Abigail Schoneboom is Lecturer in Urban Planning at Newcastle University.Jason Slade is Lecturer in Planning at the University of Sheffield.Malcolm Tait is Professor of Planning at the University of Sheffield.Geoff Vigar is Professor of Urban Planning at Newcastle University.

“I would recommend this book as a useful and accessible resource to understand what is happening in planning at the moment, and why both the system and individual planners need to be enabled to fulfil their roles towards the collective public interest.” International Journal of Housing Policy

• 1. Introducing Contemporary Planning Practice2. Southwell: the Privatised Local Authority 3. Simpsons: the Values-Driven Global Consultancy4. Bakerdale: a ‘Traditional’ Local Authority Commercialising Under Austerity Politics 5. OIP: the ‘regular’ planning consultancy6. So, Just What Are Planners Doing?

Abigail Schoneboom is Lecturer in Urban Planning at Newcastle University.Jason Slade is Lecturer in Planning at the University of Sheffield.Malcolm Tait is Professor of Planning at the University of Sheffield.Geoff Vigar is Professor of Urban Planning at Newcastle University.

“I would recommend this book as a useful and accessible resource to understand what is happening in planning at the moment, and why both the system and individual planners need to be enabled to fulfil their roles towards the collective public interest.” International Journal of Housing Policy

• 1. Introducing Contemporary Planning Practice2. Southwell: the Privatised Local Authority 3. Simpsons: the Values-Driven Global Consultancy4. Bakerdale: a ‘Traditional’ Local Authority Commercialising Under Austerity Politics 5. OIP: the ‘regular’ planning consultancy6. So, Just What Are Planners Doing?

Abigail Schoneboom is Lecturer in Urban Planning at Newcastle University.Jason Slade is Lecturer in Planning at the University of Sheffield.Malcolm Tait is Professor of Planning at the University of Sheffield.Geoff Vigar is Professor of Urban Planning at Newcastle University.

“I would recommend this book as a useful and accessible resource to understand what is happening in planning at the moment, and why both the system and individual planners need to be enabled to fulfil their roles towards the collective public interest.” International Journal of Housing Policy

• 1. Introducing Contemporary Planning Practice2. Southwell: the Privatised Local Authority 3. Simpsons: the Values-Driven Global Consultancy4. Bakerdale: a ‘Traditional’ Local Authority Commercialising Under Austerity Politics 5. OIP: the ‘regular’ planning consultancy6. So, Just What Are Planners Doing?