The Onus is on Ourselves

Planning is a slippery profession - It is hard to define. This is a great trait though, it means planning can mould to provide the most up to date needs of the urban landscape, be it urban utopia or planning enforcement. Through all levels of government and in every stage of the process, planning has a role to play in delivering a sustainable, prosperous and fair society.

There is however a stigma attached to planning. Michael Heseltine, conservative peer, famously said in the 1980's that planners had thousands of jobs "locked up in their filing cabinets"(1). The onus is on ourselves to prove this wrong, to prove we make informed fair and decisive decisions.

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1. CHEVIN, D. 2007. Smith Institute [online]. [Accessed 22/03/2012] Available from World Wide Web: <http://www.smith-institute.org.uk/file/PlanningfortheFuture.pdf>