The document argues that planning is one of the essential mechanisms through which many of the next government’s key objectives can be delivered on the ground. It also sets out a clear vision for a planning system that is effective, responsive and fit for purpose, at a time when each of the political parties has radically differing ideas about how the planning system should operate.
In the manifesto, the Institute argues that the current planning system is not ‘broken’ and that the challenge for the next government will to be to build on the strong foundations of the existing system, especially to help drive forward economic recovery whilst involving local people in a meaningful way to shape the right decisions about their communities.
The RTPI believes that the next government must take a serious look at how we plan for the future, arguing that strategic planning at the international, national and sub-national levels, through an integrated and genuinely spatial approach, is vital to ensure that the needs of the wider than local community interest are properly addressed.
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