Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM

Outline of Responsibilities

The Strategic Planning Team’s overall responsibility is the preparation of the Tees Valley Structure Plan. Other responsibilities for the Strategic Planning Team include:

• advising on waste and minerals planning issues;
• commenting on major planning applications;
• commenting on Local Plans, adjacent structure plans and other strategic policies;
• contributing to Regional Planning Advice;
• maintaining and updating information about the environment.

The team also gives policy advice on the Cleveland Structure Plan (Adopted 1995) and the Darlington Structure Plan (Adopted 2000).

The Strategic Planning Team is accountable to the Joint Strategy Committee through the Strategic Planning and Transportation Sub-Committee.

The Team also participated in an Interreg IIc project on 'Sustainable Urban Development and Housing Markets'. The results of the local research in the Tees Valley are available in the report "Study of Households on Greenfield and Previously-developed Housing Land". Further details can also be found on the project website at http://housing.ceps.lu

Aim & Objectives of the Strategic Planning Team

The aim of the Strategic Planning Team is

“To provide strategic planning advice to a consistently high standard, within agreed timescales”.