Recent Changes to the Structure and Organization of Local Government from the Perspective of Policy Implementation and the Impact of these changes on Town Planning

Planning is important because it is vital for all nations to have excellent, well planned and attractive communities in which people can live productively. However, it is also important that the planning processes be streamlined so that it is possible to respond to the needs for development relatively, quickly in the public interest. The recent housing crisis in Britain had focused attention on the shortcomings of the land development planning processes in the country and it was agreed that improvements were necessary. This brief essay presents a discussion about the changes to the structure and organisation of local governments in the United Kingdom from the perspective of planning policy implementation and the likely impact of these changes on town planning in Britain.