Not out of the woods yet : Spatial planning (de)regulation under the Coalition Government
Résumé
Introduction To misquote an observation frequently attributed to Mark Twain, and at the risk of stating what should be rather obvious by now - even from within the current socio-economic paradigm - land is not being made much anymore (taking volcanic islands and polders apart). It is hardly surprising, therefore, that spatial planning policy is becoming an increasingly contentious issue in such a densely populated country as England, where the mantra of economic growth continues to be chante...