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[email protected] Online via the website: www.communities.gov.uk October 2011 ISBN: 978 1 4098 3121 1 Environmental Report on revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands Contents Non-technical summary Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands Chapter 3: Environmental Report Annex A: Regional Strategy policies and effects of revocation Annex B: Saved structure plan policies Annex C: West Midlands: Local plans (as at August 2011) 1 This Environmental Report is a consultation document on the likely significant environmental effects of revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands (the regional strategy in force for the West Midlands of England).