Improving Infrastructure: Strategy & Policy
Northwest Regional Economic Strategy sets out what the NWDA and
other stakeholders need to do to support the region's
infrastructure.
Regional Economic Strategy
Everything we do is set out in the Regional Economic Strategy.
The NWDA is responsible for turning the strategy into reality,
which is a complex task. We need to be clear what the strategy is
for and to make sure it fulfils its aims.
To make our job more manageable, the strategy is split up into
bite-size chunks. Infrastructure is one of those chunks. (The
others are Business, Skills & Education, People & Jobs and
Quality of Life.)
Within the Infrastructure section of the Regional Economic
Strategy, we are involved in planning, housing, transport, energy
and waste at a strategic level.
RS2010: The Single Regional Strategy for the Northwest
The Northwest Regional Economic Strategy, the Regional Spatial
Strategy and the Regional Housing Strategy will be combined in the
new single Regional Strategy, known as RS2010. The NWDA has joint
responsibility with 4NW in preparing the single
Regional Strategy for the Northwest.
Our aim is to develop a strategy that will bring together
environmental, social and economic priorities and reflect the
Northwest’s long-term commitment to sustainable growth. RS2010 will
enable the region to carry out a more in-depth review of future
priorities during 2009.
The public consultation process on the Principles and Issues
paper, which was a collaboration between the NWDA and 4NW, was
completed in April 2009. The Principles and Issues Consultation
Summary Report was published in August 2009.
Regional Spatial Strategy
The Regional Spatial Strategy is a broad development strategy
for the region. It identifies the scale and distribution of new
housing and identifies priorities for transport, economic
development and sustainable development. It forms part of the
statutory development plan for each local authority and sets the
strategic context for the preparation of Local Development
Frameworks.
The Regional Spatial Strategy is being combined with the
Regional Economic Strategy and the Regional Housing Strategy in a
single Regional Strategy for the Northwest.
Regional Housing Strategy
The Regional Housing Strategy focuses on investing in housing
needs that support long-term economic growth as well as building
communities.
The Regional Housing Strategy is being combined with the
Regional Economic Strategy and the Regional Spatial Strategy in a
single Regional Strategy for the Northwest.