Making the Case

The RHB has written to Government outlining the need for more investment to deliver affordable housing for the region. An extra £400m is required over three years to meet the target of 11,200 affordable homes a year set by independent inspectors. To highlight the issue the Regional Assembly has published its argument in a document called Making the Case:

Making the Case - 286 KB

Regional Parliamentary Committees

The Assembly Chairman's response to Governments invitation to comment on the proposition within the Sub-National Review to create these committees, sent on 27 November 2007.

Assembly comments on the creation of Regional Parliamentary Committees - 67 KB

Housing Investment in the Regions - South East

The Regional Housing Board's response to the Secretary of State regarding proposals for regional allocations, sent on 2 November 2007.

Housing Investment in the Regions - South East - 85 KB

Water for People and the Environment - Developing our Water Resources Strategy for England and Wales

The Assembly’s response, below, was agreed by our Executive Committee on 19 October 2007.

Assembly response to Water Resources Strategy Consultation - 85 KB

Housing Green Paper

The Assembly’s response, below, was agreed by our Executive Committee on 14 September 2007.
Assembly response to the Housing Green Paper - 66 KB

Delivering Housing and Regeneration: Communities England and the future of social housing regulation

The Assembly’s response, below, was considered by our Executive Committee on 14 September 2007.

Final response - 50 KB

Consultation on the Regional Economic Strategy Implementation Plan

The Regional Planning Committees considered the draft RES Implementation Plan at its meeting on 25 July 2007 and agreed the framework for the Assembly’s response.

Assembly response to RES Implementation Plan Consultation - 119 KB

Planning White Paper

The Executive Committee met on the 15 July 2007 to discuss the Government's Planning White Paper. The Committee approved an outline response, and deferred a supplementary response to the Regional Planning Committee. The Regional Planning Committee approved the supplementary response at their meeting on the 25 July 2007.

Assembly Response to Planning White Paper - 93 KB

The letter below is an initial response to the Government's Planning White Paper from the South East England Regional Assembly and is superseded by the response above.

Initial Response to Planning White Paper - 102 KB

OFT Market Study

The Assembly's response to the Office of Fair Trading's market study into house building in the UK.

Assembly Response to House Building Consultation - 114 KB

Household Recycling Incentives

The Assembly's response to DEFRA's consultation on incentives for recycling by households.

Assembly Response to Household Recycling Incentives Consultation - 65 KB

Lyons inquiry into Local Government

The following letter is the response of the South East England Regional Assembly to the invitation to submit further evidence to the Lyons inquiry following the publication of the Barker, Leitch and Eddington reviews.

Lyons inquiry - 48 KB

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