Short Guide to Town and Country Planning

The fully updated Short Guide to Town and Country Planning provides a concise introductory overview of the practice of planning for those with little or no prior knowledge. This second edition considers who planners are and what they do, showing how planning – as an art, science and system – has evolved as an organised action of the state.

The book discusses the planning system, processes, legal constructs and approaches, taking into account the recent regulatory changes within the UK nations. Restructured to improve readability, it explores the interactions of government and society with the planning system, and the relationship between urban planning, the environment and placemaking. It encourages the reader to adopt a reflective and inquisitive outlook, and features:

• case study boxes;

• further reading and resources;

• guidance on the recent policy and system updates, including those through devolution.

Adam Sheppard MRTPI FRGS FHEA is a planning academic at UWE Bristol with a background from professional practice. After working as a development management planner in local government Adam moved into academia where he now teaches and researches site scale planning implementation and decision making.

Nick Croft MRTPI AFHEA is a senior lecturer at UWE teaching and researching local and neighbourhood planning policy and delivery. Nick joined UWE after a long and varied career in local government where he undertook roles in policy preparation, development management, waste and minerals, and regeneration.

Nick Smith MRTPI FRGS joined UWE Bristol from planning practice where he worked in private sector consultancy on a diversity of notable projects. Nick is the Head of the Planning School at UWE Bristol, where he also teaches and researches strategic planning, infrastructure, green infrastructure, and major projects.