participation

Trust is the foundation of an effective planning system

14.03.2018

Nick Wright

Community Engagement | participation | public consultation | Scotland | UK

Lack of trust is the biggest barrier to public engagement in planning, says Nick Wright. So what can planners do to restore it?
It's time to give space to the citizen planner

11.03.2016

Liane Hartley

citizen planner | Community Engagement | consultation | Development Management & Enforcement | participation | UK

What role can non-professionals play in the planning of spaces and places? Liane Hartley says it's time for planners to relinquish some control
We can make planning more accessible to young people

09.10.2015

Lucy Seymour-Bowdery

Community Engagement | engagement | participation | UK | young people

Planning is inseparable from politics, writes Lucy Seymour-Bowdery. Decisions in planning and politics have a significant impact on the success of the places in which we live, work and socialise. Most...