1. Centre for Comparative Housing Research at De Montfort University ESRC Seminar Series One: Understanding Conflict in Planning Dr Tim Brown tjb@dmu.ac.uk www.dmu.ac.uk/cchr @DMUCCHR 29 November 2012

2. Personal Background Qualified Town Planner from the Early 1970s Quantitative Planning Revolution Planning Officer for Seven Years Planning / Real Estate / Housing Academic Occasional Venture into the Real World from the Ivory Tower of DMU

3. Planning System: Little Change Over 40 Years! Scientific Rational Planning –Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Assessments –Local Development Framework Development Control as a Poor Relation –Decisions based on the ‘Public Interest’ –Professional Expertise

4. Reality of Planning Politics rather than Scientific Rationality Distrust of the Professional Planner Whose ‘Public Interest’! Power and Influence

5. Planning and Vulnerable Groups Planning Application Consultation Planning Committee: Officer Recommendation Rejected ‘Refusal’ with Reasons Appeal Inquiry Decision by Inspector

6. Conflict and Planning: Frameworks Acknowledge –Winners & Losers through Planning System –Importance of Power and Expertise Rebalancing ‘Power’: Planning Aid Solution Implementation Theory: Bargaining and Negotiation Restorative Practice