The comment & analysis section aims to provide a space for more in-depth articles and views from sources across the planning community.

In Focus - A series of features that draw together the latest developments of key planning topics and put them in context.

• Heritage protection
• Local Development Frameworks
• Response to the Barker Review

In a Nutshell - A series of articles exploring and explaining various aspects of the planning reform agenda and the legislation that drives it.

• The Planning Bill
• Local government white paper
• The Planning Gain Supplement
• Drive for low carbon energy brings new dimension to planning
• Use Class changes brought up to date
• The planning skills crisis
• Reforming the planning obligations system
• Spatial planning
• Travellers, gypsies and the planning system
• Strategic Environmental Assessments
• The flood policy regime
• The windfarm debate
• Overhaul of the heritage protection regime
• Local authorities and pre-application fees
• Brownfield targets and the landfill directive
• Sustainable communities and the Barker Report
• Development control and the Planning Act
• The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act

Other articles

• Seeing Clearly: The RTPI New Vision - A selection of articles written throughout 2004 by prominent people within the RTPI .