View the Inspectors' Report

Independent inspectors reported on the South East Plan in August 2007. Recommendations for extra homes have been cautiously accepted by the Assembly, provided Government funds vital extra infrastructure.

The Assembly also strongly supported the report's findings on affordable homes, which back the argument that Government funding not mass building is needed to make housing more affordable.

Planning inspectors gave the South East Plan a clean bill of health on 11 out of 12 key topics. They praised the Assembly's pioneering work on infrastructure, climate change, water resources and joint work with the regional development agency on a single delivery plan. The inspectors recommend the region builds 32,000 homes a year until 2026, instead of 28,900 a year proposed by the Assembly.

The report can be downloaded in full from the Government Office for the South East website.

An extensive Examination-in-Public that fed into the report was conducted by the inspectors between November 2006 and March 2007.

Summary and Response

The Assembly's Response (press release)

Assembly summary of the report (HTML version)
Assembly summary of the report (PDF version) - 296 KB

Audio Clips

In the clips below, Councillor Keith Mitchell (Chairman of the Regional Assembly) talks about some of the key issues.
What is the South East Plan? - 275 KB
What is the Assembly's view on the Inspectors' report? - 701 KB
How will new infrastructure and affordable housing be funded? - 401 KB
What is the Assembly's main worry? - 322 KB

Timetable

Further information on the timetable for the South East Plan and the next steps in the process can be found on the timetable page.

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