Planning Policy and Retail Property Investment in the UK

Catherine Jackson () and Craig Watkins ()
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Catherine Jackson: Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield, Winter Street, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
Craig Watkins: Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield, Winter Street, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.

Urban Studies, 2011, vol. 48, issue 11, 2321-2338

Abstract: Empirical evidence suggests that planning policies significantly impact on investment property market performance in the UK. It is less clear, however, how information about the planning policy environment feeds into investment decision-making. This paper seeks to explore this issue. It reports on interviews with the property investment community and focuses on the decision to invest in the retail sector. The paper uses a six-stage model of the investment decision-making process as a framework for analysing the way in which concerns about policy impact on behaviour. The results suggest that an understanding of the policy environment and the development of a relationship with local planning authorities are most important in the post-acquisition asset management stage of the investment process. The research also reveals variations in access to policy intelligence and that approaches to analysis of the likely effects of planning regimes vary with fund type and strategy.

Date: 2011
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