A spatial development strategy must include a statement of the strategic planning authority's policies (however expressed), in relation to the development and use of land in the strategy area, which are of strategic importance to that area.
A spatial development strategy must include a reasoned justification for the policies referred to in subsection (1).
A spatial development strategy must specify the period for which it is to have effect.
A spatial development strategy may specify or describe infrastructure the provision of which the strategic planning authority considers to be of strategic importance to the strategy area for the purposes of—
A spatial development strategy may specify or describe—
For the purposes of subsections (1), (4) and (5), a matter may be of strategic importance to a strategy area even if it affects only part of that area.
The Secretary of State may prescribe further matters a spatial development strategy may, or must, deal with.
A spatial development strategy must contain such diagrams, illustrations or other descriptive or explanatory matter relating to its contents as may be prescribed.
A spatial development strategy may make different provision for different cases or for different parts of the strategy area.
A spatial development strategy must be designed to secure that the use and development of land in the strategy area contribute to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change.
A spatial development strategy must take account of any local nature recovery strategy, under section 104 of the Environment Act 2021, that relates to any part of the strategy area, including in particular—
A spatial development strategy must not—
The Secretary of State may prescribe—
In subsection (5) "affordable housing" means—