OPEN SOURCE PLANNING

Open Source Planning



Open Source Planning

Introduction

The town planning is concerned with the development of the city and the spatial and social structures in the city. On this basis, they developed conceptual plans, ideally under fair consideration of all public and private interests with the aim of minimizing conflict. It assigns both the public and private construction activity and controls the space-related infrastructure development in the city. Town planning controls, in the framework of development planning, is essentially the use of land in the municipality (Open Source Planning, 2011, p. 1-25).

This study examines the proposal that is presented in the study called, “Open Source Planning Green Paper”. The document suggests changes to the UK planning system, such as giving more power to members of the public. It suggests that this would speed up the delivery of houses; it clearly would not if there are people involved. This paper will present the implications of these policies and things suggested in the study, along with the impact study and its policies would have upon sustainable communities (in terms of town and country planning, in the UK).

Discussion

The Conservatives have published their proposals for UK planning in a green paper that calls for a more responsive and accountable system. Tory leader David Cameron unveiled the much-anticipated green paper called Open Source Planning with a speech in London. He called it the 'biggest shift in power for decades (Open Source Planning, 2011, p. 1-25).

Open Source Planning Green Paper

At the paper's, heart is the concept of more involvement from local people in planning decisions - called 'localism' - with a view to encouraging more sustainable development. It takes its name from the computer concept in which IT companies allow users to develop and modify their software. The Tories would aim to replicate this by allowing individuals to have more said in regional planning (Open Source Planning, 2011, p. 1-25).

With a slightly different approach, several international groups are also exploring open source planning: although they mean something rather special: by means of, not for profit tech businesses that have put their focus on civic commitment plus open government, along with reporting, as well as, open source software, in order to change the data into reachable, useful information. This effort employs the ordinary individual in influencing their society. The Key proposals presented in the paper include:

Scrapping the Planning Inspectorate.

Abolishing regional development agencies.

Giving councils and communities financial incentives to encourage building new homes and businesses.

Maintaining national greenbelt protection and other special protections for wildlife and countryside.

Using new municipal infrastructure blueprints to coordinate strategic matters crossing boundaries, with an additional duty on public authorities, such as the Highways Agency to cooperate with municipal councils.

Abolishing the Infrastructure Planning Commission while retaining a fast-track process to avoid long-running planning inquiries.

Giving Parliament a new role to vote on and ratify national planning policy (Open Source Planning, 2011, p. 1-25).

David Cameron said the party's planning policy was radical: “Suddenly, you can see how a system that was controlled by a few can be run ...