A Critical Evaluation of New Localism and Neighbourhood Planning of the UK from a Social and Spatial Equity Perspective: Neighbourhood Planning of Highgate as a Case Study
Abstract
The devolution of governance to communities is an integral aspect of the state strategy of localism. This paper critically evaluates New Localism and neighbourhood planning from a social and spatial equity aspect, mainly on whether or not this agenda can contribute to fairness especially equal participation, whether people can equally benefit from this agenda and whether the needed spatial housings and amenities are provided. The neighbourhood planning of Highgate will be regarded as a case study.
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Brownil,S and Bradley,Q. Localism and Neighbourhood Planning Power to the people. Bristol. Policy Press;2017.
Gooden,S. Race and Social Equity: A Nervous Area of Government. 2014;Retrieved from https:/ /books.google. co.uk/ books? id=y2dsBgAAQBAJ&q=% 22social+ equity%22 & redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=%22social%20equity%22&f=false.
Department for Community and Local government. Plain English Guide to the Localism Act 2011. 2011;Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5959/1896534.pdf.
legislation.gov.uk.Housing and Planning Act 2016. 2016; Retrieved from http://www.legislation. gov.uk/ukpga/ 2016/22/contents/enacted.
Apostolides, K. ‘Neighbourhood planning in London: fullling the coalition’s stated objectives? An exploration of the representativeness and inclusiveness of neighbourhood forums’, Town Planning Review 2018, 89(3): 229-258.
Ministry of Communities and Local Government. Notes on Neighbourhood Planning Edition 20, March 2018. 2018;Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service. gov.uk/government/ uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691602/Notes_on_Neighbourhood_Planning.pdf.
Matthews, P., Bramley, G. and Hastings, A. ‘Homo Economicus in a Big Society: Understanding Middle-class Activism and NIMBYism towards New Housing Developments’, Housing, Theory and Society 2015, 32(1): 54-72.
North,P. Commentary Geographies and utopias of Cameron ’s Big Society. Liverpool. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group;2011.
Goodchild.B and Hammond.C. Planning and urban regeneration since 2010: a recipt for conflict and dispute? Retrieved from https://extra.shu.ac.uk/ppp-online/planning-and-urban-regeneration-since-2010-a-recipe-for-conflict-and-dispute/?utm_source= People% 252C+Place +and+Policy &utm_
campaign=4a2cd1ef99-PPP_Volume_7_Issue_ 16_13_2013 &utm _medium=email&utm_term=0_8dc7ef8197-4a2cd1ef99-140 116 29.
Fischer, T.B. and Yu, X. (2018) ‘Sustainability Appraisal in neighbourhood planning in England’, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
For Highgate Highgate Neighbourhood Forum.
Development& Heritage.2018; 2018,Retrieved from https:// forhighgate.org/ .
The guardian. Fanced off: how London’s super-rich are destroying the soul of their community.; Retrieved from https:// www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/06/battle-rages-for-soul-of-highgate.
Highgate neighbourhood forum. THE HIGHGATE NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM CONSTITUTION adopted by the Inaugural General Meeting on May 29th 2012, 2012; Retrieved from https://camden.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/asset/?asset_id=3168472&.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/utc.v7i3.117
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2021 Junyou Liu
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
