Update...South West Regional Assembly Archive Site
The South West Regional Assembly was formally established in 2001 with the principal role of providing regional scrutiny of the policy and activities of the RDA and was voluntarily abolished in 2009. The Assembly was comprised of 119 members drawn 70% from the region's 51 local authorities and 30% from Social, Environmental and Economic Partners. In 2004 the Assembly was formally designated as Regional Planning Body and Regional Housing Body. These latter statutory responsibilities of the Assembly were transferred to the 20 strong Strategic Leaders Board in May 2009, the executive arm of the broader based South West Councils with members from all 41 (post local government review) local authorities in the region.
The Secretary of State confirmed this transfer, the notification can be read here.To read the Press Release on the transfer of the Assembly’s Regional Planning Body, housing and transport functions to the Strategic Leaders’ Board click here.
. Following the general election in May 2010, the incoming Secretary of State revoked this role.
Assembly related information remains on this website for reference - particularly papers for meetings of the Assembly and its member sub groups and details of its role as Regional Housing Body and Regional Planning Body.
All of the information about the draft Regional Spatial Strategy RSS for the South West is now archived on this site under South West Regional Planning Body.