Urban Planning and the British New Right

Did the 1980s and 1990s see the death of planning?Exposing the myth that has grown up around Thatcherism, leading experts from a wide range of land-use policy areas examine the changes that were brought about in planning and the environment during the 1980s and 1990s, and argue that much less was achieved than expected.Urban Planning and the British New Right questions common assumptions about planning practices under Thatcherism, concluding that the complex relationship of power between central, local and national government requires a sensitivity to change that is inclusive rather than doctrinal. This is a book that says as much about the administration, institutions and processes of planning as it does about Mrs Thatcher's attempts to change it.

Contents.Acknowledgements.Introduction Phil Allmendinger and Huw Thomas Planning and environmentalism in the 1990s Elizabeth Wilson Conservation of the built environment under the Conservatives Peter Larkham and Heather BarrettPlanning for housing: regulation entrenched? Glen Bramley and Christine Lambert Development plans: coping with re-regulation in th 1990s Angela Hull and Geoff Vigar Simplified Planning Zones Philip Allmendinger The New Right's commodification of planning control Mark Tewdwr-Jones and Neil Harris Countryside conservation and the New Right Kevin Bishop The ghost of Thatcherism Andy Thornley Conclusions Phil Allmendinger and Huw Thomas Bibliography.

Philip Allmendinger, Huw Thomas