Adam Sheppard Adam.Sheppard@uwe.ac.uk
AHOD in Partnerships
Information is Power: Public Disclosure of Information in the Planning Decision-Making Process
Sheppard, Adam; Burgess, Sarah; Croft, Nick
Authors
Sarah Burgess
Nicholas Croft Nick.Croft@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Planning
Abstract
© 2015 Taylor & Francis. The legitimacy and effectiveness of community engagement in planning lies in the extent to which the public can access the information required for informed decision-making. The control of ‘commercially sensitive material’ by local authorities acting as gatekeepers is a therefore a challenging area of information management within the planning application process. Through the analysis of key cases in England, this paper identifies that regulations do provide for ‘commercially sensitive material’ to be released to communities in many cases, but there is a need to achieve better transparency for communities about what information should be available about a development proposal.
Citation
Sheppard, A., Burgess, S., & Croft, N. (2015). Information is Power: Public Disclosure of Information in the Planning Decision-Making Process. Planning Practice and Research, 30(4), 443-456. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2015.1045225
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 20, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 10, 2015 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 6, 2019 |
Journal | Planning Practice and Research |
Print ISSN | 0269-7459 |
Electronic ISSN | 1360-0583 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 443-456 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2015.1045225 |
Keywords | planning decisions, freedom of information, disclosure, community engagement, commercial sensitivity |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/830245 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2015.1045225 |
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