The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) have been hosting events designed to explore the arguments around the need for a spatial strategy for the North of England, leading up to a ‘Northern Summit’ in 2016, together with a call for evidence for everyone who has an interest in this matter to submit by 30 September.
The RTPI writes:
Some 200 business and public policy leaders have attended roundtable events in Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool and Newcastle to discuss what a strategic spatial planning framework for the north of England should be like, what its scope should be, and how it should be developed.
Roundtable events Manchester and Hull will continue to place over the summer, which will culminate in a ‘Northern Summit’ early next year. The Northern Summit project is spearheaded by the RTPI in partnership with IPPR North to get the momentum behind developing the most appropriate approach to developing a strategic spatial planning framework across the North of England.
Bob Wolfe, Chair of the Northern Summit Project Board, discusses the origins of the project and shares his impressions on some of the ideas emerging from the roundtables in a blog.
From now to 30 September 2015, we are calling 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.
For further information visit the #GreatNorthPlan website.
Submissions and inquiries should be sent by email to infrastructure@ippr.org.
See more information on the ‘Great North Plan’ at greatnorthplan.com
View the RTPI blog on the ‘evolution of devolution’
View the call for evidence on the Institute for Public Policy Research website
