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.
Future North West - A Framework for Activity
In light of the new Government’s intention to abolish the
statutory basis for Regional Strategies, in conjunction with our
partners, we have developed a succinct and streamlined
non-statutory, high level framework / plan for the Northwest.
We aim to finalise the plan after the Comprehensive Spending
Review in Autumn 2010.
Clearly, a non-statutory framework/plan will depend on the
active support and commitment of local authorities, business and
other key partners to be effective and gain traction. We will
therefore continue to work closely with the Regional Strategy
Advisory Group and 4NW committees to finalise the framework.
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.