Planning reform beyond planning: the debate on an integrated Environment and Planning Act in the Netherlands

Land-use plans serve a dual function. On the one hand, they are programmes for future development, plans for action. On the other hand, they have a regulative function in relation to construction and land use. This paper investigates how the interplay between these functions is playing a role in the...

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Published in:Planning, practice & research practice & research, 2016-08, Vol.31 (4), p.420-434
Main Author: Korthals Altes, Willem K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Area planning & development
development control
Environment
Integration
Legislation
Netherlands
Planning reform
planning system
Reforms
spatial planning
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Summary:Land-use plans serve a dual function. On the one hand, they are programmes for future development, plans for action. On the other hand, they have a regulative function in relation to construction and land use. This paper investigates how the interplay between these functions is playing a role in the current debate about the new integrated Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) in the Netherlands. Initially, the government proposed abolishing local land-use plans and replacing them with a system of by-laws. However, this proposal did not survive the debate on this bill. This paper will shed light on the relationships between planning and regulation by analysing that debate.
ISSN:0269-7459
1360-0583
DOI:10.1080/02697459.2016.1198556