From Spatial to Local: The Impact of the European Union on Local Authority Planning in the UK

Kevin Bishop, Mark Tewdwr-Jones and David Wilkinson

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2000, vol. 43, issue 3, 309-334

Abstract: In 1998 the Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning issued a statement which argued that the European context for planning had been largely missing from the planning system in England. This paper explores the impact of European Union (EU) membership on the practice of local authority planning in the UK. The research was based on nine local planning authorities in England, Scotland and Wales. The results indicate that EU membership has exerted a direct and indirect influence on planning at the local level. A classification of EU influences on local planning activities is developed. The research also indicates that the scope and structure of the UK planning system are being influenced by EU membership. There is considerable emphasis on the role of planning as a tool for sustainable development, and the development of environmental quality standards, coupled with existing policies in the sphere of nature conservation, present a challenge to the traditional approach of the UK planning system of balancing all material considerations.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010374

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