Key regional strategies in Yorkshire and the Humber

Communities and Local Government - Creating sustainable communities in Yorkshire and the Humber

Work to regenerate communities in Yorkshire and the Humber accompanies Making it Happen: The Northern Way which reports on the progress made in urban and rural, published early last year.

Advancing Together

Advancing Together - the vision and strategic framework for Yorkshire and Humber. (PDF)

Regional Economic Strategy

The Economic Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber 2006-2015. (PDF)

Yorkshire Forward’s Corporate Plan

Yorkshire Forward's Corporate Plan.

Regional Housing Strategy

2005 - 2021. (PDF)

Regional Spatial Strategy

Latest news on the Yorkshire and Humber Plan

Regional Transport Strategy

Strategy Document. (PDF)

Regional Sustainable Development Framework

‘Building the Benefits’ (PDF)

Natural England – Regional Forestry Strategy

In common with all the English Regions, Yorkshire and The Humber has developed a Regional Forestry Strategy to guide future development and management of our tree and woodland resource.

The Northern Way

The Northern Way is a unique collaboration between the three Northern Regional Development Agencies: Yorkshire Forward, Northwest Regional Development Agency and One NorthEast. This is a 20 year strategy to transform the economy of the North of England and on tackling issues that are important for the whole of the North and which cannot be tackled by one region alone.

The Northern Connection (Jan 08) offers important new insights into the economic links between cities and regions and about the continuing and increasing importance of the key urban centres in driving growth and development. The main report summarises the results of a research programme commissioned in 2007 by the Northern Way. (PDF)

Shaping the North's Cities/Residential Futures (Jul 07) This provides for the first time an overview into how the cities of the North need to improve their residential offer, focusing on everything from urban design and the quality of surrounding areas to available services and open spaces. (PDF)

The British Urban Regeneration Association Publications

Archive of policy and research

Resources Urban Design Information

Book shop and other services available for subscribers.

Improvement and Development Agency

IDeA Knowledge is the IDeA’s online service. It delivers forward-thinking and in-depth content on improvement issues, shares examples of good practice from councils across England and Wales, and provides information on the IDeA’s range of tools and services.

Information For Local Government

info4local provides local authorities with quick and easy access to information from more than 65 government departments, agencies and public bodies. It is run by a group of six departments, with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the lead.

Academy of Sustainable Communities - Briefings

Find out what ASC think major Government policy initiatives mean for the sustainable communities sector.

Sustainable Cities Website - Articles

Articles from Sustainable cities website that brings together major cities and business to rethink the way our cities are designed and used. It is part of the sustainable cities project, led by CABE, the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.

Renewal.net

An on-line guide to what works in neighbourhood renewal. Documents on the site include how to guides, case studies, project summaries and much more. Wherever possible, the documents are based on evaluated evidence.

Essays from Comedia

Essays available for free download, however free registration necessary. Other useful books available for charges.