Spatial Planning

04-Jul-07

Measuring the Outcomes of Spatial Planning in England

RTPI and CLG (July 2008)

Sets out an approach to conceptualising and using indicators to support the forging of new local development frameworks and their co-ordination with sub-regional, regional, and ultimately national, objectives and strategies for development. Significantly it aims to use data and indicators that have already been developed in order to promote a consistent and pragmatic basis for developing monitoring and evaluation.

Effective Practice in Spatial Planning (EPiSP) - Full Report

Executive Summary

Commissioned by the RTPI, CLG, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Greater London Assembly and undertaken by UCL and Deloitte (2007)

The report identifies success factors and common barriers in effective spatial planning and makes recommendations for promoting more effective spatial planning.

Uniting Britain: The Evidence Base - Spatial Structure and Key Drivers

RTPI June 2006

Explores existing data sources and mapping techniques that could be used to draw up a UK spatial planning framework. The authors use the material to propose six functional areas that represent the UK's high level spatial hierarchy. Consideration of these will help Government achieve more joined-up national development.