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East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 2005/06

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Further research and joint working with emda is<br />

needed to address urban/rural disparities and areas<br />

of significant deprivation<br />

The <strong>Regional</strong> Assembly, in discussion with the local<br />

authorities, should provide a single clear definition<br />

of the preferred areas for regeneration against<br />

which individual sites can be either included or<br />

excluded via Geographical Information Systems<br />

(GIS) plotting<br />

In order to meet the <strong>Regional</strong> Economic <strong>Strategy</strong>’s<br />

objectives for economic development it will be<br />

necessary for the regional offer of employment<br />

sites to be improved.The portfolio of sites across<br />

the region will require an emphasis on sites which<br />

will help develop key sector priorities<br />

emda has been supporting the <strong>East</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong><br />

Rural Affairs Forum (EMRAF) in the drafting of<br />

the Rural Action Plan, as well as producing an<br />

evidence base to accompany it, which draws<br />

out urban/rural disparities. A shorter evidence<br />

base was produced with assistance from<br />

Natural England to support the <strong>Regional</strong><br />

Implementation Plan, highlighting areas of<br />

environmental and socio-economic need in<br />

rural areas, to assist delivery of the Rural<br />

Development Programme for England in the<br />

<strong>East</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong><br />

Work is in progress, as part of the <strong>Regional</strong> Plan<br />

preparation, to establish and define many<br />

regional spatial boundaries where not already<br />

in place<br />

The <strong>Regional</strong> Assembly, emda and the relevant<br />

local authorities and public sector bodies are<br />

already developing and implementing<br />

strategies to improve the regional offer of<br />

employment sites to meet regional objectives.<br />

This work should continue to be seen as a<br />

regional priority with progress closely<br />

monitored<br />

<strong>East</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> Annual Monitoring Report <strong>2005</strong>/<strong>06</strong><br />

Local Authorities are urged to put in place systems<br />

and practices to ensure that the sequential location<br />

of proposed and developed retail and leisure<br />

facilities can be reported upon in future AMRs.<br />

Information from national sources such as the<br />

Valuation Office will be used to enhance the<br />

information on major developments already<br />

collected through local planning authorities<br />

The EU Water Framework Directive will be a key<br />

driver for the protection and improvement of the<br />

water environment for the next 25 years and work<br />

needs to be undertaken on how it is implemented<br />

This report contains an update on progress<br />

This year the Environment Agency has set up<br />

River Basin Management Liaison Panels on<br />

which the Region is represented. A study of the<br />

Region’s soils and their vulnerability by<br />

catchment area has been published by the<br />

Assembly as part of the study programme on<br />

land drainage, landscape and biodiversity<br />

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