Town and Country Planning in the UK

<p><i>Town and Country Planning in the UK</i> provides one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of British planning history institutions legislation policies processes and practices. This 16th edition has been substantially revised and re-organised to provide an up-to-date overview of the planning systems in the four nations of the UK supported by analyses interpretations illustrations and examples from planning practice.</p><p>The new edition features:</p><ul> <li>details of the legislative and policy changes since 2015 and discussion of their implications including the early stages of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023</li> <li>discussion of environmental policies and programmes and the impact of Brexit on environmental regulatory landscape in Britain</li> <li>changes to climate change and resilience policies notably the government’s ‘Net Zero’ agenda and their implications for planning</li> <li>updates to the substantive issues in plan-making especially the responses to the shortage of affordable housing and the development of major infrastructure</li> <li>changes to the processes involved in plan-making and development management</li> <li>an expanded and revised chapter on design to include the growing significance of public health in the built environment</li> <li>major revisions to the chapter on rural planning</li> <li>revisions of the text on planning theory especially in relation to management of conflicts over the use and development of land</li> <li>extended discussion of politics professionalism and participation in planning</li> </ul><p>The 16th edition of <i>Town and Country Planning in the UK</i> is an ideal starting point for those who are studying or working in the planning field and for other professionals who need to locate their work in the planning context.</p>