Planning by Consent

Book Description
The British system of universal development control celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1997. Remarkably, the system has survived more or less intact but the experience of the 1980s has left large questions unanswered about the relevance and effectiveness of the system. This book traces the history of the development control system in Britain from early modern times to the present day.


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The purpose of Planning by Consent is to find historical explanations for the way in which the development control system has evolved. Starting with a discussion of attitudes to property and to the problem of nuisance in the Middle Ages, the book charts the development of control mechanisms, first as exercised by landlords through leasehold agreements and then later, through the gradual development of bylaws to control building. It then turns to the way in which development control was introduced into the planning system and, from being an expedient device, became a central part of British planning.


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