REMF50-Planning Policy and Practice

Module Provider: Real Estate and Planning
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Spring term module
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Current from: 2020/1

Email: g.parker@henley.reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module introduces students to planning practice; including the tools and policy layers which frame development. Students will be exposed to the ways in which town planning in the UK has developed and been contested. This will include studying a set of key ideas on which the UK/English planning system has been based and highlighting how different actors involved input to planning policy and decisions.

Aims:

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  To facilitate understanding of the key principles of town planning in the UK; 

  
  


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  To enable understanding of the operation of the land-use planning system; 

  
  

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  To explore the use of various planning tools relevant in shaping development. 

  
  

Assessable learning outcomes:

Upon completion of this module, students should have developed: 

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  an understanding of the basis of the planning system in the UK, specifically England;? 

  
  

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  an understanding of the issues and constraints typically found in planning; 

  
  


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  an understanding of the actors involved and conflicts associated with plann ing decision-making; 

  
  


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  how to apply conceptual knowledge to town planning practice and analysis. 

  
  

Additional outcomes:

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  comprehend and explain complex issues and debates surrounding policy and decision-making in planning; 

  
  


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  apply and set out critical analyses of planning systems. 

  
  

Outline content:

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  History of planning in the UK; 

  
  


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  Key concepts in planning; 

  
  


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  Planning policy hierarchy; 

  
  


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  Planning stakeholders; 

  
  

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  Planning tools and plans; 

  
  


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  Engaging the public in planning issues. 

  
  

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Lectures and in-class exercises. 

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Two-hour written exam. 

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:
Penalties for late submission on this module are in accordance with the University policy. Please refer to page 5 of the Postgraduate Guide to Assessment for further information: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/exams/student/exa-guidePG.aspx

Assessment requirements for a pass:

The pass mark for this module is 50%.

Reassessment arrangements:

Reassessment will be by the same method as the module’s original assessment requirements, subject to variation where appropriate and agreed by the Examination Board. 

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

Last updated: 27 August 2020