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100 1 _aBlackman, D.
245 0 0 _aFanfare for the common man
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490 0 _aAxis
_v57(9) September/October 2003, 10-11(2)
520 _aAsks whether the government is seriously committed to community empowerment in the planning system. Sees the ODPM's as yet unpublished proposals for the statements of community involvement (promised in the Planning Bill) that councils will have to prepare when writing their local development frameworks, as the acid test of this commitment. Describes the history of Labour's interest in the idea of community from the 1980s onwards and New Labour's difficulty in translating abstract concepts into practical policy. Points out ODPM's mistaken belief that speeding up the planning system and increasing community involvement can be achieved at the same time. Runs through a spectrum of expert opinion on whether government planning reforms will enable communities to be effectively involved in planning processes.
590 _aABS
650 2 4 _aPLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004
650 2 4 _aSTATEMENTS OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
651 4 _aEngland
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690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT-PLANNING GUIDANCE-LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS
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