Across the UK, people are concerned about the state of their towns, high streets, and infrastructure. As part of a national campaign celebrating how planners and communities can turn local ideas into lasting change, “It Takes Planners & You” is a campaign that invites the public to see planners not as obstacles but as allies in shaping great places to live work and connect. It opens people’s eyes to the role planners play in everyday life from parks and footpaths to housing, transport and public spaces right outside their homes.

Planning isn’t something done behind closed doors, it’s a partnership. The campaign shows that real change happens when planners and communities work together building trust and shaping better places for everyone.