1. Join
in
a
na'onal
debate
with
the
Royal
Town
Planning
Ins'tute

2. Individual government departments have over 100 maps
relating to policies and programmes
• 100 maps in 95 different places
• Topics covered are:
• Economic growth
• Transport
• Communications
• Housing
• Environment
• One third are explicit maps; one third are not
Research
Findings

3. • For the Public:
• Hard to tell how government policies affect your area
• For Policy Makers:
• Hard to tell what the cumulative impact of government
policies is on an area
• For Business:
• Hard to tell how government policies will affect your
business
Why
does
this
ma3er?

4. How
does
a
M4E
fit
with
Government
Policy?

5. • A website portal containing layers for each of the
key policies and programmes
• Open to ideas regarding enhanced interactivity
• Pilot website launched in October 2012
At
the
beginning
of
the
project,
what
were
we
suggesFng?

6. Example
Map:
Regional
Growth
Funds and
Household
Growth

7. Example
Map:
Relative
Water
Stress
Levels

8. Example
Map:
Household
growth and
flood risk

9. Example
Map:
Household
growth and
housing
affordability

10. The Map for England Website

11. • Pilot website
• Have added to the datasets throughout the 6
month period
• Key question: why do policy makers continue to
publish in the same old formats?
• We want to talk to industries about why the Map
for England would be a useful tool
The Map for England Website

12. • Promote planning, and the interests of our
members
• Influencing policy makers at the highest levels
• Mentions of the Map for England in Parliament
• Engaging with other sectors
But what can we do with the data?

13. • Helps to boost growth
• More transparent
• Saves time and money
• Helps coordinate infrastructure across national
borders
Some additional benefits include:

14. • Should the government bring together these maps in one
place?
• What would the benefits of this approach be to your
organisation?
• Is our interactive map a good way for this information to
be published?
• What key policy areas should be covered?
• Have we missed anything?
Our Consultation process is ongoing…

15. • Overwhelming support (90% surveyed) amongst
a range of stakeholders
• ‘grounded in common sense’
• ‘ensure regions receive [their] share of
funding’
• ‘visualise…spatial relationships [for] planning’
What have we found out so far?

16. • The study report, parliamentary briefings, pilot
website and compendium of maps are available
at:
• www.mapforengland.co.uk
• Peter.shand@rtpi.org.uk
Want to know more?