1st Edition
Thatcherism and Planning The Case of Simplified Planning Zones
By Philip M. Allmendinger
Copyright 1997
205 Pages
by
Routledge
205 Pages
by
Routledge
205 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1997, this volume explores how, seventeen years after the election of the first Thatcher government, it is clear that despite the attacks, land use planning has survived. Talk during the 1980s of the death of planning and a bonfire of controls seem in hindsight distant and alarmist. Planning now has a new lease of life and is once again firmly on the government’s agenda. So... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. Implementation and the Scope for Autonomous Local Politics. 3. Thatcherism. 4. Thatcherism and Planning. 5. The Origin and Evolution of Simplified Planning Zones. 6. The Birmingham SPZ. 7. The Slough SPZ. 8. The Derby SPZ. 9. The Cleethorpes SPZ. 10. Conclusions.
Biography
Philip M. Allmendinger
’This book is the only authoritative account of one of the most significant New Right planning initiatives in the 1980s and 1990s. It is highly recommended to anyone wishing to achieve a full understanding of British planning since the 1980s.’ Professor Huw Thomas, University of Wales, UK ’...usefully explores the simplified planning zone (SPZ) concept.’ Town Planning Review
