Governmental Logics in Commercialised Planning Practices. The Case of Local Authority Pre-Application Negotiations in the English Planning System

The paper provides an empirical review of a widely used tool in the English planning system - pre-application discussions ('pre-apps') and a theoretical exposition of governmental 'logics' that underpin neoliberal-informed planning reforms. We present five logic frames of growth,...

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Published inPlanning theory & practice Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 60 - 80
Main Authors Parker, Gavin, Dobson, Mark, Lynn, Tessa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.01.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Application
commercialisation
Commercialization
Local government
Local planning
Logics
Negotiation
Negotiations
Neoliberalism
planning reform
political rationality
pre-applications
soft/fuzzy spaces
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Summary:The paper provides an empirical review of a widely used tool in the English planning system - pre-application discussions ('pre-apps') and a theoretical exposition of governmental 'logics' that underpin neoliberal-informed planning reforms. We present five logic frames of growth, efficiency, commercialisation, participation and quality, and apply these to pre-application negotiation practice, to highlight how Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) are faced with the challenge of reconciling a complex of multiple and often competing aims that appear irreconcilable in practice. We highlight that whilst 'ordinary' planning tools such as pre-apps may appear mundane, they can provide valuable instantiations where logics collide.
ISSN:1464-9357
1470-000X
DOI:10.1080/14649357.2021.2011388