ABSTRACT
Plan-making is central to what we think of as planning. In the UK, decisions on development are made primarily with reference to a Local Plan. The chapter starts by revealing how patchy (up-to-date) Local Plan coverage is, particularly in England. It then examines the practice and drivers of plan-making, and how these have changed in the last two decades. The political focus on the housing crisis and emphasis on viability in policy has rendered the practice of plan-making less creative and visionary, and the delivery of housing and growth have overtaken place-making and social transformation as the main drivers.
