Planning reform beyond planning: the debate on an integrated Environment and Planning Act in the Netherlands |
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Authors: | Willem K. Korthals Altes |
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Affiliation: | Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Department OTB Research for the Built Environment, TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Land-use plans serve a dual function. On the one hand, they are programmes for future development, plans for action. On the other hand, they have a regulative function in relation to construction and land use. This paper investigates how the interplay between these functions is playing a role in the current debate about the new integrated Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) in the Netherlands. Initially, the government proposed abolishing local land-use plans and replacing them with a system of by-laws. However, this proposal did not survive the debate on this bill. This paper will shed light on the relationships between planning and regulation by analysing that debate. |
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Keywords: | Planning reform planning system development control spatial planning Netherlands |
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