True democracy in planning means listening to everyone - not just objectors

The British Social Attitudes Survey might tell us that a small majority of people support new house building - but we also know that objectors to new development are far more likely to engage with the planning process.

Any reforms to the planning system should therefore try to make it much easier for local communities to engage with the process - through both making it clearer exactly what questions they are being asked, and using technology to allow a broader range of opinions to be gathered.

Paul Smith, our managing director, explains how that could be done and the benefits it would produce in his latest piece for Housing Today.

Read the full article here.

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