The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber (Partial Revocation) Order 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 117

Town And Country Planning, England

The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber (Partial Revocation) Order 2013

Made

24th January 2013

Laid before Parliament

29th January 2013

Coming into force

22nd February 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 109(3) of the Localism Act 2011(1), makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber (Partial Revocation) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 22nd February 2013.

(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.

Partial revocation of Regional Strategy

2.—(1) The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber comprises—

(a) the regional spatial strategy for the region (“the RSS”)(2); and

(b) the regional economic strategy for the region (“the RES”)(3).

(2) The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber is revoked except for—

(a) the policies of the RSS set out in the Schedule to this Order (“the RSS York Green Belt policies”); and

(b) the Key Diagram of the RSS insofar as it illustrates the RSS York Green Belt policies and the general extent of the Green Belt around the City of York.

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

24th January 2013

Article 2

SCHEDULE RSS York Green Belt policies

POLICY YH9: Green belts

C The detailed inner boundaries of the Green Belt around York should be defined in order to establish long term development limits that safeguard the special character and setting of the historic city.

POLICY Y1: York sub area policy

Plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes for the York sub area should:

C Environment

1.  In the City of York LDF, define the detailed boundaries of the outstanding sections of the outer boundary of the York Green Belt about 6 miles from York city centre and the inner boundary in line with policy YH9C.

2.  Protect and enhance the nationally significant historical and environmental character of York, including its historic setting, views of the Minster and important open areas.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 109 of the Localism Act 2011(4) abolished the regional planning tier by repealing Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(5) (which only applied in relation to England). This includes the removal of the responsible regional authorities. Section 109 also made provision to revoke or partially revoke, by order, the eight existing regional strategies.

This Order makes use of those powers to partially revoke the regional strategy for Yorkshire and Humber, which comprises The Yorkshire and Humber Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2026 (“the RSS”) and the Regional Economic Strategy for Yorkshire & Humber 2006-2015. Policies in the RSS which relate to the Green Belt around the City of York are retained. The Key Diagram from the RSS is retained insofar as it illustrates the retained York Green Belt policies and the general extent of the Green Belt around the City of York. The Key Diagram can be found after page 214 of the RSS. A copy can be obtained from the Planning Directorate, Department for Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DU.

(1)

2011 c. 20.

(2)

The Yorkshire and Humber Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2026, published in May 2008 as required by section 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c.5). Under Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20), section 1 of the 2004 Act was repealed and the RSS became part of the regional strategy for the region from 1st April 2010. Part 5 of the 2009 Act is partially amended and partially repealed by sections 109 and 237 of, and paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 8 and Part 16 of Schedule 25 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c.20). These amendments and repeals took effect on 15th November 2011, except for the repeal of sections 70(5), 82(1) and (2) which will be commenced on a day to be appointed. Section 83 of the 2009 Act was repealed by section 30(3) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Public Bodies Act 2011 (c.24).

(3)

The Regional Economic Strategy for Yorkshire & Humber 2006-2015, published in 2006 by Yorkshire Forward, the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Development Agency, as required by section 7 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c.45). Section 7 of the 1998 Act was substituted by section 83 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20) and is repealed by section 109(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to, the Localism Act 2011(c.20) on a day to be appointed. Under Part 5 of the 2009 Act, the RES became part of the regional strategy for the region from 1st April 2010. Part 5 of the 2009 Act is partially amended and partially repealed as set out at (b) above.

(4)

2011 c. 20.

(5)

2009 c. 20.