Policy and Practice Localism: a planning panacea?

It has been observed that there is a 'global trend' towards devolution of power from national governments to regional and local authorities, and planning is one of the activities often devolved. In England, the UK government has since 2011 gone further and, it claims, devolved planning pow...

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Published in:Town planning review 2019-09, Vol.90 (5), p.481-496
Main Authors: Taylor, Edward, Santamaria, Frederic, Sturzaker, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Central government
Community planning
Consultants
Councils
Decentralization
Decision making
Devolution
Land use planning
Local authorities
Local government
Local planning
Localism
Neighborhoods
Politics
Power
Regional planning
Urban planning
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Summary:It has been observed that there is a 'global trend' towards devolution of power from national governments to regional and local authorities, and planning is one of the activities often devolved. In England, the UK government has since 2011 gone further and, it claims, devolved planning powers to the community level. The introduction of a new form of statutory planning--neighbourhood planning--was heralded by the UK government as an embodiment of their commitment to 'localism', representing a shift from top-down to bottom-up control in the English planning system. This Policy and Practice explores some of the tensions inherent in localism as exemplified through the practical implementation of neighbourhood planning.
ISSN:0041-0020
1478-341X
DOI:10.3828/tpr.2019.31