Module Provider: |
Real Estate and Planning |
Number of credits: |
20 [10 ECTS credits] |
Level: |
C (Certificate) |
Terms in which taught: |
Autumn, Spring and Summer |
Module Convenor: |
Prof
P
Allmendinger |
Pre-requisites: |
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Co-requisites: |
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Modules excluded: |
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Current from: |
2005/6 |
Aims:
This module aims to introduce students to the history, procedures, and policy focus of the British planning system. The historical evolution of the system will be explained, as a basis for understanding the contemporary nature and policy concerns of this system. The formal regulatory and legal underpinnings to the system will be covered in the course, prior to an explanation of the regional, county and local levels of plan-making. The policy issues driving current debates will be explored. The interface between the formal planning system and the property development process will be covered via a series of lectures from property practitioners.
The module serves as a base to the Planning Implementation module at Part 2 (RE2PLI).
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Assessable learning outcomes:
By the end of the module it is expected that the student will be able to:
Appreciate the historical development of the British planning system;
Understand the basic legal and regulatory framework of the planning system;
Appreciate the role of central government in the planning system;
Understand the roles of local authorities in producing plans at different geographic scales;
Be able to debate with confidence the major current planning issues in the UK
Understand how the planning system interacts with the private sector development process.
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Additional outcomes:
The module aims to develop independent learning/study skills involving literature searching research, case study exercises and ‘attendance’ on a virtual field visit. The seminars will help to develop students’ oral and presentational skills. |
Outline content:
Autumn term teaching provides the historical and regulatory basics. At the end of this term students should have a good knowledge of what the British planning system aims to do and how the system has evolved from a complex history. The Spring term focuses on planning policy and the development process. Here the concern is to introduce students to the different situations in which plan-making takes place.
The module will review:
What is planning?
Rationales for planning intervention
Historical roots: pre-war planning experiments and the post-war planning system
The contemporary framework for planning
Plans and policies
Development control and positive planning
Planning and public participation
Planning and sustainable development
Regional policy: planning the distribution of jobs and houses
Transport policy
Urban policy, regeneration and renaissance
Rural policy and planning
The property development process
Residential and commercial development case studies
Land policy
The design dimensions of planning
Policy into action
The achievements and future of planning
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Brief description of teaching
and learning methods:
The module will be delivered through a one-hour lecture each week and a total of four tutorials, each involving preparatory reading, the presentation of material to fellow students, and subsequent discussion. |
Contact hours:
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
| Lectures |
10 |
10 |
2 |
| Tutorials/seminars |
2 |
2 |
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| Practicals |
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| Other contact (eg study visits) |
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| Total hours |
12 |
12 |
2 |
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| Number of essays or assignments |
1 in either Autumn or Spring term |
1 in either Autumn or Spring term |
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| Other (eg major seminar paper) |
1 seminar presentation in Autumn or Spring term |
1 seminar presentation in Autumn or Spring term |
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Assessment:
Coursework
One seminar presentation and 1500 word essay on an assigned topic (40%)
Relative percentage of coursework: 40%
Penalties for late submission:
Penalties for late submission of course work will be in accordance with University policy.
Examinations:
One two-hour end of module examination 60%
Requirements for a pass:
40%
Reassessment arrangements:
Re-examination by three-hour examination in August/September (100%)
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