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Department of the Environment: Development Plans and Regional Policy Directorate:...

Catalogue reference: AT 36

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AT 36

This series contains registered files of the Development Plans and Regional Policy Directorate (DPRP) relating to regional planning issues, such as control, development and structure plans and Green Belts.The series includes earlier files which...

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Reference

AT 36

Title
Department of the Environment: Development Plans and Regional Policy Directorate: Registered Files (DPRP Series)
Date

1956-1998

Description

This series contains registered files of the Development Plans and Regional Policy Directorate (DPRP) relating to regional planning issues, such as control, development and structure plans and Green Belts.

The series includes earlier files which were re-registered from earlier Ministry of Housing and Local Government Planning Directorates series PB3 (HLG 141), PD1 (HLG 143) and UPD (HLG 136), and from other Department of the Environment Directorates series PDPS (AT 35), PRM (AT 48), PRP (AT 46) and DPRS.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The files in this series have been transferred in more than one batch. They are arranged in previous reference order within each accession.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

DPRP file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of the Environment, 1970-1997
  • Department of the Environment, Development Plans and Regional Policy Directorate, 1977-1994
  • Department of the Environment, Planning Directorate C, 1970-1973
  • Department of the Environment, Planning, Minerals and Countryside Directorate, 1972-1974
  • Department of the Environment, Planning, Regional and Minerals Directorate, 1974-1977
  • Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997-2001
  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Minerals Division, 1951-1965
  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Planning Division C, 1963-1970
Physical description

755 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1996 Department of the Environment

Accumulation dates

1973 onwards

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

The Development Plans and Regional Policy (DPRP) Directorate was created in 1977, following the amalgamation of the Development Plans and Regional Strategies Directorate (1975-1977) and Division 1 of the Planning, Regional and Minerals Directorate (1974-1977). The Development Plans and Regional Strategies Directorate had itself taken over the responsibilities of the Planning Development Plans System Division (1973-1975).

The directorate was responsible for a strategic framework for planning, at both a regional and national level. It was also responsible for the Department of the Environment's interest in regional affairs other than the regional strategic framework, such as the EEC Regional Development Fund and dispersal of government establishments.

The directorate was in existence until 1983 when it was renamed the Regional Policy and Development Directorate.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2554/

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Department of the Environment: Development Plans and Regional Policy Directorate: Registered Files (DPRP Series)