How can we make Town Planning cool again?

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/10/-sp-cities-town-planning-cool-architects

“Planning has become unpopular, disconnected from the public and increasingly beholden to the developer rather than the people it is meant to serve.”

This is a great articles that talks about the demise of the Town Planners in the UK. There is certainly huge similarities here in WA. Currently there is a move to reduce the powers of Town Planners in government and possibly  excluding them from input into the future of our State.

Planners need to be seen as less of a burden in gaining approval for infill small development and more value in the larger developments that can impact the direction of our State in the long run.

 

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