participation

In search of Skeffington

28.06.2019

Jeff Bishop

Campaigning & Advocacy | Community Engagement | consultation | engagement | England | participation | Skeffington Report | UK

On the 50th anniversary of the landmark People and Planning report, Jeff Bishop goes in search of Skeffington in the modern-day planning landscape
Malthouse advocates strategic planning

20.06.2019

Laura Edgar

Community Engagement | consultation | England | housebuilding | kit malthouse | mark prisk | participation | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | strategic planning

Housing and planning minister Kit Malthouse has signalled his support for long-term strategic planning.
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...