The impact of planning intervention on business development: Evidence from the Netherlands

Huub Ploegmakers, Pascal Beckers and Erwin Van der Krabben
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Huub Ploegmakers: Radboud University, The Netherlands
Pascal Beckers: Radboud University, The Netherlands
Erwin Van der Krabben: Radboud University, The Netherlands

Urban Studies, 2018, vol. 55, issue 14, 3252-3273

Abstract: There has been a growing research interest in measuring the impact of planning and land-use regulations on housing market outcomes, but parallel development of the evidence base for the business sector has yet to occur. This article examines the impact of planning intervention on the amount of building investment taking place at sites allocated for industrial and business development. Measures that capture different dimensions of planning intervention are incorporated into models of industrial building investment. The models are estimated using a novel micro dataset on permit activity that covers a sample of industrial and business sites in the Netherlands. The results provide evidence of some of the expected negative effects of the regulatory role of planning intervention, but also show that proactive, targeted planning policies exert a significant and positive influence on investment activity. Specifically, policy-induced improvements to the physical environment will stimulate both new construction and refurbishment activity.

Keywords: building investment; industrial sites; planning intervention; regeneration; restrictiveness; 建筑投资; å·¥ä¸šé —å €; 规划干预; å† ç”Ÿ; é™ åˆ¶æ€§ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098017735011

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