Department for Communities and Local Government

• Planning, building and the environment
• Planning and the environment
• SEAs

Strategic Environmental Assessments

As part of its stated commitment to protecting the environment the Government decided to carry out an environmental assessment of the revocation of the existing regional strategies, on a voluntary basis. It is the Government's clear policy intention to revoke existing regional strategies outside London, but this is subject to the outcome of environmental assessments and will not be undertaken until the Secretary of State and Parliament have had the opportunity to consider the findings of the assessments.

We have undertaken voluntary Strategic Environmental Assessments to assess the environmental impacts of revoking each of the eight regional strategies. The Environmental Reports, including details on how to respond, are available below.

Comments are invited on any aspect of the reports by 20 January 2012.

Related publications

• Environmental report on the revocation of the North West of England Plan

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Environmental report on the revocation of the North East of England Plan

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Environmental report on the revocation of the Yorkshire and Humber Plan

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Environmental report on the revocation of the East of England Plan

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Environmental report on the revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Environmental report on the revocation of the East Midlands Regional Plan

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Environmental report on the revocation of the South East Plan

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Environmental report on the revocation of regional planning guidance for the South West (RPG 10)

  • Published: 20 October 2011
  • Closing date: 20 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment