National planning - Transport Policy and Planning in Great Britain - page 287

England Wales Scotland

Transport Development Transport Development Transport Development

National
governments

Ten Year Plan
Road/Rail White Papers

Sustainable Communities Plan Wales Transport

Strategy

Wales Spatial
Plan

National
Transport
Strategy
Strategic
Transport
Projects Review

National
Planning
Framework

Guidance on RTS and LTPs Planning Policy Statements Guidance on

RTPs

Planning Policy
Wales
Technical
Advice Notes

Guidance on
RTS and LTS

Planning Policy
Statements

Outside London London

Transport Development Transport Development

Regional Spatial Strategy including
Regional Transport Strategy

Transport
Strategy

Sustainable
Development
Strategy ('The
London Plan')

Regional
bodies/
London
Mayor

Sub-regional insets of RSS Sub-regional frameworks of

London Plan

Regional
Transport Plans

[Area strategies
of Wales Spatial
Plan]

Regional
Transport
Strategy

[Strategic
Development
Plans*]

County
Councils
OR

Local Transport
Plan

Unitary
councils

Local Transport
Plan**

Local
Development
Frameworks

Local Transport
Strategies

Local
Development
Plans

Local
Development
Plans

Local Transport
Strategies

Local
Development
plans

District
Councils
/ London
Boroughs

Local
Development
Frameworks

* Strategic development plans in Scotland are prepared for city-regions only
** In English metropolitan areas a single Local Transport Plan is prepared jointly by the constituent unitary councils and the Passenger Transport
Authority

Figure 17.4 The pattern of plans for England (outside London), London, Wales and Scotland. Shaded cells show main locus for strategic integration of transport and
development planning