Secretary of state for communities Eric Pickles has announced the revocation of Regional Strategies (RSSs) with immediate effect.
Pickles made the announcement in a letter sent today to chief planning officers in Local Planning Authorities across England.
The letter includes guidance which reads: "In the longer term the legal basis for Regional Strategies will be abolished through the 'Localism Bill' that we are introducing in the current Parliamentary session.
Click on the link below to read the letter in full, which includes a Q&A appendix:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/1631904.pdf
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