East of England Plan Draft revision to the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the East of England East of England Plan Draft revision to the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the East of England December 2004 Organisations involved in producing this document include: Confederation of British Industry, Council for the Protection of Rural England, Countryside Agency, East of England Arts, East of England Development Agency, East of England Regional Assembly, county, district and borough councils, East of England Tourist Board, English Heritage, English Nature, Environment Agency, Health Development Agency, Highways Agency, House Builders Federation, Housing Corporation, Local Economic Partnerships, Strategic Rail Authority, Sustainable Transport for the East of England Region (STEER), waste and aggregate industry. East of England Regional Assembly Flempton House Flempton Bury St Edmunds IP28 6EG Telephone: 01284 729442 Fax: 01284 729447 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.eera.gov.uk The Ordnance Survey mapping included within the publication is provided by EERA under licence from Ordnance Survey in order to fulfil its public function as a planning body. Persons viewing this mapping should contact Ordnance Survey copyright for advice where they wish to licence Ordnance Survey mapping for their own use. December 2004. contents Page foreword 2 1 introduction 3 2 background context 5 3 vision and objectives 11 4 core spatial strategy 13 5 sub-regional and sub-area policies 45 6 economic development, retail and tourism 105 7 housing