Annual Monitoring Round What Went
Well? http//www.wmra.gov.uk/documents/WMRSS_AMR_
2008.pdf
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2008 Annual Monitoring Round What Went Badly?
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CHANGES SINCE LAST YEAR
Review of Residential Land Supply Data
Collection
DCLG Core Output Indicators
http//www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningan
dbuilding/pdf/coreoutputindicators2.pdf
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What Else is Going On?
Examination in Public of RSS Phase II
Preparation of RSS Phase III
Sub-National Review
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West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy Phase
Two Revision Preferred Option Updated
Monitoring Framework and Supporting Background
Information March 2009 http//www.wmra.gov.uk/do
cuments/WMRSS_ps2revision_UMFSBI_March09.pdf