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What is planning?
Town and Country Planning is the system
for managing changes to the environment. Through planning
we can identify what changes we need to make: new homes,
places to work, transport and community facilities etc;
and where these should be located. These changes are
called development.
Planning seeks to ensure that we achieve a balance between
our need for new development while conserving what we
value about our environment. Planning can make positive
changes to our environment and communities. It can create
places such as cities, towns and villages that we treasure;
want to live in, work in, visit and enjoy. Planning
is about our future.
Our system of planning is an important part of our democracy.
It can help deal with the different views between groups
over development and provide opportunities for people
to have their say about the future of their neighbourhoods,
communities and areas. |
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