Opinion

Don’t let the sun go down on planning’s power for good – a valedictory note

04.12.2018

England | Planning Law | Policy & Politics | UK

In his final column for The Planner, the estimable Chris Shepley observes that change is in the air, and this is a good thing

Exclusive: Planning 2020 with Nick Raynsford

19.11.2018

Nick Raynsford

England | English planning system | Housing | permitted development | permitted development rights | Policy & Politics | Raynsford review

In the summer of 2017, former Labour planning minister Nick Raynsford began a review of the English planning system. Launched in the House of Lords on 20 November, here Raynsford reflects on a period of...
Sustaining rural estates – maintaining aristocracy or planning for the greater good?

16.11.2018

Scott O’Dell

Development Management & Enforcement | England | Rural | rural development | Rural estates | Sustainability

In our zest for maintaining countryside and rural heritage, we may be inadvertently holding back the rural economy, says Scott O'Dell
Read the Raynsford Review and ignore the whims of the talking heads

15.11.2018

Chris Shepley

England | Planning reform | Policy & Politics | Raynsford review

The Raynsford Review of Planning is the first comprehensive look at the whole English planning system for decades and deserves to be taken seriously, says Chris Shepley
Legal landscape:When does a planning obligation no longer serve a ‘useful purpose’?

06.11.2018

Charlotte Lockwood

England | Planing gain | Planning Law | planning obligation | Policy & Politics | S106 | section 106

When is a ‘useful purpose’ not a useful purpose when it comes to planning obligations? A recent judgment brings clarity to a contentious area, says Charlotte Lockwood
Cities must become more sustainable if they are to continue to support global economic growth

01.11.2018

George Adams

Climate Change | Design | Economic Growth | Infrastructure - Energy | International | resilient cities | sustainable development | Technology | UK | World Cities Day

This year's World Cities Day took the theme of 'Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities'. If we're to meet this challenge, we need to focus on inefficiencies in the way cities are designed, built and...

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