WHO LEADS PLANNING?

The article discusses the challenge for planners in Great Britain in 2014 to rediscover the profession's ethical and social foundations and to view it also as a responsibility in the 21st century. Topics covered include the consideration that development is guided by criteria-based policies, the reduction of local councils' strategic planning capacity, and the need to connect community needs and economic potential. Also mentioned is the need to shift to plans that transcend the regulatory.