An award-winning local development blueprint has been given the green light.

TAYplan, which won the Royal Town Planning Institutes UK overall award for 2011, the Silver Jubilee Cup, got the go-ahead from the Scottish Government.

The area plan will cover Dundee, Angus, Perth and North Fife and creates a strategy for major building work.

It was published yesterday by TAYplan, the Strategic Development Planning Authority.

John Kellas, chair of TAYplan, introduced the document with optimistic words about the future of renewable energy and green housing developments.

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He wrote: "The region has significant potential to support growth in the renewable energy industry, particularly through the growth of Dundee and Montrose ports to support offshore renewable energy… In this Plan we strive for high quality to ensure that all types of development integrate with and complement their surroundings, reduce the need to travel and support a shift from car and road-based freight transport in favour of more sustainable modes and travel behaviour."

Scottish Government planning minister Derek MacKay said he was "delighted" to approve the plan, which would "ensure a generous supply of housing land".

Set up in 2008, TAYplan's joint committee is made up of three councillors from the four local authorities.

A spokesman said their vision is that "by 2032 the region will be sustainable, more attractive, competitive and vibrant without creating an unacceptable burden on our planet."

To view the plans, go to www.tayplan-sdpa.gov.uk.

(NE)