Localism in practice – lessons from a pioneer neighbourhood plan in England



Sturzaker, J ORCID: 0000-0002-3922-2677 and Shaw, D ORCID: 0000-0001-9054-6952
(2015) Localism in practice – lessons from a pioneer neighbourhood plan in England. Town Planning Review, 86 (5). pp. 586-609.

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Abstract

The UK Government claimed that its 2011 Localism Act would shift power (back) to local communities and neighbourhoods so that they can manage their affairs in their own interests. One of the principal ways this was intended to happen was through the production of Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDPs). In this paper we use a longitudinal case study of the first NDP to be adopted to analyse the extent to which it meets the expectations placed upon this new element of the English planning system, and consequently the implications for the success or otherwise of ‘localism’ more broadly. We explore issues including the legitimacy of localist planning processes, the capacity of communities to take the opportunities open to them, and the extent to which higher tiers of governance can frame and constrain the activities of lower tiers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: decentralisation,, rural planning, participation, housing, legitimacy
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2016 15:39
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:35
DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2015.34
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3001708