14 January was the deadline for responses to the Government’s consultation on its policy paper Planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes, which proposes to increase the Permitted Development Rights allowing change of use, and in doing so removes public consultation from decisions affecting the regeneration of town centres. […]
At the end of November, the TCPA published Planning 2020:Â the final report of the Raynsford Review of Planning in England. This in an incredibly comprehensive and significant assessment of the English planning system by former housing minister Nick Raynsford, and the product of thousands of responses, of which tCI was one (view our response
The Raynsford Review and the Potential for Greater Community Involvement in Planning Commentary from the Consultation Institute Penny Norton, from the Consultation Institute, considers the potential for greater community involvement in planning and looks at the characteristics of involvement good practice. I am frequently asked whether consultation is a legal requirement in planning. The fact that it is
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In May, the Government (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) held a consultation on revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework – the headline planning policy document from which all other planning policy stems. The Institute responded to the consultation, specifically commenting on the very opaque legislation / guidance surrounding the requirements for consultation
The NPPF and consultation or revised Planning policy and consultation Read More »
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is undertaking a considerable review of the English planning system, intended to make it fairer, better resourced and capable of producing quality outcomes. A key tenent of this is improved community involvement in the planning system. The task force, which is chaired by former planning minister Nick Raynsford,
Revisions to planning policy and regulation have made clear an ambition to place community at the heart of planning, development and improving neighbourhoods. Fast forward to 2018 and the number of legal challenges by communities who feel that their right to be consulted was not sufficiently considered is increasing; crowd-funding to help those challenges reach
What’s the problem? If you Google public consultation or search for it on Twitter you’ll probably find that the public are constantly being asked by decision makers to have their say or #HaveYourSay. On the surface of it this sounds like a perfectly legitimate call to action; ‘Read our proposals and tell us what you
The following content was written by tCI Fellow Jonathan Bradley, who specialises in Social Media. He runs our courses: Using Social Media in Public Engagement & Consultation & Social Media for Consultation Problem One of the difficulties faced by public consultation is reaching target audiences and getting them to take part. Well, Facebook advertising is a great
“How to Use Facebook Advertising for Public Consultation” – Useful advice Read More »
You may or not be aware that the The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 requires public bodies to consider how the services they commission and procure might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area. Commissioners are required to factor social value in at the pre-procurement phase, allowing them to embed social
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Two very important aspects of meaningful consultation are that it involves a dialogue and is a genuine process. Unfortunately, what we’ve learned about social media in the last year or so is that it is designed to do almost the opposite to public debates. We understand more than before that social media algorithms encourage the
Fake News, Anti-Social Media and how to deal with it. Or is consultation doomed? Read More »
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