Local Plans in British Land Use Planning : Urban and Regional Planning Series

Local Plans in British Land Use Planning provides an analysis of the nature, purpose, and operation of development plans in British planning practice. Comprised of 10 chapters, the book discusses about the use of development plans as procedural tools used by government agencies as an element in programs for intervening in the way a land is used and developed. Chapter 1 discusses land policy, land use planning, and development plans, while Chapter 2 covers the British land policy and land use planning. Chapter 3 and 4 tackle structure and local plans, respectively. The fifth chapter attempts to answer the question “Why prepare a local plan?” and the next three chapters tackle local plan production, form and content, and use. Chapter 9 covers the need of explanation regarding the planning system, and Chapter 10 discusses the recommendation to tackle the issues of the British planning system. The book will be of great interest to readers who are curious about the British planning system and in the analysis of public programs. Content: Pergamon Urban and Regional Planning Advisory Committee , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Acknowledgements , Page vi List of Tables , Page ix List of Diagrams , Page x Introduction , Pages xi-xv CHAPTER 1 - Land Policy, Land Use Planning and Development Plans , Pages 3-17 CHAPTER 2 - British Land Policy and Land Use Planning , Pages 19-43 CHAPTER 3 - Structure Plans , Pages 45-64 CHAPTER 4 - Local Plans , Pages 65-88 CHAPTER 5 - Why Prepare a Local Plan? , Pages 91-116 CHAPTER 6 - Local Plan Production , Pages 117-160 CHAPTER 7 - Local Plans: Their Form and Content , Pages 161-182,182a,183-208 CHAPTER 8 - Local Plans in Use , Pages 209-235 CHAPTER 9 - Towards Explanation , Pages 239-262 CHAPTER 10 - Towards Reform , Pages 263-286 APPENDIX 1 - Structure Plan Functions and Content: Official Statements , Pages 287-292 APPENDIX 2 - List of Plans Referred to in the Text , Pages 293-301 REFERENCES , Pages 303-318 Index , Pages 319-324