Talking about British planning, this book provides an explanation of planning processes including, the institutions involved, tools, systems, policies and changes to land use. It incorporates the changes to planning introduced by the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, and the government's mi[...]

Town and country planning has never been more important to the UK, nor more prominent in national debate. Planning generates great controversy: whether it's spending GBP80m and four years' inquiry into Heathrow's Terminal 5, or the 200 proposed wind turbines in the Shetland Isles. On a smaller scale[...]