Individual government departments have over 100 maps relating to policies and programmes scattered across 95 different places. The Royal Town Planning Institute is suggesting bringing these maps together in an interactive website to help the public understand how policies affect their areas, help policymakers understand cumulative impacts, and help businesses understand how policies may affect them. A pilot website was launched in October 2012 with layers for key policies and programmes, and the consultation process is ongoing to gather feedback and add additional datasets.

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?