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European And National Planning Flashcards

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Hierarchy by scale?

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European
National
Regional
Local

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What can policy be seen as?

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A statement of intent about how someone or an organisation may act in the future

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What is planning policy?

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Often spatial

Sets out how a place of area might change and who is responsible for making those changes

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What might policy do?

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.Specify precisely what someone will do
Identify criteria about how a decision is made
.Set our aspirations for change

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Why plan at European level?

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Post war European political and economic project
Urban and rural change does not necessarily follow political borders
Environmental issues eg Climate change do not follow borders

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Key issues and European level?

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Environmental protection
Regional development- to manage population shifts and migration
Transport- connectivity across Europe

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Who plans at EU level?

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The EU- legislative body
National governments cooperate
Regional and local governments cooperate

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Uncertainties following Brexit?

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Whether to keep, Revise or abandon EU legislation
Participation in EU funded programmes
Broader economic uncertainty may effect property market

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Example of EU legislation?

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Environmental assessment regulations

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Example of EU funded programme?

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European regional development fund

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Labour planning agenda

97-2010

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House building and affordability (especially in SE)
Providing key infrastructure
Public private partnerships
Regeneration- particularly North industrial cities
Community cohesion and engagement
Urban design and green infrastructure

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Coalition agenda

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Localism and neighbourhood planning 
Cutting bureaucracy and reducing state involving 
Economic growth 
Housing provision in south east 
Private investment 
Cutting regional governance
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Tory agenda post 2015?

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Focus on housing delivery
encouragement of small house building firms
Focus on local plans to allocate for housing
Focus on freeing up brownfield sites for housing- looser planning regulations
Reiterating protection for green belt

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What does national government do to address concerns?

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Commissions reviews
Publishes green and white papers 
Makes new laws 
Sets up new bodies 
Sets national planning policies
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Who makes national planning policy?

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Ministers and civil servants

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Departments that make national planning policy?

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Ministry for housing, communities and local government
Department for transport
department for environment, food and rural affairs

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Retail planning in the 1980’s?

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Thatcher- laissez fair 
Emergence of out of town retailers- Meadowhall 
Regionalisation of retail 
Hollowing out of old retail cores
Decline in local centres
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Retain planning- 1990’s

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Saw the negative impact of changes
Concerns about increased use of cars - sustainability
Provided support for town centres
PPG 6 emerged in 1993

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Retail planning 2000’s

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Concern that old PPGs were not responding quick enough to revolutionary changes
PPS6 -2005- sets out an anti out of town agenda
Supported by PPS4
Support for retail provided by wider initiatives such as inner city regeneration

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Town centres in the NPPF?

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“Recognise town centres at the heart of their communities and pursue policies to support their viability and vitality”

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Process for deciding on town centre development?

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Site selection- town centre/ edge of centre/ out of centre
Access impact of development
Ensure locations are accessible

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When can retail development occur out of centre?

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When there are no suitable sites available in or on the edge of town centres
Well connected to town centre

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Key issues in retail planning?

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What role for bulky goods and retail parks? Eg Ikea
Should we resist large retailers
How to deal with declining town centres
Rise of internet shopping?

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