South East England Councils (SEEC) is a voluntary association of council leaders from the 74 local authorities in the
South East
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region of England. It is a regional grouping of the
Local Government Association. It was established following the abolition of the
South East England Regional Assembly in March 2009. From April 2009 to 2010 it had a statutory role in
regional planning
Regional planning deals with the efficient placement of land-use activities, infrastructure, and settlement growth across a larger area of land than an individual city or town. Regional planning is related to urban planning as it relates land ...
.
History
Regional planning
From 2009 the South East England Partnership Board of South East England Councils was responsible, in cooperation with the
South East England Development Agency, for strategic planning in the region. This role as a
local authority leaders' board
Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary regional associations of council leaders that have been established in England outside of Greater London to replace certain functions of the now abolished regional chambers. The establishment of the bo ...
was established by the
. This role ended in 2010 with the abolition of statutory
regional planning in England In England, spatial planning is undertaken at the national level, through the National Planning Policy Framework. The London region is the only one to have a statutory London Plan. Most planning functions are exercised by local authorities, with ne ...
.
References
External links
South East England CouncilsSouth East England Partnership Board
{{Regional planning in England
Local authority leaders' boards in England
2009 establishments in England
Local government in South East England
Government agencies established in 2009
Local Government Association