Project hindsight: Post-decision implementation
(2023)
Report
Hickman, H., Croft, N., McClymont, K., Hall, S., & Loveday, C. (2023). Project hindsight: Post-decision implementation. https://www.nipa-uk.org/news/nipa-insights-iii-report: National Infrastructure Planning Association
All Outputs (15)
The whittling away of wonderful ideas (2021)
Journal Article
Hickman, H., Croft, N., McClymont, K., Sheppard, A., & Foroughmand-Araabi, H. (2021). The whittling away of wonderful ideas. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, July / August 2021, 242-248
The whittling away of wonderful ideas: Post-consent and the diminution of design quality (2021)
Report
Hickman, H., Croft, N., Foroughmand Araabi, H., McClymont, K., & Sheppard, A. (2021). The whittling away of wonderful ideas: Post-consent and the diminution of design quality. West of England Combined Authority
Getting Research into Practice (GRIP): Supporting development of local healthy planning practices (2021)
Report
Ricci, M., Sinnett, D., Ige, J., Hickman, H., Sheppard, A., Croft, N., …Emery, T. (2021). Getting Research into Practice (GRIP): Supporting development of local healthy planning practices. Public Health England
A Smarter Approach to Infrastructure Planning (2019)
Report
Croft, N., Hickman, H., & Hall, S. (2019). A Smarter Approach to Infrastructure Planning. Royal Town Planning Institute
‘Do we really want these changes?’ Power, conflict, and ‘best practice’ in community planning (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Sheppard, A., McClymont, K., & Croft, N. (2019, July). ‘Do we really want these changes?’ Power, conflict, and ‘best practice’ in community planning. Paper presented at AESOP, VeniceThis research was a collaborative project between Up Our Street (https://upourstreet.org.uk/) and the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, UWE funded and supported by the Community University Partnership Initiative, which is part of... Read More about ‘Do we really want these changes?’ Power, conflict, and ‘best practice’ in community planning.
Integrated infrastructure planning: The role of territorial governance frameworks in making a difference (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hickman, H., Hall, S., & Croft, N. (2019, July). Integrated infrastructure planning: The role of territorial governance frameworks in making a difference. Paper presented at Association of European Schools of Planning Annual Congress, Venice, Italy
The Short Guide to Town and Country Planning (2019)
Book
Sheppard, A., Croft, N., & Smith, N. (2019). The Short Guide to Town and Country Planning. Bristol: Policy PressThe Short Guide to Town and Country Planning provides a short, introductory overview of the practice of planning for those with little or no prior knowledge. The book considers who planners are and what they do, presents a history, considers plannin... Read More about The Short Guide to Town and Country Planning.
The referendum question - Does public participation affect neighbourhood plan turnouts and outcomes? (2016)
Journal Article
Croft, N., Loveday, C., Johnson, E., & Reeves, J. (2016). The referendum question - Does public participation affect neighbourhood plan turnouts and outcomes?. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 85(10), 422-430Nick Croft, Cat Loveday, Emily Johnson and Jess Reeves report the initial outcomes of an investigation into whether there is a connection between voter turnout at Neighbourhood Plan referendums and the public engagement methods used in plan preparati... Read More about The referendum question - Does public participation affect neighbourhood plan turnouts and outcomes?.
Planning education: exchanging approaches to teaching practice-based skills (2015)
Journal Article
Ritchie, H., Sheppard, A., Croft, N., & Peel, D. (2017). Planning education: exchanging approaches to teaching practice-based skills. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 54(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2015.1095645© 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Planning curricula have continually evolved to meet changing societal needs, technological change and employer expectations. The professional accrediting body in the United Kingdom, the... Read More about Planning education: exchanging approaches to teaching practice-based skills.
Information is Power: Public Disclosure of Information in the Planning Decision-Making Process (2015)
Journal Article
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© 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’... Read More about Information is Power: Public Disclosure of Information in the Planning Decision-Making Process.
Neighbourhood planning and development management: Evolutionary localism (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Sheppard, A., & Croft, N. (2011, September). Neighbourhood planning and development management: Evolutionary localism. Paper presented at 2011 UK/Ireland Planning Research Conference, Birmingham, UKNeighbourhood planning and Development Management: Evolutionary Localism The spatial planning approach has become accepted as the progressive theoretical and professional currency in England following the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act.... Read More about Neighbourhood planning and development management: Evolutionary localism.
Development management and localism: Zeitgeist or lasting change? (2011)
Journal Article
Sheppard, A., & Croft, N. (2011). Development management and localism: Zeitgeist or lasting change?. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(9), 389-393The spatial planning approach has become accepted as the progressive theoretical and professional currency in England following the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act. The reforms which followed sought considerable change in the remit of plan... Read More about Development management and localism: Zeitgeist or lasting change?.
Overcoming isolation in distance learning: Building a learning community through time and space (2010)
Journal Article
Croft, N., Dalton, A., & Grant, M. (2010). Overcoming isolation in distance learning: Building a learning community through time and space. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 5(1), 27-64The rise in popularity of distance education programmes, taught through web-based media, belies the difficulty in preparing, delivering and studying on such programmes. Preparing and providing quality material and a rich learning experience are key... Read More about Overcoming isolation in distance learning: Building a learning community through time and space.
Overcoming isolation in distance learning: Building a learning community through time, space and sector
Working Paper
Croft, N., Dalton, A., & Grant, M. (2011). Overcoming isolation in distance learning: Building a learning community through time, space and sectorThe rise in popularity of distance education programmes, taught through web-based media, belies the difficulty in preparing, delivering and studying on such programmes. Preparing and providing quality material and a rich learning experience are key... Read More about Overcoming isolation in distance learning: Building a learning community through time, space and sector.