Enhancing our understanding of the longer-term best methodologies for evaluating the impact of different interventions, and the recent experiences of reform outside of England both across the UK and internationally, to inform our own reforms.
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Green Infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a multifunctional planning concept with potential to address urban planning challenges as "natural" assets. There is an weighty academic and policy literature in support...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: Northumbria University
The project addresses the question fully and the authors have the necessary expertise in the field of planning systems and land use.
PLUS Change brings together 23 institutions from across Europe including 5 Universities, 5 research institutes, 3 stakeholder network organisations, 1 performing arts collective, and 9 practice partners representing regi...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
The project is relevant as it involves land use strategies and decision-making processes across multiple levels and diverse contexts, but it does not provide specific evidence of the efficacy of different planning systems across the UK and internationally.
Land use planning is one of the most controversial aspects of local life, generating more political heat than almost any other local policy issue. The new UK Government intends to publish White Papers on planning and dev...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Lancaster University
The project partially addresses the question and the authors have the necessary expertise in the field of neighbourhood planning and democracy.