Detailed Analysis of the Development of the UK Planning System

This essay provides a comprehensive overview of the UK planning system's development, highlighting its legal framework and objectives. It begins by introducing urban planning's role in sustainable development, resource management, and infrastructure improvement. The essay then explores the legal aspects of city planning in the UK, focusing on the English Land Law and key legislation such as the Localism Act of 2011, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act of 2004, and the Town and Country Planning Act of 1990. It examines the roles of the Local Planning Authority (LPA) and the online National Planning Portal. The essay also outlines the benefits of city planning, including environmental sustainability and protection of historical buildings, and examines the three-tiered structure of the UK planning system. Finally, the essay concludes by reiterating the importance of urban planning for sustainable development and the effective management of construction processes.

Development of the UK planning system
2016

Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Development of the UK planning system........................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7
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Introduction
Urban planning helps to utilize the resources of the country in effective manner; and it also helps
to sustainable growth of the country. In addition, for protecting the natural resources of the
countries, urbane planning is also essential. Planning systems of the countries also helps to
improve the infrastructure of the nation, and in the same time it also helps to improvement in the
transportation systems within the country (Bobylev, 2011). Urban planning is also classified as
city planning or town planning. For economic development of the country, city planning is also
most vital. In this context of urban planning of UK, planning theory is also most vital. As per this
theory, for proper utilization of the natural as well as economical resources of the countries,
government first has to make effective plan for urban planning (Bobylev, 2011). In this case, the
government should appoint expert teams for making all the necessary plans of city planning.
This essay paper will illustrates the various aspects of city planning process in UK. For
sustainable development of UK, the local government is willing to make effective plans of urban
planning for utilizing their resources in effective manner. In addition, there is also a special
section in the English Law that describes about the various aspects of city planning in the
country (Burgess and Jenks, 2012).
Development of the UK planning system
For city planning purposes, there are various legal aspects in UK. The major objectives of city
planning are promoting sustainable development of the country, protection of the natural
resources of the country and also the protection of the historical buildings or architectures of the
city (Culshaw, et al, 2016). In addition, city planning also helps maintaining environment
sustainability. Besides these, city planning also aims to overall development of the country. It
leads to improve the living standards of the UK countrymen (Burgess and Jenks, 2012). Besides
providing homes to the local people, the city planning process of UK is also aims to proper
utilization of the natural resources.
Legal aspects in city planning in UK
City planning processes of UK are comes under the English Land Law. This laws states about
the effective use of country resources for infrastructural development of the country. This laws
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of city planning in UK are also concerning about protection of natural resources of the country
(Culshaw, et al, 2016). Besides the central legalization of city planning, all the countries under
UK have their own urban planning and city development legal aspects. The major acts in this
context are Localism act of the 2011, Planning and Compulsory purchase Act (2004),
Planning act of 2008, Town and Country planning act (1990) as well as Planning etc
(Scotland) Act of the year 2006. In addition, in the UK planning system, Localism Act of the
year 20011 is also most important.
To promote city planning in the country, the government has launched their own website named
as National Planning Portal. This online platform helps to submission of related documents and
designs of city planning through online mode. Under the legalization of Town and Country
Planning Act (1990), local government body has the legal authority to for giving permissions for
any types of city planning process. The local bodies are responsible for giving permissions for
the construction of theatres, nightclubs, petrol stations, warehouse, hotel, shops, residential
buildings, industrial hubs, cafes as well as restaurants, academic institutions, and business
property. Before giving permissions for the construction of the buildings, the local authorities of
UK make the necessary survey work in that area and only approve the building model only if it is
endorsing all the legal aspects of city planning (Tewdwr-Jones, 2011.).
Local Planning Authority
Besides these, the general public of UK also should take advice from the experts in the building
designing phases as well as in the building construction processes for making the necessary
construction works in effective manner. LPA or Local Planning Authority has the responsibility
of approval of the construction designs of the individuals. In the case of minor construction work
in the existing buildings, individuals did not have to take permissions from the concerning local
authorities. This type of minor construction process is classified as Permitted Development. LPA
also has the responsibilities of protection of natural resources of the country, historic
architecture, and plants. During the process of giving permissions for construction of new
buildings, LPA also concern about the maintaining sustainability of the environment (Newman
and Thornley, 2016).
Major steps in the process of local infrastructure planning
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For the necessary construction processes in the country, all the individuals have to take written
permissions from the local authorities. As per the legalizations of UK laws, local bodies have the
right to give necessary permissions for the construction works within the country. To make the
entire process effective, there is also the facility of submitting online applications for the
approval of the construction process (Newman and Thornley, 2016). The UK residents are able
to present all the necessary documents of the construction work and the design models of the
construction process to the local government through online mode. After the verification of the
necessary models of the construction process, the local government gives the permission for
construction processes.
Benefits of city planning in UK
There are suitable legal aspects in the UK legalization system those help to sustainable
development of the country. Besides the centralized legalization systems of UK, all the local
governmental bodies of the counties under European Union have the legal authority for giving
approval to the construction processes in their nations (Graham and Healey, 2013). To make the
entire system of giving approvals for the construction work apparent, the country also provides
the online facilities to their residents for submitting their online application forms for their
necessary construction works. The UK government also advice the countrymen to take necessary
help from the experts in the process of making their construction process in effective manner.
Besides these, city planning system also helps to protect the natural resources of the country
(Graham and Healey, 2013). In addition, urban planning process also leads to protection of the
historical buildings of the country from all types of damages. Not only the protection of the
natural resources of the country, city planning also helps to improve the infrastructures of the
country (Ratcliffe, et al, 2014). UK is well known among the tourists from all over the world for
its natural beauty, historical buildings and city infrastructures. Thus, city planning processes
directly affect the tourism industries of the country. Tourism sector of UK impacted on the GDP
or Gross Domestic Products of the country significantly (Force, et al, 2015). Thus, city planning
and GDP of the country UK has proportional relation with each others.
Structure of the city planning system
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For making the all the necessary construction works in effective manner and also to ensure about
the usefulness of the city planning processes, there is three tire structure of city planning system
in the country UK (Rydin, 2013). The three effective structures of the city planning models are
national levels, regional levels as well as local levels. In the national level, the central
government of the country has the responsibility of making all the necessary policies in the
context of city planning process. In the regional levels, the concern authorities have the
responsibilities of making RSS or Regional Spatial Strategy for sustainable development of the
country (Force, et al, 2015). On the other hand, the local authorities have the power to give
necessary permissions of the construction works after the proper verification processes. Thus,
effective model of the city planning systems of UK helps them to manage the entire urban
development process in effective manner.
Conclusion
This essay paper describes about the development of the city planning processes of UK. Urban
planning not only leads to sustainable development of the countries, it also helps to maintain
environment sustainability. In addition, this also helps to protection of the natural resources as
well as historical architectures of the countries (Cullingworth and Nadin, 2012). For making the
urban development process more effective, there are various laws in the legalizations of UK
those help to manage the city planning process in effective manner. Besides the centralized
structure, there are also local authorities who have the responsibilities of supervising all types of
constructions works in their areas. During the city development phases, the concern authorities
also give priority to the environmental sustainability factors (Cullingworth and Nadin, 2012).
Besides describing about the various legal aspects in the city development process of UK this
essay paper also illustrates the three tire structure in the urban development process. Thus,
effective urban development model helps UK to maintain sustainability in their countryside.
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