Town and country planning in the UK / created by Barry Cullingworth, Vincent Nadin, Trevor Hart, Simin Davoudi, John Pendlebury, Geoff Vigar, David Webb, and Tim Townshend.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 527- 575) and indexes.

1 The nature of planning 2 The evolution of town and country planning 3 The agencies of planning 4 The framework of plans 5 The management of development 6 Developing planning policies 7 Environment, sustainability and climate change 8 Conservation of the historic environment 9 Design and the planning system 10 Planning for rural areas 11 Urban policies and regeneration 12 Infrastructure planning 13 Planning, the profession and the public

Town and country planning has never been more important to the UK, nor more prominent in national debate. Planning generates great controversy: whether it's spending 80m and four years' inquiry into Heathrow's Terminal 5, or the 200 proposed wind turbines in the Shetland Isles. On a smaller scale telecoms masts, take-aways, house extensions, and even fences are often the cause of local conflict. This 15 th Edition incorporates the major changes to planning introduced by the coalition government elected in 2010, particularly through the National Planning Policy Framework and the Localism Act