Essay: Integrated care systems and strategic authorities
Coming together to tackle health inequalities and the wider determinants of health Strategic authorities and integrated care systems are increasingly…
The state of the planning system in England is never far from the news headlines, with discussion usually centring on the extent to which it acts as a regulatory burden and a barrier to economic growth. But this popular narrative disguises an important truth: that many planning authorities are using the system to deliver good outcomes for their people, place and the planet.
This paper is a call to arms. It uses case studies from Islington, Salford, Preston and Scotland to identify practical ways that planning authorities can take a bold stance and make developers work harder for our places. It contains two sets of recommendations: for planning authorities who want to put these practical approaches into action and for the new government to set the conditions for planning authorities to go further and do better.
